Select Bibliography:Submerged Arc Welding

Submerged arc welding (SAW) is a common arc welding process. The first patent on the submerged-arc welding (SAW) process was taken out in 1935 and covered an electric arc beneath a bed of granulated flux. ... When molten, the flux becomes conductive, and provides a current path between the electrode and the work. SAW involves formation of an arc between a continuously-fed bare wire electrode and the workpiece. The process uses a flux to generate protective gases and slag, and to add alloying elements to the weldpool. A shielding gas is not required. The first patent on the submerged-arc welding (SAW) process was taken out in 1935. Developed by the E O Paton Electric Welding Institute, Kiev, during the Second World War, SAW's most famous application was on the T34 tank.