Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Hiraoki Kawamoto

Hirohisa Watanabe

Yushi Sawada

A weld metal contains Cr: 28.0% to 31.5% by mass, Fe: 7.0% to 11.0% by mass, Nb and Ta: 1.5% to 2.5% by mass in total, C: 0.015% to 0.040% by mass, Mn: 0.5% to 4.0% by mass, N: 0.005% to 0.080% by mass, Si: 0.70% by mass or less (and more than 0%), Al: 0.50% by mass or less, Ti: 0.50% by mass or less, Mo: 0.50% by mass or less, Cu: 0.50% by mass or less, B: 0.0010% by mass or less, Zr: 0.0010% by mass or less, Co: 0.10% by mass or less, P: 0.015% by mass or less, and S: 0.015% by mass or less, the remainder being Ni and incidental impurities.

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Fujisawa, Japan

Hiraoki Kawamoto