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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Osamu Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Akihiko Ohta, Ibaragi, JP;
Chiaki Shiga, Ibaragi, JP;
Satoshi Nishijima, Ibaragi, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Steel Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
22826241 ; 228189 ; 228200 ; 2282332 ;
Abstract
A welding method for two members adapted to be welded and formed of a low-alloy steel for structural purposes causing the weld metal to develop martensite transformation during cooling after welding, so that the weld metal becomes expanded to a greater degree at room temperature than at a temperature at which the martensite transformation initiates. The welding material comprises a ferrous alloy containing C, Cr, Ni, Si, Mn, Mo and Nb, all of which meet substantially with the contents of the following equation (1): ##EQU1##