TIG welding filler metal and method for producing weld joint using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12383989-B2
Application number	US-202118265497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2021
Priority date	Dec 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A TIG welding filler metal is provided that has a composition including, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. Where necessary, the filler metal may contain one or two selected from Ni and Mo, may further contain one, or two or more selected from V, Ti, and Nb, and may additionally contain one, or two or more selected from Cu, Al, Ca, and REM. This configuration reduces the occurrence of welding cracks during TIG welding, that is, realizes excellent hot crack resistance, and allows for easy production of a weld joint having high strength and excellent cryogenic impact toughness.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A TIG welding filler metal having a composition consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less,
the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.

2. The TIG welding filler metal according to claim 1 , wherein the composition consists of, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.2 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.

3. The TIG welding filler metal according to claim 1 , wherein the composition consists of, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.5 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.

4. A method for producing a weld joint, comprising TIG welding a high-Mn content steel material using the TIG welding filler metal described in claim 1 , and a non-consumable electrode.

5. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 4 , wherein the Mn content, by mass %, in a composition of the high-Mn content steel material is 15.0 to 30.0%.

6. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 5 , wherein the high-Mn content steel material has a composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 2.5 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.

7. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 5 , wherein the composition of the high-Mn content steel material further comprises, by mass %, at least one of following;
Ni: 10.00% or less, Mo: 3.50% or less,
V: 2.00% or less, Ti: 1.00% or less, Nb: 1.00% or less,
Cu: 1.00% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Ca: 0.010% or less, and REM: 0.020% or less.

8. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 6 , wherein the composition of the high-Mn content steel material further comprises, by mass %, at least one of following;
Ni: 10.00% or less, Mo: 3.50% or less,
V: 2.00% or less, Ti: 1.00% or less, Nb: 1.00% or less,
Cu: 1.00% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Ca: 0.010% or less, and REM: 0.020% or less.

9. A TIG welding filler metal having a composition consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 15.0%, N: 0.120% or less,
Ni: 0% or more and 10.00% or less, Mo: 0% or more and 3.50% or less,
V: 0% or more and 1.00% or less, Ti: 0% or more and 1.00% or less, Nb: 0% or more and 1.00% or less,
Cu: 0% or more and 1.00% or less, Al: 0% or more and 0.100% or less, Ca: 0% or more and 0.010% or less, and REM: 0% or more and 0.020% or less,
the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.

10. A method for producing a weld joint, comprising TIG welding a high-Mn content steel material using the TIG welding filler metal described in claim 9 , and a non-consumable electrode.

11. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 10 , wherein the Mn content, by mass %, in a composition of the high-Mn content steel material is 15.0 to 30.0%.

12. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 11 , wherein the high-Mn content steel material has a composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 2.5 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.

13. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 11 , wherein the composition of the high-Mn content steel material further comprises, by mass %, at least one of following;
Ni: 10.00% or less, Mo: 3.50% or less,
V: 2.00% or less, Ti: 1.00% or less, Nb: 1.00% or less,
Cu: 1.00% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Ca: 0.010% or less, and REM: 0.020% or less.

14. The method for producing a weld joint according to claim 12 , wherein the composition of the high-Mn content steel material further comprises, by mass %, at least one of following;
Ni: 10.00% or less, Mo: 3.50% or less,
V: 2.00% or less, Ti: 1.00% or less, and Nb: 1.00% or less,
Cu: 1.00% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Ca: 0.010% or less, and REM: 0.020% or less.

Assignees

• Jfe Steel Corp

Inventors

• Watanabe Kazufumi
• Takada Atsushi
• Ando Akiyoshi
• Okabe Takatoshi
• Ueda Keiji

Classifications

• B23K35/308

  with Cr as next major constituent · CPC title

• B23K35/222

  Non-consumable electrodes · CPC title

• B23K2103/04

  Steel {or steel} alloys · CPC title

• C22C38/001

  containing N · CPC title

• C22C38/38

  with more than 1.5% by weight of manganese · CPC title