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Microstructure and Creep Strength of Welds in Advanced Ferritic Power Plant Steels Fujio ABE and Masaaki TABUCHI National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan ABSTRACT The microstructure and creep strength of simulated HAZ specimens and welded joints have been investigated for advanced 9-12%Cr steels in order to make clear the mechanisms responsible for Type IV crack and to improve creep strength of welded joints at high temperature. The creep and creep o 4 rupture tests were carried out at 650 C (923 K) for up to about 10 h. The creep crack growth tests were also carried out for welded joints, base metal and simulated HAZ specimens using the CT specimens. The creep rupture time of simulated HAZ specimens has its minimum after heating to AC3 temperature, which produces fine-grained martensitic microstructure. Decreasing the width of HAZ by means of EB welding is effective for the extension of creep life but the brittle Type IV fracture appears even in the EB welded joints at low stress and long time conditions. Most of the welded joint specimens were fractured in fine-grained HAZ and resulted in shorter creep life than those of base metal due to the formation of creep voids and cracks. It should be also noted that in the fine-grained zone the recovery of martensitic microstructure during creep is inhomogeneous as shown by the formation of coarse subgrains in the region of fine subgrains. Using a specially-designed FEM code for Type IV crack growth behaviour, t