Abstract
Creep and strain controlled cyclic/hold creep fatigue tests have been performed at temperatures in the range of 550–575°C on specimens extracted from dissimilar metal welded (DMW) joints between two classes of steel and a nickel based alloy. The details and results of the tests are described. While crack development in the cyclic/hold creep fatigue test specimens tends to be creep dominated, the microstructural paths followed in the steels in the vicinity of their heat affected zones are not identical to those observed in creep rupture testpieces taken from the same DMW joint. In pure creep tests, cracking may occur adjacent to the fusion line and/or in the fine grain heat affected zone (FGHAZ), with rupture location being dependent on temperature stress and microstructural condition. In contrast, creep dominated creep fatigue cracking typically occurs in the intercritical heat affected zone/FGHAZ or the overtempered parent material on the steel side of such weldments, depending on the composition of the joint.
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