In a welded structure and welded pipe, having members joined to each other
by welding wherein, at least one of the members is formed of Fe--Ni-base
low thermal expansion coefficient alloy, there is provided a welded
structure and welded pipe having a weld metal free from cracking and
achieving an excellent toughness and stress corrosion cracking resistance.
Further, a welding material is provided which can form such a weld metal
and is excellent in workability and weldability in fabrication. The weld
metal comprises, on the weight % basis, Ni: 30 to 45%, Co: 0 to 10%, C:
0.03 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.7% or less, either one of or the total of Nb and Zr:
0.05 to 4%, and rare earth element: 0 to 0.5%, with impurities being P:
0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% or less, and oxygen: 0.01% or less, wherein each
of Si and S satisfies the following formulas 1 and 2, where each element
symbol in the following formulas 1 and 2 indicates the content (weight %)
of each element.
Si.ltoreq.0.1(Nb+Zr)+0.05% 1
S.ltoreq.0.0015(Nb+Zr)+0.0055% 2