Abstract
Hot cracking susceptibility of commercial alloy 52 filler metals was evaluated by Varestraint test. Ductility-dip cracking susceptibility was decreased with an increase in tortuousness of grain boundary in the weld metal. The filler metal 52MSS was negligibly susceptible to ductility-dip cracking, while solidification/liquation cracking susceptibilities were heightened in the filler metal 52MSS.