Patent ID: 8492679

Claim:
A flux-cored wire, comprising an outer sheath made of stainless steel and a flux filled into the outer sheath, wherein the wire has a composition comprising, as percentage to a total mass of the wire: Cr in an amount of from 22.0 to 30.0 mass %, Ni in an amount of from 6.0 to 12.0 mass %, Mo in an amount of from 2.0 to 5.0 mass %, N in an amount of from 0.20 to 0.35 mass %, TiO 2 in an amount of from 4.0 to 9.0 mass %, SiO 2 in an amount of from 0.1 to 2.0 mass %, ZrO 2 in an amount of from 0.5 to 4.0 mass %, at least one of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O wherein the total amount of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O is in a range of larger than 0.50 mass % and 1.50 mass % or less, a metal fluoride comprising a fluorine amount of from 0.10 to 0.90 mass %, a rare earth element composition in an amount of from 0.10 to 1.00 mass %, C in an amount of 0.04 mass % or below, W in an amount of 4.0 mass % or below, Cu in an amount of 2.0 mass % or below, Bi 2 O 3 in an amount of 0.01 mass % or below, and oxides other than the Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , SiO 2 , ZrO 2 , Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O in an amount of 3.0 mass % or below.