“…3) Moreover, it has been reported that W addition can improve creep strength of conventional Mo-containing heat-resistant steels (9Cr-0.5Mo-1.8W-V-Nb steels (ASTM T92, P92), 4) 11Cr-0.4Mo-2W-V-Nb steels (ASTM T122, P122) 5) ), and therefore, fundamental studies concerning strengthening mechanism of W have been encouraged. 6,7) In this report, the role of W on the improved creep strength is discussed in a comparison of microstructural evolution during creep tests in the low-activation 9Cr-2W-0.2V-Ta steel and the conventional 9Cr-1Mo-0.2V-Nb steel.…”