Nickel Alloys
Nickel is a highly versatile transition metal that is known for offering high-temperature, corrosion and electrical resistance.
Nickel alloys well with most metals including titanium, aluminum, and iron. Many popular products and industries, including aerospace, transportation, chemical processing, and power generation, rely on nickel alloys for strength and value.
Nickel Alloy Grades
Nickel Alloy 20
Common Trade Names – Alloy 20,Carpenter® 20,Incoloy® 20
UNS # – N08020
Applications – Flue gas scrubbers, Sulphuric acid tanks and racks, Process piping, Heat exchangers, Manufacture of solvents/explosives/plastics/synthetic fibers/organic chemicals/ pharmaceuticals
Standards – ASTM B-463, ASME SB-463
Nickel Alloy 22
Common Trade Names – Hastelloy®C- 22,Inconel® 22
UNS# – N06022
Applications – Chemical processing, pollution control, flue gas desulfurization systems, sour gas services, waste incinerators, and pulp and paper processing industries.
Standards – ASTM B-575,ASME SB-575
Nickel Alloy 36
Common Trade Names – Invar® 36 Nilo® 36
UNS# – K93603
Applications – Controlled Expansion: Liquefied gas storage, Bimetallic strips for thermometers, LNG, TV Aperture masks, Composite wing molds, standards of length, measuring devices, laser components, bi-metal thermostat strip, thermostat rods, and tanks and piping for storing and transporting liquefied gases
Standards – ASTM B-753,ASTM F-1684,MIL-I-23011
Nickel Alloy 41
Common Trade Names – Rene® 41
UNS# – N07041
Applications – Critical aircraft engine components such as nozzle partitions, turbine blades and wheels, combustion chamber liners and structural hardware.
Standards – AMS 5545,AMS 5712,AMS 5800,AMS 5712
Nickel Alloy 188
Common Trade Names – Haynes® 188, Udimet® 188
UNS# – R30188
Applications – Gas turbine applications – combustors, flame holders, liners and transition ducts.
Standards – AMS 5608,AMS 5772,AMS 5609
Nickel Alloy 200
Common Trade Names – Nickel 200
UNS# – N02200
Applications – Chemical processing and electronics, containers and piping, processing equipment, particularly to maintain product purity in handling foods, synthetic fibers and alkalies.
Standards – ASTM B-162,ASME SB-162
Nickel Alloy 201
Common Trade Names – Nickel 201
UNS# – N02201
Applications – Containers and Piping.
Standards – ASTM B-162,ASME SB-162,AMS 5533
Nickel Alloy 400
Common Trade Names – Monel® 400
UNS# – N04400
Applications – Pumps, valves, and fittings, marine engineering, chemical and hydrocarbon processing equipment, shafts,, fasteners, and heat exchangers.
Standards – ASTM B-127,ASME SB-127,AMS 4544,QQ-N-281
Nickel Alloy 600
Common Trade Names – Inconel® 600
UNS# – N06600
Applications – Furnace parts, Heat treatment fixtures, and Restaurant cooking appliances, chemical and food processing, nuclear engineering, and for sparking electrodes.
Standards – STM B-168,ASME SB-168,AMS 5540,MIL-N-23228,MIL-T-23227
Nickel Alloy 601
Common Trade Names – Inconel® 601
UNS# – N06601
Applications – Heat treat baskets, Muffles, and Retorts, industrial furnaces; petrochemical and other process equipment; and gas-turbine components.
Standards -ASTM B-168,AMS 5870
Nickel Alloy 617
Common Trade Names – Inconel® 617
UNS# – N06617
Applications – Gas turbines for combustion cans, ducting, and transition liners; for petrochemical processing; for heat-treating equipment; and in nitric acid production.
Standards -AMS 5888,AMS 5889,SB 168/B 168,SB 166/B 166,B 472,AMS 5887,SFA 5.11 (ENiCrCoMo-1),A 5.11 (ENiCrCoMo-1),SFA 5.14 (ERNiCrCoMo-1),A 5.14 (ERNiCrCoMo-1),SB 167/B 167,SB 564/B 564
Nickel Alloy 625
Common Trade Names – Inconel® 625
UNS# – N06625
Applications – Chemical processing equipment, Oil & Gas sour service flowlines, well head equipment, chemical injection lines for Oil & Gas wells, heat exchangers, aerospace and marine engineering, pollution-control equipment, and nuclear reactors.
Standards -ASTM B443,ASME SB443,AMS 5599
Nickel Alloy 718
Common Trade Names – Inconel® 718
UNS# – N0 7718
Applications – Aircraft ducting and engine plumbing, gas turbines, rocket motors, spacecraft, nuclear reactors, pumps, and tooling.
Standards -ASTM B-670,AMS 5596,AMS 5597
Nickel Alloy 800H
Common Trade Names – Incoloy® 800H
UNS# – N0 8810
Applications – Process piping, Heat treat fixtures, and Furnace parts, chemical and petrochemical processing, in power plants for super-heater and reheater tubing, in industrial furnaces, and for heat treating equipment.
Standards -ASTM B-409,ASME SB-409,AMS 5871
Nickel Alloy 800HT
Common Trade Names – Incoloy® 800HT
UNS# – N0 8811
Applications – Process piping, Heat treat fixtures, and Furnace parts, chemical and petrochemical processing, in power plants for super-heater and reheater tubing, in industrial furnaces, and for heat treating equipment.
Standards -ASTM B-409,ASME SB-409,AMS 5871
Nickel Alloy 825
Common Trade Names – Incoloy® 825
UNS# – N0 8825
Applications – Jet engine nacelles (engine pods, Jet engine parts and fasteners), chemical processing, pollution-control equipment, oil and gas well piping, nuclear fuel reprocessing, acid production, and pickling equipment.
Standards -AMS 5525,AMS 5858
Nickel Alloy C-276, Hastelloy® C-276
Hastelloy® C-276, which is also sold as Nickel Alloy C-276, is a nickel-molybdenum-chromium wrought alloy. Hastelloy C-276 is perfect for use in situations that demand protection from aggressive corrosion and localized corrosion attack. This alloy Other important features of Nickel Alloy C-276 and Hastelloy C-276 include its resistance to oxidizers like:
● Ferric and cupric chlorides
● Organic and inorganic hot contaminated media
● Chlorine (wet chlorine gas)
● Seawater
● Acids
● Hypochlorite
● Chlorine dioxide
Nickel Alloy K-500, Monel® K-500
Special Metals popular Monel K-500 is a unique nickel-copper superalloy and offers many of the benefits of Monel 400, but with strength and hardness. These improvements are due to two main factors:
● The addition of aluminum and titanium to an already robust nickel-copper base adds strength and hardness
● Material strength and hardness is further enhanced through age hardening
Though used for a wide variety of applications, Monel alloy K-500 is specifically popular in a number of fields including:
● Chemical Industry (valves and pumps)
● Paper Production (doctor blades and scrapers)
● Oil and Gas (pump shafts, drill collars and instruments, impellers, and valves)
● Electronic components and sensors
Nickel Alloy L-605
Nickel Alloy L-605, which is also sold under the brand names Cobalt® L-605 and Haynes® 25, is a solid-solution, cobalt-nickel-chromium-tungsten alloy. Nickel Alloy L-605 is known for a number of unique properties including:
● High-temperature strength
● Good resistance to prolonged exposure to oxidizing environments up to 1800°F (980°C)
● Excellent resistance to sulfidation
● Great ductility, plus good forming and welding characteristics
● Resistance to wear and galling
Nickel Alloy X, Hastelloy® X
Also sold as Nickel Alloy X, Hastelloy® X is a popular and effective nickel-chromium-iron-molybdenum alloy. Nickel Alloy X and Hastelloy X offer users a wide range of principal features. These include:
● High degree of oxidation resistance up to 2200° F ● Outstanding high-temperature strength
● Easily fabricated including forming and welding
● Good ductility after prolonged exposure at high-temperatures
● Good resistance to chloride stress-corrosion cracking
● Resistant to carburization and nitriding
● Develops a protective oxide film that does not spall off