Technical Report

A guide to nickel alloys

Alloy Nickel 200/201 MONEL alloy 4OO MONEL alloy K-500 INCONEL alloy 6OO INCONEL alloy 601 INCONEL alloy 617 INCONEL alloy 625 INCONEL alloy 718 INCONEL alloy X-750 INCOLOY alloy 800 INCOLOY alloy 800 HT INCOLOY alloy DS INCOLOY alloy 825 INCOLOY alloy 925 INCO alloy C-276 INCO alloy G-3 NIMONIC alloy 75 NIMONIC alloy 80A NIMONIC alloy 9O Basic Composition % Ni 99.6 C 0.08 Ni 66.5 Cu 31.5 Ni 65.5 Cu 29.5 AI 2.7; Ti 0.6 Ni 76.0; Cr 15.5; Fe 8.0 Ni 60.5, Cr 23.0, Fe 14.0, AI 1.4 Ni 52.0, Cr 22.0, Co 12.5, Mo 9.0, AI 1.2 Ni 61.0, Cr 21.5 Mo 9.0, Nb + Ta 3.6 Ni 52.5, Cr 19.0, Fe 18.5, Mo 3.0, Nb + Ta 5.1 Ni 73.0, Cr 15,5, Fe 7.0, Ti 2.5, AI 0.7, Nb + Ta 1.0 Ni 32.5, Fe 46.0, Cr 21.0 Ni 32.5, Fe 46.0, Cr 21.0, C 0.08 AI + Ti 1.0 Ni 38, Fe 40, Cr 18, Si 2.2 Ni 42, Fe 30, Cr 21.5, Mo 3, Cu 2.2 Ni 42, Fe 32, Cr 21, Mo 3, Cu 2.2, Ti 2.1 Ni 57.0, Mo 16.0, Cr 15.5, Fe 5.5, W3.8 Ni 44.0, Cr 22.2, Fe 19.5, Mo. 7.0, Cu 2.0 Ni 80, Cr 19.5 Specification & designations UNS NO2200 (Nickel 200)/UNS NO2201 (Nickel 201/BS 3072-3076/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 160-163/ASME Code Sec. III, VIII, IXlAMS 5553 (201)/DIN 17740, 17750-17754/W. Nr. 2.4060 (200), 2.4066 (200), 2.4061 (201) UNS NO4400/BS 3072-3076 (NA13)/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 127, 163-165, 564 ASME Code Sec. III, IV, VIII, IX/AMS 4544, 4574, 4575, 4675, 4730, 4731, 7233/DIN 17743, 17750-17754/W. Nr. 2.4360, 2.4361/QQ-N-281/AFNOR NU30 UNS NO5500/BS 3072/3076 (NA18)/ASME Code Sec. VIII/AMS 4676/DIN 17743, 17752, 17754/W. Nr. 2.4375/QQ-N-281 UNS NO6600/BS 3072-3076 (NA14)/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 163, 166-168, 564/ASME Code Sec. I, III, VIII, IX/AMS 5540, 5580, 5665, 5687. 7232/DIN 17742, 17750-17754/W.Nr. 2.4816/AFNOR NC 15 Fe UNS NO6601/ASME Code Sec. VIII/AMS 5715, 5870/DIN 17742, 17750-17752/W. Nr. 2.4851 UNS NO6617/ASME Code Sec. I, VIII Temper Annealed Tensile Strength 1000 psi (MPa) 55-80 (380-550) 70-90 (480-620) 140-190 (970-1310) 80-100 (550-690) 80-115 (550-790) 110 (760) 135 (930) 196 (1350) 162-193 (1120-1330) 75-100 (520-690) 65-95 (450-660) 87 (600) 85-105 (590-720) 176 (1210) 115 (790) 100 (690) 110 (750) 180 (1220) 170 (1175)

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UNS NO 6625/BS 3072, 3074, 3076 (NA21)/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 443, 444, 446, 564/ASME Code Sec. I, III, VIII, IX/AMS 5581, 5599, 5666, 5837/DIN 17744, 17750-17752, 17754/W. Nr. 2.4856/AFNOR 22 D Nb UNS NO7718/ASTM B 637, B 670/ASME Code Sec. I, III/AMS 5589, 5590, 5596, 5597, 5662-5664, 5832/W, Nr. 2.4668/LW Nr. 2.4668/AECMA Pr EN 2404, 2407, 2408 UNS NO7750/8S HR505/ASTM B 637/ASME SB-637, Code $ec. III/AMS 5542, 5582, 5583, 5598, 5667-5671, 5698, 5699, 5747, 7246/AFNOR NC 15 Fe T UNS NO8800/BS 3072-3076 (NA15)/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 163, 407-409, 564/ASME Code Sec. I, Ill, VIII, IX/AMS 5766, 5871/S. E. W. 470/W. Nr. 1.4876! UNS NO8811/ASTM B (ASME SR-) 163, 407-409, 564/ASME Code Sec. I, VIII/W. Nr. 1.4876/BS 3072, 3074, 3076 (NA15H)/S. E. W 470 BS 3072-3076 (NA17)

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UNS NO8825/BS 3072-3074, 3076 (NA 14)/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 163, 423-425/ASME Code Sec. I, III, Viii, IX/DIN 17744, 17750-17752, 17754/W. Nr. 2.4858 UNS NO9925

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UNS N10276/ASTM B (ASME SB-) 574, 575, 619, 622, 626/ASME Code Sec. I, III, VIII, IX/DIN 17744, 17750-17752/W. Nr. 2.4819 UNS NO6985/ASTM B (ASME SB-). 581, 582, 619, 622, 626/ASME Code Sec. Viii, IX/DIN 17744, 17750-17752/W. Nr. 2.4619 UNS NO6075/BS HR5, HR203, HR403, HR504/DIN 17742, 17750-17752/W. Nr. 2.4951, 2.4630/LW Nrr. 2.4630/AFNOR NC 20T/AECMA Pr EN 2293, 2294, 2302, 2306-2308, 2402, 2411 UNS NO7080/BS 3076 (NA20), HR1, HR201, HR401, HR601/ASTM B 637/DIN 17742, 17754/W. Nr. 2.4952, 2.4631/LW Nr. 2.4631/AFNOR NC 20TA/AECMA Pr EN 2188-2191, 2396, 2397 UNS NO7090/BS 3075 (NA19), HR 2, Hr 202, Hr 402, HR 501-HR503/AMS 5829/LW Nr. 2.4632/AFNOR NCK 20TA/AECMA Pr EN 2295-2299, 2400, 2401 2412, 2669, 2670

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Ni 76, Cr 19.5 Ti 2.4, AI 1.4 Ni 60, Cr 19.5, Co 16.5, Ti 2.5, AI 1.5

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Information for this survey has been supplied by Aalco, an international stockholding and distribution company, and is extracted from the company's technical literature. The data is for general information only and is not particular purpose.
Yield strength 1000 psi (MPa); 0.2% offset 15-30 (100-210) 25-50 (170-340) 110-150 (760-1030) 30-50 (210-340) 30-60 (210-340) 51 (350) 75 (520) 171 (1180) 115-142 (790-980) 30-60 (210-410) 20-50 (140-340) 32 (220) 35-65 (240-450) 118 (810) 60 (415) 47 (320) 35 (240) 115 (780) 110 (750)

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Elongation % 55-40

Hardness Brinell 90-120

Description Commercially pure wrought nickel, good mechanical properties, excellent resistance to many corrosives, Nickel 201 has low carbon (0.02 max.) for applications over 315C (6001=). High strength, good weldability, excellent corrosion resistance over wide range of temperatures and conditions, Age-herdenable version of MONEL alloy 400 for increased strength and hardness, High nickel, high chromium content lot resistance to oxida.ing and reducing environments; for severely corrosive environments at elevated temperatures, Excellent high-temperature properties, resistance to oxidizing, carburizing, and sulphur-containing atmospheres, Excellent cyclic oxidation and carburization resistance and good stress-rupture properties, High strength and toughness from cryogenic temperatures to 980C (1800F), good oxidation resi~[ance, exceptionel fatigue strength, and good corrosion resistance, Excellent strength from -253C to 705C (-423F to 1300F). Age hardanab~e and may be welded in fully aged condition, Excellent oxidation resistance up to 980C (1800F). Age-herdenable alloy with good corrosion and oxidation resistance. Excellent relaxation resistance, Strong and resistant to oxidation and carburization at elevated temperatures. Resists sulfur attack, internal oxidation, scaling and corrosion. Similar to alloys 800 and 800H with better high-temperature strength. Higher design strength values for use above 620C (1 t 50F). Good high-tempereture strength and resistance to oxidation and carburization.

Major applications Food processing equipment, chemical shipping drums, caustic handling equipment and piping, electronic parts, aerospace and missile components, rocket motor cases, magnetostrictive devices. Valves,pumps, shalts, manne fixtures, fasteners, electrical and electronic components, ~ocesslng equipment, petroleum refining and production equipment, leadweter heaters and other heat exchangers Pump shafts, doctor blades and scrapers, oil-well drill collars and instruments, electronic components, springs, valve trim, fasteners. Furnace muffles, electronic components, chemical and food processing equipment, heat treating equipment, nuclear steam generator tubing. Heat exchangers, heat-treating baskets and fixtures, radiant tubes, thermocouple tubes, furnace muffles and retorts, combustion cans, aircraft engine parts. Aerospace and engine components, after-burners, flame holders, spray bars, combustion can liners, turbine seals, heat-treating equipment, nitric acid catalyst supports, reformer tubing. Chemical and pollution control equipment, ash pit seals, nuclear reactors, marine equipment, duoting, thrust reverser assemblies, fuel nones, afterburners, spray bars. Jet engines, pump bodies and parts, rocket motors and thrust reversers, nuclear fuel element spacers, hot extrusion tooling. Gas turbine parts, steam service and nuclear reactor springs, bolts, vacuum envelopes, extrusion dies, bellows, forming tools. Heat exchangers, process piping, carburizing lixtures and retorts, heating element sheathing, nuclear steam generator tubing. Chemical and power plant super-heater and reheater tubing; steammethane reformer pigtails, headers, and furnace tubing; process piping. Heat-treating furnaces and equipment.

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Excellent resistance to wide variety of corrosives. Resists pitting and Pickling tank heaters, pickling hooks, spent nuclear fuel recovery, intergranular corrosion, chemical tank trailers, processing equipment, sour well tubing, hydrofluoric acid production, pollution control and radwaste system. Age-hardenable alloy provides high strength up to 540C (IO00F). Comparable to alloy 825 in corrosion resistance, Outstanding corrosion resistance in reducing and oxidizing environments. Maintains corrosion resistance in welded joints, Excellent resistance to pitting and stress-corrosion cracking. Excellent corrosion resistance in many media. Resists pitting, crevice corrosion, and intergranular corrosion, An 80-20 nickel-chromium alloy with controlled additions of titanium and carbon, Oil country tubular products, tool joints, surface and downhole hardware, fasteners, shafting. Widely used in severest environments in chemical processing, pollution contrel, pulp and paper. Manufacture and use ol phosphoric and sulfuric acids, flue-gas scrubbers and other pollution-control equipment evaporators, heat exchangers, tankliners. Aircraft gas-turbine components needing resistance to oxidation and scaling combined with medium strength at high temperature.

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Wrought Ni-Cr alloy strengthened by age-hardening. Creep-resistant Gas turbine blades, rings and discs; die casting inserts and cores; alloy for service at temperatures to 815C (1500F). belts, nuclear boiler tube supports; piston-engine exhaust valves. Wrought Ni-Cr alloy strengthened by addition of Ti and AI. Agehardenable and creep-resistant alloy for service at temperatures to 920C (1690C). Turbine blades and discs, hot-working tools, and high-tempereture springs.

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