Inconel

Inconel 718 round bar

Inconel is a nickel-chromium-based superalloy often utilized in extreme environments where components are subjected to high temperature, pressure or mechanical loads. Inconel alloys are oxidation- and corrosion-resistant. When heated, Inconel forms a thick, stable, passivating oxide layer protecting the surface from further attack. Inconel retains strength over a wide temperature range, attractive for high-temperature applications where aluminium and steel would succumb to creep as a result of thermally-induced crystal vacancies. Inconel's high-temperature strength is developed by solid solution strengthening or precipitation hardening, depending on the alloy.[1][2]

Inconel alloys are typically used in high temperature applications. Common trade names for

  • Inconel Alloy 625 include: Inconel 625, Chronin 625, Altemp 625, Haynes 625, Nickelvac 625 Nicrofer 6020 and UNS designation N06625.[3]
  • Inconel Alloy 600 include: NA14, BS3076, 2.4816, NiCr15Fe (FR), NiCr15Fe (EU), NiCr15Fe8 (DE) and UNS designation N06600.
  • Inconel 718 include: Nicrofer 5219, Superimphy 718, Haynes 718, Pyromet 718, Supermet 718, Udimet 718 and UNS designation N07718.[4]
  1. ^ Inconel alloy 718 Archived 2017-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Special Metals Corporation
  2. ^ "Engineering Properties of ALLOY 713C". Archived from the original on 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  3. ^ "Special Alloys: Inconel 625". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  4. ^ "Inconel Alloy 718". Retrieved 2023-01-16.