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Inconel 718 Tubes With Extreme Resistance To Corrosion
Posted: Aug 18, 2015
The high in strength, extremely resistant to corrosion and nickel chromium made Inconel 718 tubes can be used between a wide range of temperatures ranging from -423 degree and extending up to 1300 degree Fahrenheit. The highly versatile-in-all-conditions tubes are made from the premium Inconel 600 alloy which contains 50 to 55 % of nickel, 21 to 17% of chromium, 4.75 to 5.50 % of niobium and tantalum, 2.8 to 3.30 % of molybdenum, 0.65 to 1.15 % of titanium, 0.20 to 0.80% of aluminum, 1 % of cobalt, 0.08% of carbon, 0.35 % of silicon, 0.015 % of phosphorus, 0.015% of sulfur, 0.006% of boron and 0.30 % of copper.
The alloy is hardened with age and because of its unique and extensive metal strength can be easily fabricated. It also has properties like better tensile strength, better strength for resisting creep, rupture, and fatigue and hence has wide usage in many different kinds of industries. Inconel 718 alloy is used in components that form the liquid fuel rockets, casings and rings and other metal sheet parts that form aircraft parts. It is also used in the gas-turbine engine, in cryogenic tankage and in other instrumentation and fasteners parts. As the alloy is extremely resistant to deformation that occurs because of hot forming, it is used in industrial environments that have high temperatures.
Resistance to corrosion
The Inconel 600 tube manufacturers offer the tubes of the alloy that are resistant to all kinds of corrosion media. The unique corrosion resistance of the alloy is because of its content of nickel and chromium. Nickel provides the resistance to corrosion to many kinds of organic and inorganic media and makes the tubes stand through a wide variety of environments of alkalinity and acidity. The tubes and other equipment of the alloy are frequently used in the petrochemical industries and oil refineries because they are extremely resistant to chloride ion caused corrosion and stress cracking. The tubes are also resistant to sulfur compounds and the oxidizing media as they have chromium inadequate strength.
Working instructions for the alloy
During the heating of alloys and other equipment made from the alloy, it is important to maintain the right temperature before heating. It is necessary to clean the alloys and its equipment from oil, grease, paint, shop oil and other residues. The fuels used for heating the alloy should not have or should have the extremely low strength of sulfur. When the alloy is annealed openly or is forged, the furnace atmosphere for the process should be slightly reducing and must have at least 2% of carbon monoxide. Air infiltration should be prevented by maintaining a slightly positive temperature. If the alloy is being heated in reducing atmosphere, then a thin and adherent oxide green-black film should be left on the material’s surface.
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