Thursday, 8 December 2016

Hastelloy C276 alloy/ UNS N10276 characteristic properties and applications

The characteristic properties and applications of Hastelloy C276 alloy/UNS N10276

 
C276 Alloy Seamless and Welded Pipes

The Characteristic and Applications of C276 alloy

Hastelloy C276 alloy/ UNS N10276 was the first wrought, nickel-chromium-molybdenum material to alleviate concerns over welding(by virtue of extremely low carbon and silicon contents). As such, it was widely accepted in the chemical process and associated industries, and now has a 50 years old track record of proven performance in a vast number of corrosive chemicals.

Like other nickel alloys, it is ductile, easy to form and weld, and possesses exceptional resistance to stress corrosion cracking in chloride-bearing solutions(a form of degradation to which the austenitic stainless steels are prone). With its high chromium and molybdenum contents, it is able to withstand both oxidizing and non-oxidizing acids, and exhibits outstanding resistance to pitting and crevice attack in the presence of chlorides and other halides. Furthermore, it is very resistant to sulfide stress cracking and stress corrosion cracking in sour, oilfield environments.

C276 alloy is available in the form of plates, sheets, strips, billets, bars, wires, pipes, tubes, and covered electrodes. Typical chemical process industry applications include reactors, heat exchangers, and columns.



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