Nickel

Nickel alloys are often required in complex applications, where corrosion and thermal resistance are demanded. Nickel and nickel alloys comprise: various types of pure nickel, binary alloys Ni-Cu, Ni-Si or Ni-Mo, ternary alloys, type Ni-Cr-Fe, Ni-Cr-Mo etc. and superalloys.The commercially available pure nickel exhibits excellent corrosion resistance in reduced environments. FountainHead Alloys offer pure nickel (99.6 %) or nickel 200 (UNS N02200/ 2.4060 & 2.4066) in the form of rolled precision strips, either hard-drawn or soft-drawn.Nickel and copper form a solid solution in all compositions. Thus, these alloys can only be hardened by further rolling, while showing excellent corrosion resistance, which is higher than that of pure nickel in reduced environments and better than that of copper in oxidizing environments. Monel or alloy 400 can also be found in the list of rolled alloys of FountainHead Alloys.Nickel and chromium alloys, nickel-chromium-iron alloys as well as nickel and molybdenum alloys are alloys with high-temperature resistant properties. Various alloys of this type, e.g. NiCr15Fe 2.4816 (Inconel) or NiMo16Cr15W 2.4819 (Hastelloy-C276).

Applications

Nickel metal has the following applications:

  •          Its principal use is as an alloying element in stainless steels, alloys steels, non-ferrous metals and other corrosion resistant alloys, examples of which are: Invar, Monel, Inconel, Nichrome, Permalloy and the Hastelloys.
  •         Nickel coatings can be deposited electrolytically by electroplating, chemically by electroless or autocatalytic deposition.
  •         Tubing for desalination plants.
  •         Coinage.
  •         Additives in amour plate and burglarproof vaults metals.
  •         In glass to produce a green colour.
  •         As a catalyst for hydrogenating vegetable oils.
  •         Ceramic manufacturing.
  •         Alnico magnets.
  •         Storage batteries, e.g. nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride based batteries. Such batteries are rechargeable and used for mobile phones, personal stereo equipment and the like.
  •         High purity nickels are used in electronic and aerospace applications, chemical and food processing equipment, for anodes and cathodes, caustics evaporators and heat shields.
  •         Aircraft turbines components.
  •         Beryllium nickel is used for springs, switches, bellows, diaphragms and small valves
  •         Thermometer bulbs and resistance thermometers.
  •         Glass to metal and ceramic to metal seals.
  •         Marine, petroleum and chemical processing equipment. (e.g. Monels).
  •         Incineration systems.
  •         Controlled expansion nickel superalloys.

VDM Alloy 31 Plus

  • Product : Corrosion resistant alloys
  • Alternative designation(s) : Nicrofer 3426 hMo
  • Application area :
    1. Chemical Process Industry
    2. Energy and environmental engineering
  • Product forms and Dimensions :
    1. Sheet and Plate
    2. Strip
    3. Wire

VDM Alloy 20

  • Product : Corrosion resistant alloys
  • Alternative designation(s) : Nicrofer 3620 Nb
  • Application area : Chemical Process Industry
  • Product forms and Dimensions :
    1. Sheet and Plate
    2. Strip
    3. Wire
  • Recommended welding consumable(s) : VDM FM 625

VDM Alloy 2120 MoN

  • Product : Corrosion resistant alloys
  • Alternative designation(s): Nicrofer 3620 Nb
  • Application area : Chemical Process Industry
  • Product forms and Dimensions :
    1. Sheet and Plate
    2. Strip
    3. Wire
  • Recommended welding consumable(s) : VDM FM 625

VDM Alloy 22

  • Product : Corrosion resistant alloys
  • Alternative designation(s): Nicrofer 5621 hMo W
  • Application area :
    1. Oil and Gas
    2. Chemical Process Industry
  • Product forms and Dimensions :
    1. Sheet and Plate
    2. Strip
    3. Rod and bar
    4. Billet
    5. Wire
  • Recommended welding consumable(s) :
    1. VDM FM 59,
    2. VDM FM 622

 

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