Inconel

The registered trademark name, Inconel, is applied as the prefix name to more than twenty different highly corrosion resistant high temperature strength metal alloys produced by Special Metals Corporation. These Inconel alloys or superalloys are nickel-based alloys that exhibit traits such as high resistance to corrosion, oxidation, carburization, pitting, crevice, corrosion cracking, and high temperature strength.

Properties

• Resistant to high-temperature corrosion
• Maximum operating temperature 980 C
• Acid-resistant
• Seawater proof

Examples

• Chemical and petrochemical processing
• Components where exposure to high mechanical stress and sea water are required
• Flare stacks on offshore oil platforms
• Gas turbines, rocket motors/engines, and space craft
• Pollution control equipment
• Nuclear reactors