Regarding the available forms and specifications of Inconel 600
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Regarding the available forms and specifications of Inconel 600
Inconel 600 (UNS N06600) is a high-strength, corrosion-resistant nickel-chromium alloy available in various forms, including tubing, seamless/welded pipe, plate, bar, coil, and forgings. It offers excellent high-temperature strength (up to 2000°F) and low-temperature properties, and is immune to chloride stress corrosion cracking. Its main specifications conform to ASTM/ASME standards (B163, B167, B168, etc.). Typical properties include moderate yield strength in the annealed condition (37 ksi at room temperature), significantly increased yield strength after cold working, and good corrosion resistance in oxidizing/reducing environments.
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What are the ASTM standards for Inconel 600 pipes?
These pipes conform to ASTM B167, B829, and B517 standards. The pipes are available in various sizes according to ASTM, ASME, and API standards. The size range for Inconel 600 pipes is as follows: seamless pipes have an outer diameter of 4 mm to 219 mm, and welded and electric fusion welded pipes have an outer diameter of 5 mm to 1219.2 mm, with a wall thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 20 mm.
Inconel (nickel-chromium-iron) alloy 600 (UNS N06600/W.Nr. 2.4816) is a standard engineering material suitable for applications requiring corrosion resistance and high-temperature strength. The alloy also possesses excellent mechanical properties, combining high strength with good workability.
Nickel 600 Alloy Main Specifications and Standards:
ASTM/ASME: B163, B167, B168, B517, B558, etc.
AMS: AMS 5540 (plates/sheets), AMS 5580 (seamless tubes).
UNS: N06600.
Inconel 600 Available Forms and Specifications
Bars, Wires, and Forging Stock – ASTM B 166/ASME SB 166, ASTM B 564/ASME SB 564, ASME Code Cases 1827 and N-253, SAE/AMS 5665 and 5687, BS 3075NA14 and 3076NA14, DIN 17752, 17753 and 17754, ISO 9723, 9724 and 9725, MIL-DTL-23229, QQ-W-390.
Plates, Sheets, and Strips – ASTM B 168/ASME SB 168, ASTM B 906/ASME SB 906, ASME Code Cases 1827 and N-253, SAE/AMS 5540, BS 3072NA14 and 3073NA14, DIN 17750, ISO 6208, EN 10095, MIL-DTL-23228.
Tubes – ASTM B 167/ASME SB 167, ASTM B 163/ASME SB 163, ASTM B 516/ASME SB 516, ASTM B 517/ASME SB 517, ASTM B 751/ASME SB 751, ASTM B 775/ASME SB 775, ASTM B 829/ASME SB 829, ASME Code Cases 1827, N-20, N-253 and N-576, SAE/AMS 5580, DIN 17751, ISO 6207, MIL-DTL-23227. Others – ASTM B 366/ASME SB 366, DIN 17742, ISO 4955A, AFNOR NC15Fe
Inconel Alloy 600 Chemical Composition
| Ni | Cr | Fe | Mn | Si | C | S | Cu |
| 72.0 | 14.0-17.0 | 6.0 – 10.0 | 1.0 max | 0.50 max | 0.15 max | 0.015 max | 0.50 max |
The chemical composition of Inconel alloy 600. The high nickel content enables this alloy to resist corrosion from a wide variety of organic and inorganic compounds and makes it virtually immune to chloride ion stress corrosion cracking.
Chromium provides the alloy with resistance to sulfide corrosion and gives it oxidation resistance at high temperatures or in corrosive solutions. The alloy is not precipitation hardenable; it can only be hardened and strengthened by cold working.
Inconel Alloy 600 Mechanical Properties
| Density, g/c㎡ | 8.47 |
| Melting range, ℃ | 1354-1413 |
| Tensile strength, min, Mpa | 550 |
| Yield strength, 0.2% offset, min, Mpa | 240 |
| Elongation, % | 30 |
| Hardness, Rockwell | 65-85B |
Inconel 600 Alloy Applications
Inconel 600 alloy is suitable for chemical processing applications, particularly for heat treatment furnaces and related components using sulfides, carburizing gases, or nitriding gases.
Catalytic regenerators in petrochemical production
Heat treatment muffles and reactors
Vacuum furnace fixtures
Nitriding furnaces and furnace baskets
Chlorination equipment up to 538°C
Titanium dioxide production equipment
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Gnee Steel is a supplier of inconel 600 alloy, offering a wide range of products including: seamless pipe (sizes: 4-219 mm; thickness: 0.5-20 mm); welded pipe (sizes: 5.0-1219.2 mm; thickness: 0.5-20 mm); plates (thickness: 0.1 to 100 mm; width: 10-2500 mm); strips; alloy round bars (diameter: 3-800 mm); flat bars (thickness: 2-100 mm; width: 10-500 mm); hexagonal bars (size: 2-100 mm); wire rods; and extruded profiles. We collaborate with steel mills to provide our customers with inconel 600 alloy products that meet or exceed numerous leading industry standards, including ASTM, ASME, SAE, AMS, ISO, DIN, EN, and BS standards.
Gnee Steel stocks and sells inconel 600, pipes, plates, strips, round bars, flat bars, forged billets, hexagonal steel, wire rods, and extruded profiles. Please feel free to contact us at ss@gneesteel.com for a quote.
