What Are The Uses Inconel Tubes?
Inconel 625 Tube is a material specifically designed for some of the toughest conditions of
usage to be used in fabrication. Inconel ® has an extremely high tolerance for intense heat when
compared with stainless steel, and does not lose as much tensile strength at 2,000 ° F as other
steel varieties.
Inconel, however, is a costly material, one that is better reserved for the correct conditions of use
where other materials would not perform too. With this in mind, here is an overview of the
Inconel properties, as well as a few examples of uses where Inconel would be preferable to most
stainless steel formulations:
How strong is Inconel?
Tensile strength, corrosion resistance, and even resistance to melting can be evaluated when
assessing strength. Compared with the 73.2 ksi of stainless steel, Inconel 625 has a high tensile
strength range of 103-160 ksi and can sustain its strength at higher operating temperatures.
While exact measurements differ, statistics published indicate the Inconel melting point range
from 2,350 ° F to 2,460 ° F (1,290 ° C to 1,350 ° C). While the Inconel melting point is lower
than that of stainless steel, Inconel 625 at high temperatures is stronger than stainless steel, while
also being more oxidation and scaling resistant.
What is Inconel used for?
In Inconel 718 Tube is between Inconel 330 and 600 when it comes to the nickel content in the
high-nickel superalloy Inconel band. Together with columbium and molybdenum, this
combination allows this type of Inconel melting point to be very high and to perform well at high
heat. Inconel 625 is particularly resistant to chloride pitting, fatigue stress and has a particularly