Hastelloy C-276 is a high-performance nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy known for its excellent corrosion resistance, high-temperature stability, and mechanical strength. This alloy is widely used in various industries, including chemical processing, aerospace, and marine, where it serves in critical components exposed to demanding environments. Its unique properties make it ideal for applications requiring durability, reliability, and high performance.
Product Overview
Hastelloy C-276 is a tungsten-containing nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy, widely regarded as one of the most corrosion-resistant materials. It features extremely low silicon and carbon content, providing outstanding corrosion resistance, especially in wet chlorine, chloride salt solutions, sulfuric acid, and various oxidative salts. Hastelloy C-276 is particularly suitable for harsh environments, particularly in the chemical and petrochemical industries.
Key Features
- Outstanding Corrosion Resistance: Excellent resistance to wet chlorine, chloride salt solutions, sulfuric acid, and oxidative salts, making it ideal for use in low-temperature and medium-temperature hydrochloric acid environments.
- High-Temperature and Oxidative Resistance: Offers good high-temperature performance and resistance to stress corrosion cracking, suitable for complex chemical environments.
- Low Silicon and Carbon Content: Ensures superior corrosion resistance and resistance to intergranular corrosion.
Applications
- Petrochemical Equipment: Used in chemical reaction vessels, reaction towers, and other highly corrosive equipment.
- Heat Exchangers: Suitable for various heat exchange systems, particularly those in highly corrosive media.
- Flue Gas Desulfurization Equipment: Widely used in high-corrosion environments such as flue gas desulfurization.
- Fluid Handling Pumps: Ideal for pump systems that handle a wide range of corrosive fluids.
- Fluorochemical Equipment: Extensively used in fluorochemical processes due to its resistance to corrosive fluorine compounds.
Component | C (%) | Si (%) | Mn (%) | P (%) | S (%) | Ni (%) | Cr (%) | Mo (%) | Fe (%) | Co (%) | W (%) | V (%) |
Min | 14.5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
Max | 0.01 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.03 | Balance | 16.5 | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.35 |