Shanghai Longji Metal--Overview
HASTELLOY® C-276 alloy (UNS N10276) was the first wrought, nickel-chromium-molybdenum material to alleviate concerns over welding (by virtue of extremely low carbon and silicon contents). As such, it was widely accepted in the chemical process and associated industries, and now has a 50-year-old track record of proven performance in a vast number of corrosive chemicals.
Like other nickel alloys, it is ductile, easy to form and weld, and possesses exceptional resistance to stress corrosion cracking in chloride-bearing solutions (a form of degradation to which the austenitic stainless steels are prone). With its high chromium and molybdenum contents, it is able to withstand both oxidizing and non-oxidizing acids, and exhibits outstanding resistance to pitting and crevice attack in the presence of chlorides and other halides. Furthermore, it is very resistant to sulfide stress cracking and stress corrosion cracking in sour, oilfield environments.
HASTELLOY® C-276 alloy is available in the form of plates, sheets, strips, billets, bars, wires, pipes, tubes, and covered electrodes. Typical chemical process industry (CPI) applications include reactors, heat exchangers, and columns.
Comparative Plots
To compare the performance of HASTELLOY® C-276 alloy with that of other materials, it is useful to plot the 0.1 mm/y lines. In the following graphs, the lines for C-276 alloy are compared with those of two popular, austenitic stainless steels (316L and 254SMO), and a lower-molybdenum nickel alloy (625), in hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. At hydrochloric acid concentrations above about 5%, C-276 alloy provides a quantum improvement over the stainless steels, and offers much greater resistance to higher concentrations of both acids than alloy 625. The concentration limit of 20% hydrochloric acid is the azeotrope, beyond which high temperature corrosion tests are less reliable.
Main Standards
ASTM B622
Seamless Pipe & Tube
ASTM B983
Seamless Pipe & Tube
ASTM B619
Welded Pipe & Tube
ASTM B626
Welded Pipe & Tube
ASTM B366
Fittings
ASTM B462
Fittings
ASTM B574
Billet, Rod and Bar
ASTM B564
Forgings
ASTM B462
Forgings
ASTM B575
Plate, Sheet and Strip
Physical Properties
Density | g/cm3 | 8.89 | |
---|---|---|---|
lb/in.3 | 0.321 | ||
Melting Range | °F | 2415 - 2500 | |
°C | 1323 - 1371 | ||
Poisson’s Ratio | 0.31 | ||
Magnetic Permeability | 200 oersted | 1.0002 | |
15.9 kA/m | 1.0002 |
Mechanical Properties
Form | Test Temperature | Thickness | Yield Strength (0.2% Offset) | Tensile Strength | Elongation | ||||
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°F | °C | in | mm | ksi | MPa | ksi | MPa | % | |
Sheet | RT | RT | 0.078 | 2 | 51.6 | 356 | 114.9 | 792 | 61 |
Sheet | 400 | 204 | 0.078 | 2 | 42 | 290 | 100.6 | 694 | 59 |
Sheet | 600 | 316 | 0.078 | 2 | 35.9 | 248 | 98.8 | 681 | 68 |
Sheet | 800 | 427 | 0.078 | 2 | 32.7 | 225 | 94.3 | 650 | 67 |
Sheet | 400 | 204 | 0.094 | 2.4 | 39.9 | 275 | 101 | 696 | 58 |
Sheet | 600 | 316 | 0.094 | 2.4 | 33.5 | 231 | 97.6 | 673 | 64 |
Sheet | 800 | 427 | 0.094 | 2.4 | 29.7 | 205 | 93.5 | 645 | 64 |
Sheet | 400 | 204 | 0.063-0.187 | 1.6-4.7 | 42.1 | 290 | 100.8 | 695 | 56 |
Sheet | 600 | 316 | 0.063-0.187 | 1.6-4.7 | 37.7 | 260 | 97 | 669 | 64 |
Sheet | 800 | 427 | 0.063-0.187 | 1.6-4.7 | 34.8 | 240 | 95 | 655 | 65 |
Sheet | 1000 | 538 | 0.063-0.187 | 1.6-4.7 | 33.8 | 233 | 88.9 | 613 | 60 |
Plate | 400 | 204 | 0.188-1.0 | 4.8-25.4 | 38.2 | 263 | 98.9 | 682 | 61 |
Plate | 600 | 316 | 0.188-1.0 | 4.8-25.4 | 34.1 | 235 | 94.3 | 650 | 66 |
Plate | 800 | 427 | 0.188-1.0 | 4.8-25.4 | 32.7 | 225 | 91.5 | 631 | 60 |
Plate | 1000 | 538 | 0.188-1.0 | 4.8-25.4 | 32.8 | 226 | 87.2 | 601 | 59 |
Plate | RT | RT | 1 | 25.4 | 52.9 | 365 | 113.9 | 785 | 59 |
Plate | 600 | 316 | 1 | 25.4 | 36.2 | 250 | 96.3 | 664 | 63 |
Plate | 800 | 427 | 1 | 25.4 | 30.5 | 210 | 94.8 | 654 | 61 |