Hastelloy C-276What is it made of

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
	°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