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Overview

HASTELLOY® C-4 alloy (UNS N06455) is the most (microstructurally) stable of the widely used nickel-chromium-molybdenum materials, which are well known for their resistance to many aggressive chemicals, in particular hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and chlorides. This stability means that the alloy can be welded without fear of sensitization, i.e. the nucleation and growth of deleterious, second phase precipitates in the grain boundaries of the weld heat-affected zone (HAZ).

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 is resistant to pitting and crevice attack in the presence of chlorides and other halides.

Resistance to Pitting & Crevice Corrosion

HASTELLOY® C-4 alloy exhibits high resistance to chloride-induced pitting and crevice attack, forms of corrosion to which the austenitic stainless steels are particularly prone. To assess the resistance of alloys to pitting and crevice attack, it is customary to measure their Critical Pitting Temperatures and Critical Crevice Temperatures in acidified 6 wt.% ferric chloride, in accordance with the procedures defined in ASTM Standard G 48. These values represent the lowest temperatures at which pitting and crevice attack are encountered in this solution, within 72 hours.

Resistance to Stress Corrosion Cracking

One of the chief attributes of the nickel alloys is their resistance to chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking. A common solution for assessing the resistance of materials to this extremely destructive form of attack is boiling 45% magnesium chloride (ASTM Standard G 36), typically with stressed U-bend samples. As is evident from the following results, the two nickel alloys, C-4 and 625, are much more resistant to this form of attack than the comparative, austenitic stainless steels. The tests were stopped after 1,008 hours (six weeks).

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	0.065	1.7	60.3	416	111.4	768	52
Sheet	400	204	0.065	1.7	58.5	403	102.4	706	49
Sheet	600	316	0.065	1.7	53.8	371	97.9	675	52
Sheet	800	427	0.065	1.7	46.4	320	95.2	656	64
Sheet	RT	RT	0.125	3.2	61	421	116.2	801	54
Sheet	400	204	0.125	3.2	46.4	320	98.3	678	54
Sheet	600	316	0.125	3.2	43.9	303	97.5	672	59
Sheet	800	427	0.125	3.2	43.9	303	93.4	644	62
Sheet	1000	538	0.125	3.2	43.4	299	93.5	645	55
Sheet	RT	RT	0.156	4	53	365	113.5	783	55
Sheet	400	204	0.156	4	39.9	275	99.9	689	55
Sheet	600	316	0.156	4	36.1	249	95.3	657	61
Sheet	800	427	0.156	4	36.2	250	95.1	656	68
Plate	RT	RT	0.25	6.3	48.8	336	111.3	767	58
Plate	400	204	0.25	6.3	42.8	295	104	717	54
Plate	600	316	0.25	6.3	40.8	281	103.3	712	55
Plate	800	427	0.25	6.3	37	255	99	683	60
Plate	RT	RT	0.375	9.5	51.6	356	114.7	791	59
Plate	400	204	0.375	9.5	43.6	301	105.4	727	56
Plate	600	316	0.375	9.5	39.1	270	102.1	704	59
Plate	800	427	0.375	9.5	37.4	258	96.3	657	62
Plate	1000	538	0.375	9.5	33	228	93.3	643	52
Plate	RT	RT	0.5	12.7	48.6	335	116.8	805	63
Plate	400	204	0.5	12.7	38.3	264	105.2	725	61
Plate	600	316	0.5	12.7	35.8	247	102.5	707	65
Plate	800	427	0.5	12.7	34.2	236	99.8	688	66
Plate	1000	538	0.5	12.7	29.8	205	92.1	635	71