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Inconel 600 \/ (2.4816) \/ UNS N06600 \/ AMS 5540 \/ AMS 5665<\/h1>\n
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Inconel 600<\/div>\n
UNS N06600 \u00b7 W.Nr. 2.4816 \u00b7 NiCr15Fe (EN\/DIN) \u00b7 ISO NiCr15Fe8 \u00b7 72% min Ni \u2013 14-17% Cr \u2013 6-10% Fe \u2013 C 0.15% max \u2013 S 0.015% max<\/div>\n
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Not to be confused with<\/div>\n

Inconel 625<\/a>Inconel 601<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For what<\/div>\n
A nickel-chromium-iron SOLID-SOLUTION alloy. It does not precipitation harden; its strength comes from the nickel-chromium matrix and from cold work, and it cannot be hardened by heat treatment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Forms<\/div>\n
Round bar \u00b7 flat bar \u00b7 plate \u00b7 sheet \u00b7 tube \u00b7 forging. All forms are supplied to order.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Standards<\/div>\n
AMS 5540<\/b> \u2014 sheet, strip and plate; ANNEALED (74Ni-15.5Cr-8.0Fe). \u00b7 AMS 5665<\/b> \u2014 bars, forgings and rings (and stock for forgings and rings). \u00b7 AMS 5687<\/b> \u2014 wire; ANNEALED. \u00b7 AMS 5580<\/b> \u2014 seamless tubing; ANNEALED. \u00b7 ASTM B166 \/ ASME SB-166 \u2014 rod, bar and wire. \u00b7 ASTM B168 \/ ASME SB-168 \u2014 plate, sheet and strip. \u00b7 ASTM B167 \/ ASME SB-167 \u2014 seamless pipe and tube. \u00b7 ASTM B163 \/ ASME SB-163 \u2014 seamless condenser and heat-exchanger tube. \u00b7 ASTM B516 \/ ASME SB-516 \u2014 welded tube. \u00b7 ASTM B517 \/ ASME SB-517 \u2014 welded pipe. \u00b7 ASTM B564 \/ ASME SB-564 \u2014 forgings. \u00b7 ASTM B366 \/ ASME SB-366 \u2014 welded fittings. \u00b7 ASTM B751, B775, B829 \u2014 general requirements for tube and pipe. \u00b7 DIN 17742, 17750, 17751, 17752, 17753, 17754.
Unlike Inconel 625, N06600 has NO Grade 1 \/ Grade 2 (annealed \/ solution annealed) split on the ASTM side. In ASTM B166 the split is by working condition (hot-worked, cold-worked, annealed); in ASTM B168 it is by annealed, as-rolled and the hard temper steps;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Advantage<\/div>\n
A 72% min nickel content gives practical immunity to chloride-ion stress-corrosion cracking, which makes alloy 600 usable where austenitic stainless steels crack in chloride service.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Welding<\/div>\n
Filler metal: AWS A5.14 ERNiCr-3 (UNS N06082; INCONEL Filler Metal 82) for GTAW, GMAW and submerged-arc welding. Covered electrode: AWS A5.11 ENiCrFe-3 (UNS W86182; INCONEL Welding Electrode 182). ASME Section IX base-metal grouping: P-No. 43; filler-metal grouping F-No. 43.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Limits<\/div>\n
1) Intergranular stress-corrosion cracking in high-temperature high-purity water: the known problem of the nuclear sector. PWR steam-generator tubing and control-rod-drive-mechanism nozzle welds made from mill-annealed 600 cracked along grain boundaries in primary water (PWSCC);<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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