Applications of INCONEL Alloy
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INCONEL alloys are incredibly versatile, used across a number of key industries thanks to the superior properties and high performance the materials offer.
Oil and gas extraction
One of the key industrial applications for INCONEL alloys is in oil and gas extraction. There are many factors to consider in this sector for design engineers when it comes to material selection. Temperatures can be very high and the raw substances being processed or stored are volatile and corrosive.
Superalloys such as INCONEL alloy 625 are utilised for the separation of extracted fluids in the processing systems for liquefied natural gas production. This material offers outstanding fatigue and thermal-fatigue strength, as well as good oxidation resistance, high tensile, creep and rupture strength, and excellent weldability. It’s often employed to line steel transfer piping in sour gas and gas extraction equipment.