Inconel: Difference between revisions

'''Inconel''' is a [[nickel]]-[[chromium]]-based [[superalloy]] often utilized in extreme environments where components are subjected to high temperature, pressure or [[Mechanical load|mechanical loads]]. Inconel alloys are [[oxidation]]- and [[corrosion]]-resistant; when heated, Inconel forms a thick, stable, [[passivation (chemistry)|passivating]] oxide layer protecting the surface from further attack. Inconel retains strength over a wide temperature range, attractive for high-temperature applications where [[Aluminium|aluminum]]aluminium and [[steel]] would succumb to [[creep (deformation)|creep]] as a result of thermally-induced crystal vacancies. Inconel's high-temperature strength is developed by [[solid solution strengthening]] or [[precipitation hardening]], depending on the alloy.<ref name="auto">[http://www.specialmetals.com/documents/Inconel%20alloy%20718.pdf Inconel alloy 718] {{Web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517080338/http://www.specialmetals.com/documents/Inconel%20alloy%20718.pdf |date=2017-05-17 }}, Special Metals Corporation</ref><ref name="nickelinstitute.org">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nickelinstitute.org/~/media/Files/TechnicalLiterature/Alloy713C_337_.ashx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902002913/http://www.nickelinstitute.org/~/media/Files/TechnicalLiterature/Alloy713C_337_.ashx |archive-date=2015-09-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>