Inconel 601

Inconel?601 is a general purpose engineering material for applications that require resistance to heat and corrosion.?The outstanding characteristic of Inconel?alloy 601 is its resistance to high temperature oxidation.?The alloy also has good resistance to aqueous corrosion, has high mechanical strength, and is readily formed, machined and welded.
The composition is a face-centered-cubic solid solution with a high degree of metallurgical stability.?The alloy's nickel base, in conjunction with a substantial chromium content, provides resistance to many corrosive media and high temperature environments.?Oxidation resistance is further enhanced by the aluminum content.
The properties of Inconel?601 make it a material of broad utility in such fields as thermal processing, chemical processing, pollution control, aerospace, and power generation.
In industrial furnaces, the alloy is used for radiant tubes, muffles, retorts, flame shields, strand-annealing tubes, woven-wire conveyor belts, chain curtains, burner nozzles, and electrical resistance heating elements.
Chemical processing applications for alloy 601 include process heaters, condenser tubes in sour water strippers and insulating cans in ammonia reformers,?The alloy is also used for combustor components and catalyst grid supports in equipment for nitric acid production.
In petrochemical processing, the alloy is used for catalyst regenerators and air preheaters in the manufacture of high-density polyethylene.
In power-generation, alloy 601 is used for super heater tube supports, grid barriers, and ash-handling systems