Editing Inconel (section)

{{Short description|Austenitic nickel-chromium superalloys}}
[[File:Inconel 718.JPG|thumb|Inconel 718 round bar]]

'''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 aluminum 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 |title=Engineering Properties of ALLOY 713C |url=http://www.nickelinstitute.org/~/media/Files/TechnicalLiterature/Alloy713C_337_.ashx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902002913/http://www.nickelinstitute.org/~/media/Files/TechnicalLiterature/Alloy713C_337_.ashx |archive-date=2015-09-02 |access-date=2015-09-16}}</ref>

Inconel alloys are typically used in high temperature applications. Common trade names for various Inconel alloys include:
* Alloy 625: [[Inconel 625]], Chronin 625, Altemp 625, Sanicro 625, Haynes 625, Nickelvac 625 Nicrofer 6020 and UNS designation N06625.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.source1alloys.com/alloys/Inconel_625.html |title= Special Alloys: Inconel 625 |access-date= 2010-04-26 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090605051532/http://source1alloys.com/alloys/Inconel_625.html |archive-date= 2009-06-05 }}</ref> 
* Alloy 600: NA14, BS3076, 2.4816, NiCr15Fe (FR), NiCr15Fe (EU), NiCr15Fe8 (DE) and UNS designation N06600.
* Alloy 718: Nicrofer 5219, Superimphy 718, Haynes 718, Pyromet 718, Supermet 718, Udimet 718 and UNS designation N07718.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.americanspecialmetals.com/InconelAlloy718.html |title= Inconel Alloy 718 |access-date= 2023-01-16 }}</ref>