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US 4,762,681 AGranted
Carburization resistant alloy
AssigneeInco Alloys International, Inc.
InventorsCurtis S. Tassen, Gaylord D. Smith
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AssigneeInco Alloys International, Inc.
InventorsCurtis S. Tassen, Gaylord D. Smith
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A carburization-resistant alloy comprising in weight percent about 50 to about 55% nickel, about 16 to 22% chromium, about 3 to about 4.5% aluminum, up to about 5% cobalt, up to about 5% molybdenum, up to about 2% tungsten, about 0.03 to about 0.3% carbon, up to about 0.2% rare earth element, balance essentially iron. The alloy is useful for structures, objects, parts etc. which are exposed in use to carburizing atmospheres and which, periodically are subjected to oxidizing atmospheres. For example the alloys are useful for pyrolysis tubes used in the petrochemical industry which must periodically be subjected to oxidizing atmospheres to burn-out carbon deposits and which, during pyrolysis are in contact with atmospheres having log Po.sub.2 spanning at least the range of -17 to -26 and which exist at various temperatures.
A carburization-resistant alloy useful in carburizing atmospheres having a Po.sub.2 of about 1.0E-2 to 1.0E-30 consisting essentially of in weight percent about 50 to about 55% nickel, about 16 to about 22% chromium, about 3 to about 4.5% aluminum, up to about 5% cobalt, up to about 5% molybdenum, up to about 2% tungsten, about 0.03 to about 0.3% carbon, up to about 0.2% rare earth element, balance essentially iron.
A carburization-resistant alloy object adapted to intermittent exposure to carburizing and oxidizing atmospheres made of an alloy consisting essentially of in weight percent about 50 to about 55% nickel, about 16 to about 22% chromium, about 3 to about 4.5% aluminum, up to about 5% cobalt, up to about 5% molybdenum, up to about 2% tungsten, about 0.03 to about 0.3% carbon, up to about 0.2% rare earth element, balance essentially iron.
In a process wherein metal parts making up the process system contact a high temperature, carbonaceous atmosphere having a Po.sub.2 of about 1.0E-2 to 1.0E-30 and wherein the process is interrupted by periods of carbon burnout, the improvement comprising employing metal components in contact with said atmosphere made of an alloy consisting essentially in weight percent about 50 to about 55% nickel, about 16 to about 22% chromium, about 3 to about 4.5% aluminum, up to about 5% cobalt, up to about 5% molybdenum, up to about 2% tungsten, about 0.03 to about 0.3% carbon, up to about 0.2% rare earth element, balance essentially iron.
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