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Alloy 600 (UNS N06600, 2.4816)

Applications

Industrial

Industrial Furnaces, Reaction Vessels and Heat Exchanger, High Temperature Sensors, ect.

Features

  • Good resistance against oxidation, carbonization and nitriding
  • Good resistance to stress corrosion in room and increased temperatures
  • Good resistance against dry chlorine and hydrogen chloride
  • Good mechanical properties at both low and high temperatures

Material

Alloy 600 / UNS N06600 / 2.4816

Surface

Bright annealed / annealed

Package

Wooden case

Chemical composition (Nominal) %

Grade Ni Cr Fe Mn C Cu Si S
Alloy 600 72.0 min 14.0-17.0 6.0-10.0 1.0 max 0.15 max 0.5 max 0.5 max 0.015 max

Physical properties

Density 8.5 g/cm3 at 20°C

Heat treatment

Soft Annealing Solution Annealing
Soft annealing of Alloy 600 should take place in the temperature range between 920 and 1,000°C (1,688 and 1,832°F). Solution annealing of Alloy 600 H should take place at temperatures between 1,080 and 1,150°C (1,976 and 2,102°F)

Pipe and tube

Standard

ASTM B167 for seamless pipe and tube

Mechanical properties

Heat Treatment Tensile Strength, min, psi (MPa) Yield Strength, min. (0.2% offset), min, psi (MPa) Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm (or 4 D), min, %
Hot-worked or hot worked annealed: 5 in. (127 mm) in outside diameter and under 80 000 (550) 30 000 (205) 35
Hot-worked or hot worked annealed: Over 5 in. (127 mm) in outside diameter 75 000 (515) 25 000 (170) 35
Cold-worked annealed: 5 in. (127 mm) in outside diameter and under 80 000 (550) 35 000 (240) 30
Cold-worked annealed: Over 5 in. (127 mm) in outside diameter 80 000 (550) 30 000 (205) 35

Round bar

Standard

ASTM B166

Mechanical properties

Heat Treatment Tensile Strength, min, psi (MPa) Yield Strength, min. (0.2% offset), min, psi (MPa) Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm (or 4 D), min, %
Cold-worked (as-worked): Rounds: Under 1/2 120 000 (825) 90 000 (620) 7
Cold-worked (as-worked): Rounds: 1/2 to 1 110 000 (760) 85 000 (585) 10
Cold-worked (as-worked): Rounds: over 1 to 2 1/2 105 000 (725) 80 000 (550) 12
Hot-worked (as-worked): Rounds: 1/4 to 1/2 95 000 (655) 45 000 (310) 20
Hot-worked (as-worked): Rounds: over 1/2 to 3 90 000 (620) 40 000 (275) 25
Hot-worked (as-worked): Rounds: over 3 85 000 (585) 35 000 (240) 30
Hot-worked (Annealed) or Cold-worked (Annealed): Rod and Bar, all sizes 80 000 (550) 35 000 (240) 30

Sheet and plate

Standard

ASTM B168

Mechanical properties

Heat Treatment Tensile Strength, min, psi (MPa) Yield Strength, min. (0.2% offset), min, psi (MPa) Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm (or 4 D), min, %
Hot-Rolled Plate: Annealed 80 000 (550) 35 000 (240) 30
Hot-Rolled Plate: As-rolled 85 000 (586) 35 000 (240) 30
Hot-Rolled Sheet: Annealed 80 000 (550) 35 000 (240) 30
Cold-Rolled Sheet: Annealed 80 000 (550) 35 000 (240) 30