Alloy 52 (Nilo®)

Alloy 52 (Nilo®*) is a controlled expansion alloy consisting of 51% nickel. Its low thermal expansion properties make it highly suited for use in a variety of electronic applications within the telecommunications industry.

Related Specifications of Alloy 52 (Nilo®*)

• N14052
• ASTM F30
• 2.4478
• FeNi52

Nominal Composition of Alloy 52 (Nilo®*)

Ni 51%, Fe 49%, Si 0.3%

Mechanical Properties of Alloy 52 (Nilo®*)

Ultimate Tensile Strength (N/mm²)	Proof Stress (N/mm²)	Elongation (%)	Hardness (HB)
550	280	35	80

Key Features of Alloy 52 (Nilo®*)

• Near zero coefficient of linear thermal expansion
• High strength and toughness at cryogenic temperatures

Applications of Alloy 52 (Nilo®*)

General | Glass to metal seals for electronic tubes, automotive and industrial lamps and hermetic devices

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*Nilo® is a trademark of Special Metals Corporation

CONTROLLED EXPANSION ALLOYS
	Related Specifications		Mechanical Properties
Alloy Name	UNS	Others	Ultimate Tensile Strength N/mm²	Minimum Yield Strength N/mm²	Elongation %	Hardness HB
Al­lo­y 36 (I­nv­ar­®)	K9­36­00­; K9­36­01­; K9­36­03	AS­TM B7­53­; 1.­39­12	48­0	31­0	30	14­0H­V
Al­lo­y 42	K9­41­00	AS­TM F3­0	50­0	30­0	30	14­0H­V
Al­lo­y 52 (N­il­o®­)	N1­40­52	AS­TM F3­0	55­0	28­0	35	80
Al­lo­y K (K­ov­ar­®)	K9­46­10	AS­TM F1­5	54­0	38­0	30	16­0H­V

Alloy 42

Alloy 42 is an iron-nickel alloy containing 42% nickel. It exhibits low thermal expansion characteristics over a range of temperatures, which makes it particularly suitable for use in glass and ceramic seals. It finds application in a variety of electronic components and lead frames.

Related Specifications of Alloy 42

• K94100
• ASTM F30
• 1.3917
• NF A54-301
• FeNi42

Nominal Composition of Alloy 42

Fe 58%, Ni 41%, Mn 0.8%

Mechanical Properties of Alloy 42

Ultimate Tensile Strength (N/mm²)	Proof Stress (N/mm²)	Elongation (%)	Hardness (HB)
500	300	30	140HV

Key Features of Alloy 42

• Low coefficient of thermal expansion matched to silicon, ceramic materials such as alumina and beryllia and vitreous glass compounds
• Low thermal expansion characteristics over a range of temperatures

Applications of Alloy 42

General | Semiconductor packages, electronic tubes, CRT electron guns and automotive and industrial lamps

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CONTROLLED EXPANSION ALLOYS
	Related Specifications		Mechanical Properties
Alloy Name	UNS	Others	Ultimate Tensile Strength N/mm²	Minimum Yield Strength N/mm²	Elongation %	Hardness HB
Al­lo­y 36 (I­nv­ar­®)	K9­36­00­; K9­36­01­; K9­36­03	AS­TM B7­53­; 1.­39­12	48­0	31­0	30	14­0H­V
Al­lo­y 42	K9­41­00	AS­TM F3­0	50­0	30­0	30	14­0H­V
Al­lo­y 52 (N­il­o®­)	N1­40­52	AS­TM F3­0	55­0	28­0	35	80
Al­lo­y K (K­ov­ar­®)	K9­46­10	AS­TM F1­5	54­0	38­0	30	16­0H­V

Alloy 36 (Invar®)

Alloy 36 (Invar®*) is a 36% nickel-iron alloy that exhibits a near zero rate of thermal expansion - approximately one tenth that of carbon steel - at temperatures from around -100°C up to 200°C.

Alloy 36 (Invar®*) offers a high retention of strength and toughness at cryogenic temperatures, making it suitable for a variety of low temperature or low expansion applications. The alloy is ideally suited to areas where dimensional changes due to temperature must be minimal, such as tooling for aerospace composites, radio and electronic devices and structural members in precision equipment such as lasers, measuring devices, thermostats and cryogenic instrumentation.

Related Specifications of Alloy 36 (Invar®*)

• K93600
• K93601
• K93603
• ASTM B753
• ASTM F1684
• SEW 385
• 1.3912
• NF A54-301
• FeNi36

Nominal Composition of Alloy 36 (Invar®*)

• Fe 63.0%, Ni 36.0%, Mn 0.6%, Si 0.4%

Mechanical Properties of Alloy 36 (Invar®*)

Ultimate Tensile Strength (N/mm²)	Proof Stress (N/mm²)	Elongation (%)	Hardness (HB)
480	310	30	140HV

Key Features of Alloy 36 (Invar®*)

• Near zero coefficient of linear thermal expansion
• High strength and toughness at cryogenic temperatures

Applications of Alloy 36 (Invar®*)

General | Positioning devices, bimetal thermostats, advanced composite moulds for aerospace industry, optical devices, echo boxes and filters for mobile telephones, magnetic shielding, small electrical transformers, metrology devices, scientific instruments, electrical circuit breakers, temperature regulators, clock balance wheels, pendulum clocks, precision condenser blades, radar and microwave cavity resonators, special electronic housings, seals, spacers, and specialized frames, high voltage transmission lines

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*Invar® is a registered trademark of Arcelor Mittal

CONTROLLED EXPANSION ALLOYS
	Related Specifications			Mechanical Properties
Alloy Name	UNS	BS EN	Others	Ultimate Tensile Strength N/mm²	Minimum Yield Strength N/mm²	Elongation %	Hardness HB
Al­lo­y 36 (I­nv­ar­®)	K9­36­00­; K9­36­01­; K9­36­03		AS­TM B7­53­; 1.­39­12	48­0	31­0	30	14­0H­V
Al­lo­y 42	K9­41­00		AS­TM F3­0	50­0	30­0	30	14­0H­V
Al­lo­y 52 (N­il­o®­)	N1­40­52		AS­TM F3­0	55­0	28­0	35	80
Al­lo­y K (K­ov­ar­®)	K9­46­10		AS­TM F1­5	54­0	38­0	30	16­0H­V

Difference Between Duplex And Super Duplex Steel

Even though the material of Duplex and Super Duplex is the same, they are a combination of chromium, nickel, and molybdenum. There is a wide scope of various sorts of stainless steel, which offer the basic resistance against corrosion property. They additionally have a blended ferrite and austenite structure, which gives them upgraded physical and mechanical properties when contrasted with both ferrite and austenite classes of stainless steel. 

This property joined with the low degree of maintain required when working with this sort of metal is only a portion of the reasons it is prevalent in such a significant number of utilization regions. The primary difference among the material of duplex and super duplex is the measure of Molybdenum and chromium. This blog entry will see one kind of stainless steel accessible in the market, duplex and super duplex stainless steel. Another contrast between duplex and super duplex steel is the expansion of nitrogen. 

Huge process:

You can get this Stainless Steel is distinctive grades and can be utilized for assembling different machine tools and items. Including Nitrogen in super duplex stainless steels improves its yield quality just as its setting resistance. Duplex stainless steels acquire their name as they have a two-application microstructure that comprises of grains of half ferritic and half austenitic stainless steel. 

Nitrogen likewise settles the austenite impact within nickel. This kind of steel has a choice of advantages, and it is frequently picked over normal ferritic or austenitic stainless steels because of its expanded quality – it is about twice as solid as these metals. The higher content of molybdenum and chromium makes the super duplex grade stainless steel an expanded resistance to corrosion and an expanded rigidity that is a lot higher when contrasted with duplex stainless steel. Because of its expanded yield quality, more slender segments of duplex stainless steels can be made, giving noteworthy weight reserve funds. 

Top-notch features:

As super duplex stainless steel grades are much alloyed in contrast with duplex stainless steel, they offer numerous points of interest like – great resistance to chlorine stress breaking, great durability. This makes duplex stainless steel a prevalent decision for auxiliary applications and weight vessels. The duplex and Super Duplex Stainless Steels should be possible effectively, due to the fact that the two of them have great weld capable properties and can be welded by the expansion of filler metals. 

Likewise with all stainless steels, duplex stainless steels advantage from this trademark. Both these stainless steel grades don’t require a pre and post-heat treatment for welding. The degree of corrosion resistance relies upon the grade of Duplex Stainless Steel, and these levels are like the range for austenitic stainless steels. Since both materials of duplex and super duplex have a high elasticity when contrasted with austenitic grade Stainless Steel, the utilization to plan and fabricate an item can be brought down. 

Enhanced factors:

The ferritic part of the duplex stainless steel microstructure furnishes this kind of steel with SCC resistance, which settles on it a most important decision for high temp water tanks and procedure plants. The dividers of the item can be diminished, prompting a decrease in the two loads of the item just as the expense of the item. This is a property that standard austenitic stainless steels don’t have, and they can be vulnerable to in circumstances of a raised temperature. 

In spite of the fact that the duplex and super duplex contrast is unmistakable as far as the content of chromium, nickel, and these components included the composite of super duplex stainless steel, advance the development of intermetallic applications. Duplex stainless steels likewise show better sturdiness contrasted with ferritic stainless steels, yet they don’t give these properties as effectively as austenitic stainless steel. Intermetallic applications framed can diminish the effect quality of this grade definitely. These steels are likewise extensively less expensive contrasted with equal ferrite and austenite grades. 

Effective impacts:

While the content of the components contrast in the combination of both duplex and super duplex grades, a noteworthy distinction that stands out is the improved rigidity and the corrosion resistance. This is in case duplex stainless steels have lower nickel and molybdenum content, and hence a lower combination extra charge. In any case, other physical and mechanical properties of these grades are like one another. Super Duplex stainless steel has the majority of indistinguishable advantages, the principle contrast being that this metal has a higher content of molybdenum and chromium, which furnishes it with expanded corrosion resistance. 

Henceforth, both these grades of the stainless steel can be viewed as the best as a result of their improved ductility, weld capacity, high elasticity, and corrosion resistance instead of both Ferritic and AusteniticStainless Steel grades. Super Duplex stainless steel is frequently utilized in the heat exchangers, gas and oil industry, chemical processing equipment, offshore platforms, pressure vessels, and boilers.