Specialty metals
Manufacturing reference articles in Specialty metals.
- Alloy 400
Specifying UNS N04400 nickel-copper alloy by product form and condition, with producer-specific properties and corrosion-service limits.
- Alloy 600
Designation, condition-dependent properties and service qualification for nickel-chromium-iron Alloy 600, UNS N06600.
- Alloy 625
Nickel-alloy 625 selection by designation, product form, heat treatment and exposure conditions.
- Alloy 718
Specifying UNS N07718 by producer, form and heat-treatment condition, with bounded wrought-property and additive-manufacturing examples.
- Alloy C-276
Specifying UNS N10276 by producer, form and condition, with bounded mechanical data, corrosion-test examples and fabrication requirements.
- AZ31B magnesium
Form- and temper-specific selection of AZ31B magnesium, with rolled-product examples, forming, joining, surface protection and machining controls.
- AZ91D magnesium
Selecting AZ91D by casting route, condition, test basis, corrosion protection and machining controls.
- Ductile cast iron
Selecting nodular iron by grade, matrix, casting route and test basis, with bounded continuous-cast bar examples and finished-casting acceptance requirements.
- Grade 2 titanium
Commercially pure Grade 2 titanium: designation, product-specific strength, corrosion screening and fabrication qualification.
- Grade 23 titanium
Ti-6Al-4V ELI selection by product specification, form, metallurgical condition and finished-part requirements.
- Grade 5 titanium
Selecting Ti-6Al-4V by product form, condition and manufacturing route, with bounded properties and fabrication guidance.
- Gray cast iron
Selecting flake-graphite iron by casting grade, section and test basis, with bounded continuous-cast bar properties and machining-stock guidance.
- Molybdenum
Pure molybdenum mill products: grade and condition, atmosphere-dependent service, physical-property estimates and fabrication limits.
- Nickel 200
Commercially pure wrought nickel: designation, condition-dependent properties, caustic-service boundaries and fabrication controls.
- Tungsten
Selecting pure tungsten by product, condition and atmosphere, with distinctions from heavy alloys and carbide and bounded fabrication evidence.
- Zamak 3
Specifying zinc Alloy 3 by ingot/casting requirements, with bounded typical properties, aging and creep considerations and finished-part acceptance.
- Zamak 5
Zinc-aluminum-copper-magnesium die-casting alloy: chemistry basis, test-bar properties, aging, creep and finished-part qualification.