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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.

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