[TheForge] hastalloy

[The Millers]

Hastalloy is an alloy in the family of super alloys with tons of nickel 
used in the aerospace industry. Jet engine components, and other high 
temperature applications use hastalloy, HastX, Rene'88, inconels, etc.

During my tenure at GEAE we built a test cell complex that would 
simulated large scale engine compressor outlet conditions for combustor 
testing. The cell included an air heater that would heat 216,000 cfm of 
air to 1500 degrees at 650 psi. All the outlet piping was an inconel 
alloy that was around  76% nickel as I recall. The raw ingots were 
$12/lb, then we had to get it rolled into plate, then rolled into 18" 
schedule 100 pipe. We also had to get a flow control valve made out of 
the inconel, as well as an expansion bellows.

The project only cost GEAE around $35 million..........

Ray
Cincinnati


On Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 10:01  AM, Lon Humphrey wrote:

> my boss gave me a short section of 3 in. hastalloy pipe yesterday he 
> said "this stuff is as hard as hell i might make a good knife got a 
> lot of Ni in it." well a simple grind test told me that it did not 
> have enough C to get hard but searching on the web it looks like its 
> heat resistant and i need a new forge grate.  any of you have any exp 
> with this stuff
>
> oh yea the boss wants me to forge him a golf putter  thats a new one 
> for me lol
>
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