Nickel

  • Nickel is one of the most important alloying element in the machining world. It is added in various quantities to many materials having a major effect on their properties. Its presence in high quantity creates materials that are very hard to machine.
  • In Steel(up to 4% ): Nickel is added to steel to increase hardenability. It often improves the toughness and ductility of the steel, even with the increased strength and hardness it brings.
  • In Stainless Steel(up to 60%): Nickel is used to producing austenitic stainless steel because it is an austenite promoter. When amounts of chromium around 18% or greater are used, and nickel composition is higher than 8%, austenitic stainless steel is created. This combination is exceptionally corrosion-resistant, and austenitic grades are some of the most widely used stainless steel. More than two-thirds of global nickel production is used to produce stainless steel.
  • In Super Alloys (Up to 99%): Where stainless steels may fail is where nickel-based superalloys come into play. Nickel alloys are based on the same principle as stainless steel, but the increased amounts of alloying elements while maintaining a single-phase structure—results in better corrosion resistance at a wide temperature range. In the case of Nickel-Based alloys, where nickel is the dominant element in the compositions, it cannot be called an “Alloying Element”, and the other elements become alloying elements of the Nickel.

Raw Materials By Nickel Content







Material Group Material Content
S Nickel 201 Alloy 99.9%
S Nickel 200 Alloy 99.8%
S Hastelloy B-2 81%
S Jessop G81 79.3%
S Inconel 702 79%
S Inconel MA754 77.5%
S Inconel 600SP 77%
S Inconel 600 76%
S Inconel 613 76%
S Nimonic 75 76%
S Haynes X-750 74.9%
S Inconel 62 74%
S Inconel 722 74%
S Haynes 75 73.7%
S Inconel 603XL 73%
S Inconel 606 73%
S Inconel X-751 73%
S Nimocast 713 72.6%
S Hastelloy N 72.5%
S Haynes 600 72%
S Inconel 604 72%
S Inconel 82 72%
S Inconel X-750 72%
S Inconel 721 71%
S TRW VIA 70.5%
S Nimonic 80A 70%
S Nimocast 80 69.9%
S Inconel MA758 68%
S Hastelloy S 67%
S Hastelloy W 66.5%
S Inconel 182 66%
S Monel 400 66%
S Monel K500 66%
S Nimonic 86 65%
S René 95 64.5%
S GMR 235 63.3%
S R-235 63.3%
S GMR 235-D 63%
S Monel R405 63%
S Hastelloy B 62%
S Inconel 690 62%
S IN100 61.6%
S Haynes 625 61.4%
S Nimocast PK24 61.1%
S Hastelloy R235 61%
S Inconel 601 61%
S Inconel 601GC 61%
S Inconel 625 61%
S Inconel 625LCF 61%
S René 80 61%
S René 100 60.6%
S Haynes 601 60.5%
M 334 60%
S Inconel 230 60%
S Inconel 693 60%
S René 125 60%
S Nimonic C276 59.5%
S MAR-M 247 59%
S Inconel 691 59%
S Inconel C-276 59%
S Nimonic 115 59%
S Nimonic 90 58.3%
S Hastelloy C-4 58%
S Haynes 690 58%
S Inconel 22 58%
S Inconel 622 58%
S Inconel 686 58%
S Inconel 720 58%
S Inconel 725 58%
S Inconel 725HS 58%
S René 77 58%
S Waspaloy® 57.7%
S Nimonic C22 57%
S Udimet 520 56.9%
S Nimocast PE10 56.4%
S Allcorr 56%
S Hastelloy C-22 56%
S Hastelloy C-276 56%
S Astroloy 55.4%
S Inconel MA 6000 55%
S Nimonic PK33 55%
S Udimet 710 55%
S Udimet 720 55%
S Nimonic C263 54.9%
S René 63 54.4%
S Inconel 672 54%
S Inconel 718 54%
S Inconel 718 OP 54%
S Nimonic 105 54%
S Udimet 718 54%
S Inconel 718 Plus 53%
S Inconel 617 53%
S Inconel 718 DA 53%
S Nimonic PK31 53%
S Udimet 700 53%
S Nimocast 90 52.9%
S René 41 52.5%
S René 104 52.4%
S Udimet 500 52%
S Inconel 671 51.5%
S Haynes 263 51.4%
S Udimet 630 51%
S Duraloy 22H 50%
S Inconel 050 50%
S Nimonic 95 49.9%
S Nimonic PK25 49.9%
S Nimonic PE13 49%
S Hastelloy X 48.6%
S AL 4750 48%
S Duraloy Super 22H 48%
S Inconel 740 48%
S Inconel 939 48%
S Nimonic 101 48%
S Nimonic 91 48%
S Inconel 657 47.5%
S Inconel HX 47%
S Armco 20-45-5 46%
S Hastelloy G 46%
S Incoloy 925 45%
S Incoloy 901 44.3%
S Inconel G 44%
S Inconel G-3 44%
S Nimocast PD16 43.8%
S Nimonic 901 43%
S Nimonic PE16 43%
S Incoloy 825 42%
S Inconel 706 42%
M 331 41%
S Invar 42 41%
S Incoloy 804 41%
S Hastelloy G-3 40%
S Incoloy 903 39%
M 330 38%
S Refractaloy 26 38%
S Incoloy DS 37%
S Invar 36 36%
S RA 330 35.5%
S Incoloy 803 35%
S MP35N 35%
S Sanicro 30 34%
S Incoloy 020 34%
S 20CB-3 33%
S Multimet N-156 33%
S Incoloy 800 32.5%
S Incoloy 802 32.5%
S Incoloy 801 32%
S Inconel 800H 32%
S Super Invar 32-5 31.8%
M Uranus B28 31%
S Inconel 800 31%
S Stelloy HS27 30%
S Inconel 783 28.5%
S Discaloy 24 26%
S W-545 26%
S MP159 25.5%
M AL-6XN Plus 25.3%
M 311 25%
M Uranus B26 6Mo 25%
S A-286 25%
S Discaloy 16 25%
M 904 L 24.5%
M Uranus B6 24.5%
S M 203 24.5%
S M 204 24.5%
S M 205 24.5%
M AL-6XN 24%
M Uranus B66 22%
S Stellite 188 22%
S Haynes 188 22%
M Uranus 65 20.5%
M 310 S 20.5%
S X 50 20.5%
M 314 20%
S Haynes 556 20%
S Multimet N-155 20%
S S 590 20%
S MAR-M 905 20%
S MAR-M 918 20%
S S 816 20%
S V-36 20%
H Maraging C200 18.5%
H Maraging C250 18.5%
H Maraging C300 18.5%
H Maraging C350 18.5%
H Maraging T200 18.5%
H Maraging T250 18.5%
H Maraging T300 18.5%
M 611 18%
M Uranus B25 6Mo 18%
S Marval 18 18%
S Udimet B-250 18%
S Udimet B-300 18%
M Super Duplex 4565 17%
S HS 30 16%
M 610 15%
S Stellite 30 15%
M Uranus S1 4%Si 14.5%
M 309 14%
M Nitronic 50 13.5%
M X12CrNiWTi16-3 13.5%
M 316 13%
M 317 13%
M 316 LXN 13%
M 317 L 13%
M Staybrite® 4435NCu 13%
M Aermet 340 12%
M 320 12%
M 326 12%
M 316 L 12%
M 316 Ti 12%
M XM19 12%
M 305 11.5%
M Aermet 100 11.1%
M Aermet 310 11%
M 347 11%
M 348 11%
M 321 H 11%
M Custom 465 11%
M S240 10.75%
M 303 10.5%
S Stellite 45 10.5%
S X 40 10.5%
S X 45 10.5%
M 215 10%
M 315 10%
M 304 L 10%
M 304 LN 10%
M REX 734 10%
S HS 25 10%
S HS 31 10%
S HS 36 10%
S Jetalloy 209 10%
S L 251 10%
S L 605 10%
S MAR-M 509 10%
S Stellite 25 (L605) 10%
S Stellite 31 (X40) 10%
S X 63 10%
S Haynes 25 10%
M 321 9.5%
S Marval X12 9.4%
M 304 9%
M 325 9%
M 394 9%
M Nitronic 60 9%
M 455 8.5%
M 13-8PH 8%
M 302 7.5%
M Super duplex 2507 7.5%
M 301 7%
M Super Duplex Zeron 100 7%
M 15-7PH 7%
M 17-7PH 7%
M Uranus 47N+ 6.5%
M Uranus 52N+ 6.5%
S 21-6-9 6.5%
M Uranus 45N+ 6%
M X4CrNiMo16-5-1 6%
M Duplex 2205 5.8%
M 332 5.5%
M 201LN 5.5%
M Duplex 255 5.5%
M Duplex F51 5.5%
M Duplex F55 5.5%
H Ferrium® S53® 5.5%
M 202 5%
M 284 5%
M X20CrNiMo22-5-3 5%
M Duplex 2304 4.5%
M Uranus 35N 4.5%
M 15-5PH 4.5%
M AM 350 4.3%
H 600 4.25%
P P21 3.90-4.25%
M 425 4%
M 452 4%
M Uranus 45N22CrMo 4%
M 17-4PH 4%
H 500 4%
H 521 4%
S Armco 18 3.7%
M 329 3.5%
M Duplex 2003 3.5%
S HS 21 3%
S Stellite 12 3%
S Stellite 19 3%
S Stellite 4 3%
S Stellite 6 3%
M Jethete M152 2.6%
M 441 2.5%
S Stellite 21 2.5%
M Datalloy 2 2.3%
M 431 2%
M X17CrNi16-02 2%
M X20CrNi17-2 2%
S Greek Ascoloy - 418 2%
P 4340 1.65-2.00%
P L6 1.25-2.00%
M Duplex 2102 1.5%
S Stellite 23 1.5%
M 409 1%
M 410 1%
M 416 1%
M 420 1%
M 430 1%
M 434 1%
M 430F 1%
M Jethete M448 1%
M X30Cr13 1%
S Stellite 151 1%
S WI-52 1%
M FV607 0.62%
M 410S 0.6%
M H46 0.6%
M Jethete X20 0.6%
M X22CrMoV12.1 0.6%
P 8620 .40-.70%
P 8630 .40-.70%
M 403Cb+ 0.55%
P FV535 0.5%
M 403 0.5%
M 444 0.5%
M 403Cb 0.5%
M 440A 0.5%
M Staballoy AG17 0.5%
M X8CrCoNiMo10-6 0.5%
M 405 0.5%
P A105 0.4%
P A106GB 0.4%
P A234WPB 0.4%
P A234WPL6 0.4%
P A350LF2 0.4%
M Jethete X19 0.4%
P 105WC13 0.30 max%
P P2 0.10-0.50%
P S1 0.30 max%
P A2 0.30 max%
P A6 0.30 max%
P A7 0.30 max%
P D2 0.30 max%
P D3 0.30 max%
P H10 0.30 max%
P H11 0.30 max%
P H13 0.30 max%
P H21 0.30 max%
P M2 0.30 max%
P M3 0.30 max%
P M35 0.30 max%
P T1 0.30 max%
P T4 0.30 max%
M 441 HP 0.3%
M AL 29-4C 0.3%
P O1 0.30%
M 433 0.25%
M 409 Cb 0.25%
M 439 HP 0.23%
S F 1537 0.2%