Incoloy alloys, crevice corrosion

Replacing some of the nickel with iron produces a family of alltws with intermediate corrosion resistance between stainless steels and the Ni-Cr-Mo alloys. Alloys such as Incoloy 825 and Hastelloy G-3 and G-30 are in this family. Incoloy 825 has 40 percent Ni, 21 percent Cr, 3 percent Mo, and 2.25 percent Cu. Hastelloy G-3 contains 44 percent Ni, 22 percent Cr, 6.5 percent Mo, and 0.05 percent C maximum. These alloys have extensive applications in sulfuric acid systems. Because of their increased nickel and molybdenum contents they are more tolerant of chloride-ion contamination than are standard stainless steels. The nickel content decreases the risk of stress-corrosion cracking molybdenum improves resistance to crevice corrosion and pitting. Many of the nickel-based alloys are proprietary and are coverecf by the following specifications ... 

It is important to know whether or not the alloy is resistant to crevice corrosion. For instance, work on the various grades of steels, such as SS 304, carpenter alloy, Incoloy (Alloy 825), Hastelloy (Alloy g), and Inconel (625) showed that the later two alloys were highly resistant to crevice corrosion in ambient and elevated temperature seawater [6]. The alloying elements in various grade of steel affect both the electrochemical and chemical processes, such as hydrolysis, passive film formation, passive current density and metal dissolution. Hence, the effect of major alloying elements, such as Fe, Cr, Ni and Mo and... 

Description and corrosion resistance. Incoloy 825 is a nickel-iron-chromium alloy with additions of molybdenum and copper. It has excellent resistance to both reducing and oxidizing acids, stress-corrosion cracking, and localized attack such as pitting and crevice corrosion. The alloy is especially resistant to sulfuric and phosphoric acids. 

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