View Full Version : Does anyone here deal with Inconel Steel


Nebe
08-01-2007, 11:55 PM
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BW from AZ
08-02-2007, 01:44 AM
Had to use it a few years ago. Research all other metals combine the worst metal working properties of them all and there you have it. Worst machinability that i know. I feel your pain. Please speak no more of it. If i remember right it work hardens.

Nebe
08-02-2007, 02:14 AM
strange- i deleted my original post some how-

The qualaties you hate about it are the reason i need it- its for a part I need to build that will always be around 1500 degrees- I need to find some scrap tubing- 3 inches x 24 inches

Saltheart
08-02-2007, 08:13 AM
You can probably get away with stainless at 1500 F continuous. I assume that's 1500 F. Many , many annealing furnace muffles are made from stainless. If you truly need a high temp metal , be prepared to pay through the nose.

Swimmer
08-02-2007, 10:27 AM
Nebe, have you ever gone to any of the many junk metal dealers in R.I. for what you need? Probably a foolish question given your background. But there are many many metal dealers in your state whose inventory must include stock that would help you out.

eastendlu
08-02-2007, 05:06 PM
I'm cutting alot of inconel right at this moment.$40,000.00 blocks of it about 10 blocks.Inconel is 95 to 98 percent nicol makes its one of the metals in the exotic category.

Young Salt
08-02-2007, 05:34 PM
If it HAS to be inconel, you might have to buy it from a mill......that's a good size piece of pricey material. even at a scrap yard you will have a tough time finding it.

gone fishin
08-02-2007, 06:14 PM
Try a restaurant supply house. It was used plenty in restaurant supplies. You might get a hunk from them.

ProfessorM
08-02-2007, 07:23 PM
Miserable stuff

Nebe
08-02-2007, 07:44 PM
Miserable stuff

its like turning ebony with dull chisels :grins:

2boxers
08-05-2007, 10:03 PM
I know a guy who uses it alot that may have some, but I think for the most part he dosent use anything bigger than a 2-3" dia