Nickel & Cobalt Alloys

N06231 Supply Detail

Category

  • Bar and Rod

  • Plate and Sheet

  • Strip

  • Pipe and Tube

  • Wire

  • Welding

  • Powder Material

  • Cast Products

  • Forged Products

  • Fittings

  • Fastening

    Forms & Sizes

    Round Bar:
    φ2–500 mm, 1–6 m length

    Flat/Square Bar:
    4–100 mm thickness/width

    Hex Bar:
    A/F 3–100 mm

    Hollow Bar:
    OD 20–300 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Sheet:
    0.3–6 mm thickness

    Medium Plate:
    6–25 mm thickness

    Heavy Plate:
    25–100 mm thickness

    Forms & Sizes

    Standard Strip:
    0.05–3 mm thick,
    10–600 mm wide

    Precision strip:
    0.01–0.5 mm thick,
    tight tolerance ±0.005 mm

    Foil:
    0.005–0.1 mm thick

    Forms & Sizes

    Seamless Tube:
    OD 6–450 mm,
    WT 1–50 mm,
    1–12 m length

    Welded Tube:
    OD 10–600 mm,
    WT 1–20 mm

    Capillary Tube:
    OD 1–10 mm,
    WT 0.1–2 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Wire Form:
    Cold Drawn Wire,
    Bright Wire,
    Spring Wire,
    Fine Wire,
    Ultra-fine Wire

    General Diameter:
    φ0.1–10 mm

    Coil Weight:
    50–500 kg,
    customizable tolerance

    Forms & Sizes

    Solid Wire:
    φ0.8–4.0 mm

    Flux-cored Wire:
    φ1.2–4.0 mm

    Welding Rod:
    φ2.0–5.0 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Powder Form:
    AM 3D Printing Powder,
    Spherical Powder,
    Gas-atomized Powder,
    Water-atomized Powder

    Particle Size:
    10–150 μm

    Sphericity:
    ≥90% for AM grade

    Forms & Sizes

    Cast Ingot:
    φ200–800 mm

    Precision Casting:
    min wall 0.5 mm

    Cast Pipe:
    OD 100–600 mm,
    WT 10–50 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Forged Bar:
    Φ35–500 mm

    Forged Ring:
    OD 200–2000 mm

    Forging Weight:
    1–5000 kg

    Forms & Sizes

    Fittings Form:
    Elbow, Tee, Reducer, Flange, Cap, Outlet, Lap Joint

    Size range:
    1/2''–24'' (DN15–DN600)

    Wall thickness:
    Sch10–Sch160, STD, XS, XXS

    Pressure Class:
    150–2500 LB

    Forms & Sizes

    Fastening Form:
    Bolt, Nut, Screw, Stud, Washer, Pin, Rivet

    Metric: M3–M64

    Imperial: #4–2.5''

    Length: 6–500 mm

N06231 Product Description

Overview

N06231 is a nickel-chromium-tungsten-molybdenum filler metal for welding high-temperature alloys. This datasheet presents the material within the American (ASTM / ASME / AWS / UNS) standard system.

The companion filler metal to Haynes 230 alloy, N06231 is used for the gas-tungsten-arc and gas-metal-arc welding of 230 alloy and may also be used to weld alloy 617 and thick-section cobalt alloys such as Haynes 188. The deposited weld metal combines excellent high-temperature strength and oxidation resistance with superior long-term thermal stability and good fabricability. Tungsten is the primary solid-solution strengthener — the reason 230 outperforms many alloys above 871 °C — while a small lanthanum addition improves oxide-scale adhesion during thermal cycling and the carbon forms stable M₆C and M₂₃C₆ carbides that resist grain coarsening. It is supplied as filler wire (AWS A5.14 ERNiCrWMo-1).

Typical applications include filler metal for welding gas-turbine combustion-zone components — combustor cans, transition ducts and flame holders — and other high-temperature 230, 617 and cobalt-alloy assemblies in aerospace and power generation.

1. Physical Properties

Property Value Unit
Density 8.97 g/cm³
Melting range 1301–1371 °C
Elastic modulus 211 GPa
Coefficient of thermal expansion (20–100 °C) 12.7 µm/m·°C
Thermal conductivity (20 °C) 8.9 W/m·K
Specific heat (20 °C) 397 J/kg·K
Structure Austenitic (FCC), single phase

2. Chemical Composition (wt %)

Element Symbol Min % Max % Role in Alloy
Nickel Ni Balance Base element
Chromium Cr 20.0 24.0 Oxidation resistance
Tungsten W 13.0 15.0 Primary solid-solution strengthening
Molybdenum Mo 1.0 3.0 High-temperature strength
Iron Fe 3.0 Residual
Cobalt Co 5.0 Residual
Manganese Mn 0.30 1.00 Deoxidiser
Silicon Si 0.25 0.75 Oxidation resistance
Aluminium Al 0.20 0.50 Oxidation resistance
Lanthanum La 0.005 0.05 Oxide-scale adhesion
Carbon C 0.05 0.15 M₆C / M₂₃C₆ carbide formation

3. Mechanical Properties

All-weld-metal condition, typical values for UNS N06231.

Condition Property Value
All-weld-metal Tensile strength (UTS) ≥760 MPa (110 ksi)
All-weld-metal 0.2% yield strength ≥310 MPa (45 ksi)
All-weld-metal Elongation at break ≥40 %
At elevated temperature High-temperature strength Retained; tungsten-strengthened
Elastic modulus 211 GPa

Confirm against the mill / weld test report. As a filler metal, the value lies in the high-temperature strength and stability of the deposited weld metal.

4. Corrosion / Oxidation Resistance

Environment Performance Notes
High-temperature oxidation (to ~1149 °C) Excellent Lanthanum-stabilised chromia scale
Nitriding environments Excellent Matches 230 base alloy
Long-term thermal stability Excellent Carbide-stabilised structure
Carburisation Very Good High chromium
Weld-joint high-temperature service Excellent Strength + oxidation resistance

The deposited weld metal reproduces the high-temperature oxidation resistance, nitriding resistance and long-term thermal stability of 230 base alloy, with the tungsten providing high-temperature strength and the lanthanum improving oxide-scale adhesion during thermal cycling.

5. Heat Treatment

A single-phase solid-solution alloy; not hardenable by precipitation. Welded assemblies are used as-welded or solution annealed.

Solution Anneal Where base-metal solution annealing is required, solution anneal at approximately 1175–1245 °C (2150–2275 °F) and rapidly cool. The filler metal itself is not strengthened by heat treatment; weld-metal properties derive from its solid-solution and carbide structure.

6. Weldability and Joining

This alloy is itself a filler metal — its primary purpose. Used for gas-tungsten-arc and gas-metal-arc welding of 230 alloy, alloy 617 and thick-section cobalt alloys such as Haynes 188. Clean surfaces are essential; base metal is preferably welded in the solution-annealed condition.

Welding Process Applicability Filler / Consumable
GTAW / TIG Excellent 230-W filler (ERNiCrWMo-1)
GMAW / MIG Excellent 230-W filler (ERNiCrWMo-1)
As filler metal Primary use 230, 617 and cobalt-alloy joints

The alloy is itself the filler metal (AWS A5.14 ERNiCrWMo-1, ASME SFA-5.14); weld with clean surfaces and appropriate procedures.

7. Machinability and Fabrication

Machining Guidelines

Parameter Recommendation
Form Supplied as wire (spools, cut lengths, reels, coils)
Feeding RTW™ surface promotes smooth feeding
Coolant Per base-metal machining practice

Forming Processes

Process Notes
Cold forming Supplied as drawn filler wire
Hot forming Per base-metal practice; solution anneal afterward

8. Applications

Industry Typical Components Key Requirements
Aero gas turbine Combustor cans, transition ducts, flame holders High-temperature strength + oxidation
Power generation High-temperature welded assemblies Long-term thermal stability
Welding Filler for 230, 617, cobalt alloys Sound high-temperature joints
Process High-temperature ducting and hardware Oxidation + nitriding resistance

9. Available Product Forms and Standards (AWS / AMS System)

Product Form Standard Notes
TIG cut lengths AWS A5.14 ERNiCrWMo-1 ASME SFA-5.14
MIG spools AWS A5.14 ERNiCrWMo-1 AMS 5839
Reels and coils UNS N06231 RTW™ finish
Material designation UNS N06231 Companion to 230 (N06230)

Nickel-chromium-tungsten-molybdenum filler metal. UNS N06231.

10. Comparison with Related Alloys (UNS System)

UNS Cr % W % Mo % Best Used For
N06231 20–24 13–15 1–3 Filler metal for 230, 617 and cobalt alloys; high-temp joints
N06230 20–24 13–15 1–3 Base alloy (230); high-temp strength + oxidation
N06617 20–24 8–10 High-temperature Ni-Cr-Co-Mo structural alloy (617)
N06002 20.5–23 0.2–1 8–10 Gas-turbine combustors, furnace parts (X)
R30188 20–24 13–16 Cobalt-base high-temperature alloy (188)

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