General Technical Resources

The melting point of a metal is classed as the temperature that it changes from a solid to a liquid. […]

What is Nickel? Nickel is a metallic element known for its versatility and strength in the world of chemistry. The […]

Bespoke Nutsche Pressure Filters are a key part of the manufacturing process in multipurpose pharmaceutical plants used in the Pharmaceutical […]

Alloy 22 sheet can be readily fabricated into pipes, pipe fittings and flanges. NeoNickel’s alloy 22 is widely used in […]

Bespoke centrifuges are commonly used in the pharmaceutical and bio-synthetic industry. NeoNickel supplied alloy 22 water-jet cut pieces, full plates, […]

NeoNickel supplied alloy 22 in various sizes, thicknesses and forms to suit the tools maker’s requirements.  It was crucial the […]

Flue Gas Desulphurisation plants are designed to last the life expectancy of the coal fired power stations. A number of […]

The absorption tower and packed column consisted of various sections and components including vapour/liquid distillation & absorption, liquid/liquid extraction, catalytic […]

NeoNickel (formerly Corrosion Materials Limited) supplied a complete package of alloy C276 welded pipe, pipe fittings, flanges, weldolets and other […]

Annealing Meaning  Annealing is the process used to alter the properties of metals, alloys and other materials to relieve internal […]

NeoNickel supplied elbows, pipes, flanges and fasteners (washers, nuts & bolts) in C276 to one of the world leading animal […]

Carburising is one of the most commonly performed steel heat treatments. For perhaps three thousand years it was performed by […]

You may have heard about, or even seen, the effects of what is termed “Catastrophic Oxidation”. This is a rapid […]

Titanium Grade 1, Titanium Grade 2 , Titanium Grade 3 and Titanium Grade 4 are considered commercially pure. Microstructurally, they […]

Corrosion resisting alloys (CRAs), as the name suggest are alloys that have been designed to and are able to resist […]

The basic 300 series stainless materials like 304L and 316L have an austenitic microstructure and are non-magnetic. In the annealed […]

While most stainless steel applications function exactly as the designer intended, there are times when this most durable of materials […]

  What is Hastelloy C276? Hastelloy C276, also known as nickel alloy C276, is a solution-annealed nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy with the […]

When metals are heated, they expand. The amount of expansion to be expected is well defined in most cases as […]

Inclusions and laminations naturally exist in all metal and alloy products. Most people hear the words inclusion or lamination and […]

Alloy 625 and Alloy 718, commonly referred to as Inconel 625 and Inconel 718,  are both nickel alloys, both superalloys […]

Metals account for about two thirds of all the elements on Earth and about 24% of the mass of the […]

Nitriding is a similar process to carburising. At elevated temperatures, a Nitrogen rich (typically ammonia, NH₃) gas is pumped into […]

Oxidation is the reaction of Oxygen with an element in steel. The most common form of oxidation is rust. Rust […]

Are you seeing requirements calling for the passivation of stainless steels? Stainless steels, even the least alloyed, will passivate immediately […]

Are you seeing requirements calling for the passivation of stainless steels? Stainless steels, even the least alloyed, will passivate immediately […]

The pitting resistance equivalent number (PREn) is a theoretical way of comparing the pitting corrosion resistance of various types of […]

An In-Depth Overview of its Applications, Mechanical Properties, and Chemical Composition In the realm of high-performance alloys, Alloy 600 stands […]

An In-Depth Overview of its Chemical Composition, Properties and Applications Monel alloy 400 is a high strength, corrosion resistant nickel […]

Standard Chemistry CR Ni Si 19% 35% 1.25% Products: Regular Flat Cut Circle Regular Edge Clipped Corner Regular Corner   […]

Data sheets for most heat resistant alloys list a temperature limit. What does this temperature limit really mean? Can material […]

Classifying and identifying metals and alloys is a crucial skill for anyone that intends to buy them for commercial purposes. […]

Comparison between the alpha-beta alloy and the workhorse of commercially pure grade     Ti 6Al-4V is the most widely […]

Titanium and Titanium alloys are categorised based on their metallurgy e.g. alpha (α), near-alpha, alpha-beta (α-β) and beta (β) alloys. […]

The importance of non-corrosive metals Non-corrosive metals are used for varying roles within the automotive, marine, electrical and architectural industries. […]

Metal is a native element that’s become part of everyday life on planet earth. How would we live without it? […]

  Stainless steel is one of the most popular types of alloy, it’s multi-functional, strong and highly resistant to corrosion, […]

Heat exchangers are critical components in a range of industrial and commercial systems. Heat exchangers basically allow the transfer of […]

Hardness is the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation. For example, diamonds are recognised as super-hard, whilst plastic […]

Due to its high alloy content ZERON® 100 displays excellent corrosion resistance in seawater and brines and is therefore suitable for […]

Introduction Regularly used for pipework systems carrying corrosive fluids, ZERON® 100 corrosion resistant fasteners are used when corrosion of the flange […]

ZERON® 100 is a 25% chromium superduplex stainless steel used in the marine industry. Its high alloy content gives it […]

In the oil and gas industry there are a range of fluids that can vary in corrosivity, productions fluids typically […]