Monel K500 bar

In what applications is Monel K-500 used? Sour-gas service applications Oil and gas production safety lifts and valves Oil-well tools and instruments like drill collars Oil well industry Doctor blades and scrapers Chains, cables, springs, valve trim, fasteners for marine service Pump shafts and impellers in marine service Fabrication with Monel K-500Monel K-500 is readily fabricated by standard commercial procedures.Welding alloy K-500 is best accomplished by the gas-tungsten-arc welding process. It is recommended that Monel K-500 be annealed when it is welded and that any weldments be stress relieved prior to aging.Heavy machining of this alloy is best accomplished when the material is in the annealed condition or hot-worked and quenched condition. Age-hardened material however can be finish-machined to close tolerances and fine finishes. Therefore, the recommended practice is to machine slightly oversize, age-harden, then finish to size. During aging, a slight permanent contraction takes place, but little warpage occurs because of the low temperatures and slow cooling rates involved.