During a peak‑load afternoon, a combined‑cycle power station saw exhaust temperatures climb past 1 050°C and operators held their breath: the last outage had been caused by warped liners and cracked sheets in the gas turbine hot section, built from a cheaper alloy that simply could not survive repeated thermal cycling. This time, the components were fabricated from Nimonic 86 Sheets, a nickel‑chromium‑molybdenum alloy designed for high creep strength and exceptional cyclic oxidation resistance up to around 1 050°C, and the unit ran through the peak without a single hot‑section alarm.
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For procurement heads, engineers, fabricators, OEM manufacturers, and hardware or industrial supply stores serving chemical, oil & gas, marine, pharma and power generation projects, Nimonic 86 offers a way to reduce forced shutdowns and extend service intervals rather than chasing the lowest material cost. With robust strength retention well beyond 800°C, this alloy provides a far stronger safety margin than standard stainless steels or basic nickel alloys in burners, reformers, waste‑to‑energy boilers and turbine exhaust systems.
Aurico Alloys LLP acts as a reliable Nimonic 86 Sheets supplier, stockist and exporter in India to abroad, supporting EPCs and OEMs with affordable, best‑quality, authentic material backed by mill test certificates, global standards and export‑ready packing. For customers who also engineer with Nimonic 81, Aurico’s position as a trusted supplier, manufacturer and stockist of Nimonic 81 Sheets helps standardize procurement for gas turbine combustion chambers, furnace components and chemical processing equipment across multiple alloy families.
High-quality Nimonic 86 Sheets ready for industrial use.
Specification Overview
| Supplier & Manufacturer | Aurico Alloys LLP – Nimonic 86 sheets supplier, stockist, exporter in India |
|---|---|
| Grade | Nimonic 86 (often referenced as Alloy 86) |
| Alloy Type | Solid‑solution strengthened Ni‑Cr‑Mo superalloy with Ce and C additions |
| Key Standards | Commonly supplied to ASTM nickel alloy product specs (sheet/plate/strip) and customer‑specific turbine standards; related Nimonic family alloys also appear in Special Metals proprietary specification/B637 and aerospace standards. |
| Thickness Range | Approx. 0.7 mm – 20 mm sheets and strips for hot‑section components (typical commercial range). |
| Finish | Cold‑rolled, hot‑rolled, solution‑annealed, pickled, and Nimonic 86 sheet cut to size for fabrication. |
| Delivery | Nimonic 86 ready stock in India with export packs, full MTC, and third‑party inspection options. |
| Price | INR 5,000 – 12,000 per kg. Indicative USD 59 – 141 per kg; quoted against grade, form, size and quantity. |
Equivalent Grades & Standards
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| UNS number | — |
| Density | 8.54 g/cm3 |
| Young's modulus (20 °C - dynamic) | 210 GPa |
| Plate, sheet and strip specification | Mill specification |
Identifiers and physical constants for Nimonic 86. A dash means no such designation is published for this grade.
Stock & Product Availability
As a focused Nimonic 86 stockist, Aurico Alloys LLP works with procurement teams to balance Nimonic 86 sheet price against lifecycle cost by offering optimized thicknesses, cut‑to‑size blanks and batch‑wise traceability for turbine and furnace projects. Engineers and OEMs can specify Nimonic 86 sheet metal for jet engine parts, hot gas ducts or chemical processing linings and receive just‑in‑time deliveries from India to the Middle East, Europe and other export markets.
Chemical Composition
| Element | Min (%) | Max (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon (C) | 0.05 nominal | |
| Chromium (Cr) | 25.0 nominal | |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 10.0 nominal | |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 0.015 nominal | |
| Cerium (Ce) | 0.03 nominal | |
| Nickel (Ni) | — | Balance |
Nominal composition for Nimonic 86. These are nominal figures rather than acceptance limits, and they are not measured values for a lot; the mill test certificate supplied with your order states the actual analysis.
Mechanical & Physical Properties
| Property | Typical Value (Sheet, room temperature) |
|---|---|
| Tensile Strength | ≈825–873 MPa for solution‑annealed sheet |
| 0.2% Proof / Yield Strength | ≈410–438 MPa |
| Elongation at Break | ≈42–45 % |
| Max Recommended Service Temperature | ≈1 040–1 050 °C in cyclic oxidation service |
Applications & Benefits
- Chemical & petrochemical: Nimonic 86 for chemical processing equipment such as radiant coils, reformer internals and hot gas ducts resists carburization and sulfidation far beyond common stainless or low‑alloy steels.
- Oil & gas / power: Gas turbine exhausts, transition pieces and support brackets benefit from Nimonic 86 creep resistance and oxidation resistance under frequent start‑stop cycles.
- Marine & offshore: Furnace components and high‑temperature flue parts in FPSOs or offshore boilers see less scale spallation and cracking compared with standard Ni‑Cr alloys.
- Pharma & specialty processing: Clean, scale‑resistant furnace linings help maintain atmosphere control and reduce particulate contamination in high‑purity processes.
- Hardware / industrial supply: Sheet and plate feedstock for Nimonic 86 fasteners, brackets and fabricated hot‑zone parts gives distributors a premium alternative where standard high‑temp grades regularly fail.
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Conclusion
For chemical plants, oil & gas assets, marine installations, pharma furnaces and power generation turbines that routinely see temperatures approaching 1 050 °C, Nimonic 86 sheets from Aurico Alloys LLP offer a data‑backed path to higher uptime, fewer hot‑section failures and better lifecycle economics than common stainless or generic nickel alloys, so are your most temperature‑critical components protected by a superalloy that is truly engineered for their duty cycle?