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Stocks
Many standard pipe sizes are available from stock in Huntington WV (USA) and Hereford (UK), from the Special Metals Services locations in continental Europe, or from the independent distributors worldwide. Please ask for local details.

Manufacturing
Cold-worked seamless tubing is made by tube reduction (pilgering) or cold-drawing according to the alloy, size and finish required. As-extruded pipe and tube sizes are also available. Testing facilities include visual, hydraulic, ultrasonic, eddy current and boroscope examinations.

Size
Cold-worked seamless tubing is available in the 9.5 - 219 mm (3/8 - 8 5/8") O.D. range. As-extruded (hot-worked) tubing is available in the 50.8 - 254 mm (2 - 10") O.D. range.

Minimum Mill Quantities
Small batch quantities, 250 or 500 kg, can be offered for most tube sizes.

Complementary Products
Please inquire for complementary products such as U-bent tubing, internally finned tubing high-quality seam-welded tubing, and fittings such as flanges, bends and elbows.

*Please note that not all the alloys are available in all forms, weights and sizes.

Superalloys Available Include:

• NIMONIC^® alloys 75, 80A, 90, 105, 263, 901, PE11, PE16 and PK33.
• INCONEL^® alloys 600, 617, 625, 718, X-750, 783 and HX.
• Waspaloy

Design Sizes and Tolerances
For individual orders or inquiries, contact us.

Alloy Products

• Commercial and high purity Nickel grades.
• MONEL^® and FERRY^® Ni-Cu alloys.
• INCONEL^® Ni-Cr-Fe alloys.
• INCOLOY^® Fe-Ni-Cr alloys.
• NIMONIC^® Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Co alloys.
• NILO^® Ni-Fe alloys.
• For wire products in the U.S. , contact our affiliated company A-1 Wire Products.
• Wire products are supplied in the United Kingdom and Europe by Special Metals Wiggin Ltd and our affiliated companies.

Product Sizes

• Wire in coil - 0.8 - 15 mm diameter.
• Wire in straight lengths - 0.8 - 15 mm diameter in lengths up to 4.5 m.
• Wire in "pay-off" packs - diameters from 0.5 - 2.0 mm in packs 360 mm O.D. X 250 mm I.D. X 270 mm high, or 510 mm O.D. X 355 mm I.D. X 380 mm high.
• Wire in bulk drums - small diameter (0.8 - 2.5 mm) wire on drums carrying 120 - 250 kg of product.
• Wire on spools - 102 - 1.5 mm diameter on plastic spools conforming to DIN 46399.
• Wire on former - annealed, 2.0 - 4.0 mm diameter, pattern-layered.

Product Finishes

• Bright annealed - available to order for products 4 mm diameter and below.
• Annealed and pickled - available to order for products 0.8 mm diameter and above.
• Temper Drawn - available to order.
• Coated - available to order for cold-heading and spring applications.
• Centerless ground - available as straight lengths, 5 - 15 mm diameter.
• Shaped section - available in coil for selected alloys and sizes.

Alloys

• Commercial and high purity Nickel grades.
• MONEL^® Ni-Cu alloys.
• INCONEL^® Ni-Cr-Fe alloys.
• INCOLOY^® Fe-Ni-Cr alloys.
• NIMONIC^® Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Co alloys.
• NILO^® Ni-Fe alloys.
• Specialty grades such as 25-6MO, C-276, 686, 22, HX, 020.

Dimensions - Special Metals Huntington Production

• Hot Rolled Plate: thickness from 4.76 - 102 mm (0.187 - 4"), and widths from 1220 - 2500 mm (48 - 98")
• Cold Rolled Sheet: thickness from 0.38 - 6.4 mm (0.015 - 0.25"), and widths to 1219 mm (48")
• Cold Rolled Strip: thickness from 0.38 - 3.2 mm (0.015 - 0.125"), and widths down to 19 mm (0.75")

Foil
Special Metals manufactures electroformed nickel foil products using a proprietary, continuous electrodeposition process. High-purity nickel foil is used to produce battery mesh, heating elements, gaskets, etc. Thickness range is 6 - 150 microns.

*Please note that not all the alloys are available in all forms, weights and sizes.