To many, metal strip conjures up a length of thin metal that is not very wide – like a chrome strip down the side of an automobile for example. However, engineers and industrial production managers are more likely to think about hot or cold rolled metal strip produced on a strip mill. Many metals are made into strip on such mills, including Nickel 200 Strip.
Metal Strip
These strip metals can be up to about ¼ of an inch thick and very thin strip is often referred to as ”foil”, The “as rolled” width of strip originates from the width of the rollers it passes through and the length is a function of the volume of “large size” metal being squeezed through the rollers. After rolling, the metal may need some further treatment – such as pickling – but it is basically cut off and coiled in lengths convenient for handling (with such as heavy duty fork lift trucks). Depending on what has been ordered, the strip may also be slit into smaller widths before coiling.
If you require a large volume of metal strip, then you can more or less get whatever dimensions you like by ordering direct from the strip mill. However, only mass production companies (such as auto makers) are likely to be in this position. The majority of buyers do not require such large quantity and will find they need to make their purchases from a stockist or distributor.
Nickel 200
Iron and steel are widely used metals throughout industry but both are subject to corrosion. In addition, they cannot be used at elevated temperatures. There are many applications, particularly in process industries, the oil & gas sector, petrochemicals and pulp & paper where even the best stainless steel cannot be used. These applications are served by a group of metals known as super alloys. In steels, the main constituent is iron (plus alloying elements). For the super alloys, the base material is changed and other elements are alloyed with it to produce a set of required properties.
Alloys of nickel dominate the super alloys and one of these is Nickel 200 Alloy Strip (also known by the brand name Carpenter 200). Nickel 200 is almost pure nickel alloyed with small amounts of elements that include iron, manganese, copper, silicon, carbon & sulfur while maintaining a 99% nickel content (including some cobalt).
Nickel 200 Strip
In applications where the bulk of a vessel holding process fluid has to be made from solid nickel 200, there are also requirements where sheet or strip metal components will be needed. For example, nickel 200 strip might be used in gasket production or for the column trays within distillation towers and reactors.
