Alloy 230 Flange Rings Specification

ALLOY 230 Equivalent Designation
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Alloy 230 Flange rings are seamless rolled or open-die forged components used as pressure-vessel flanges, valve bodies, hub-mount blanks, and shaft-end retention rings. TorqBolt supplies Alloy 230 Flange rings per ASTM A182 (forged flange standard), ASTM A266/A668 (carbon ring), and EN 10222 (pressure-purpose forging), in OD sizes from 50 mm up to 3000 mm.
Rings are produced via either seamless ring rolling (radial-axial mill, for OD > 200 mm) or open-die hammer forging (for short-run / oversize parts). Reduction ratio ≥ 4:1 from billet to final ring is enforced for grain-flow continuity. Heat treatment is per the alloy spec — solution-anneal + quench + age for precipitation-hardening alloys; quench & temper for low-alloy steels.
Alloy 230 Flange rings are supplied to ASTM A788 dimensional tolerances by default: OD ±1.5 mm or ±1% (whichever is larger), ID ±1.5 mm, height ±0.8 mm. Tighter tolerances (machined finish, ±0.1 mm) available for direct-mount applications. Out-of-roundness controlled to 1.5 mm; concentricity 0.2 mm/100 mm.
Each ring lot ships with full mechanical certification: tensile (ASTM E8), Charpy impact (ASTM E23) at the application's MDMT, hardness traverse, and grain size per ASTM E112. For Alloy 230 Flange ring stock destined for hydrogen / sour service, additional HIC testing (NACE TM0284) and SSC testing (NACE TM0177) per the customer's spec.
Alloy 230 Flange rings ship rough-machined or finish-machined per drawing. Standard NDT: 100 % UT (ASTM A388 reference) and surface MT/PT to ASTM E709 / E165. Radiography on request. Each ring is hard-stamped with heat number, lot, and certification reference for traceability through the dispatch chain.
High-nickel superalloys beyond the Inconel + Hastelloy family include specialty grades engineered for unique service envelopes — ultra-high-temperature furnace components, oxidation-resistant structural alloys, and corrosion alloys where C-276 reaches its limits.
Alloy 230 (UNS N06230) is a Ni-Cr-W-Mo solid-solution alloy combining the high-temperature strength of Inconel 625 with superior oxidation resistance to 1150°C — the standard for gas-turbine combustor cans and reformer tubes. Alloy 330 (N08330) is a Fe-Ni-Cr alloy for cyclic-temperature furnace fixtures. Alloy 333 (N06333) extends the envelope with higher Mo+W. Alloy 602 CA (N06025) achieves the highest oxidation resistance of any wrought Ni-base alloy at 1200°C+ via Al + reactive-element additions. Alloy W (N10004) is a Ni-Mo-Fe-Cr alloy for sulfuric and reducing-acid service.
These specialty alloys ship per ASTM B435 / B574 / B575 with EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2 certification including chemistry, mechanicals at room + elevated test temperatures, hardness, and oxidation / corrosion testing per the application's requirement. Welding requires matched-composition filler with strict control of dilution.