Cupronickel 90-10 Rings manufactured at TorqBolt are seawater resistant,crevice resistant,stress corrosion crack resistant & hydrogen embrittlement resistant.
Dimensional standards as per DIN 471,DIN 472,DIN 5417,DIN 983,AS 568,BS 1806,ISO 3601,DIN 3771 are provided.
The raw material of these fasteners is classified as copper based nickels. Being a PED certified Fasteners Manufacturer by TUV Rheinland,our fasteners are accompanied with EN 10204 3.1/3.2 certification. Cupronickel 90-10 Rings are available in hot forged,cold forged and bar stock machined conditions depending upon the order quantity.
Cupronickel 90-10 Also Known As Uns C70600 Cupronickel With Trade Name Cuni10fe1mn Has Moderate Strength And Thermal Stability At High Temperature Levels. 90-10 Is Highly Resistant To Oxidation And Stress Corrosion Cracking. This Is A Single Phase Alpha Structure And Is Highly Nourished With Nickel. 90-10 Has Good Resistance To Sea Water Corrosion Due To Presence Of Manganese.
Cupronickel 90 10 Rings — Forged Ring Specifications
Cupronickel 90 10 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 Cupronickel 90 10 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.
Forging Process
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.
Dimensional Tolerance
Cupronickel 90 10 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.
Mechanical Testing
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 Cupronickel 90 10 ring stock destined for hydrogen / sour service, additional HIC testing (NACE TM0284) and SSC testing (NACE TM0177) per the customer's spec.
Surface & Inspection
Cupronickel 90 10 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.
Copper-Nickel & Cupronickel Alloys
Copper-nickel (cupronickel) alloys combine copper's bio-fouling resistance with nickel's strength and corrosion enhancement. The two production grades dominate marine + desalination service where titanium is too costly: 90/10 Cu-Ni (~90% Cu, 10% Ni) and 70/30 Cu-Ni. Cu-Ni alloys are the only commercial materials inherently resistant to marine bio-fouling, eliminating the need for antifouling coatings on heat-exchanger tubes and ship hulls.
C70600 (90/10 Cu-Ni) is the high-volume marine alloy: yield ~105 MPa, used for desalination tubing, condenser tubes, hull cladding, and offshore piping fasteners. C71500 (70/30 Cu-Ni) increases nickel for higher strength (~160 MPa yield) and better seawater erosion-corrosion at higher flow velocities — the choice for naval condensers and high-pressure desalination. C71640 (70/30 + Fe + Mn) extends service to even higher flow rates.
Cu-Ni fasteners ship per ASTM B151 (rod/bar) and B171 (plate/forging) with EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2 certificates. Welding uses ERCuNi or ENiCu-7 filler with low-heat-input technique to avoid hot cracking. NACE MR0175 sour-service application is limited; ammoniacal stress-corrosion can occur if exposed to NH₃ in service.
