Differences between nickel-based alloys and common stainless steel

First of all, nickel-based alloys are a class of special stainless steel, their chemical composition and general stainless steel is significantly different, nickel-based alloys contain higher nickel, chromium and molybdenum and other alloying elements. This type of stainless steel has very good high temperature and corrosion resistance, which cannot be replaced by general stainless steel. Therefore, it can be summarized as the following 3 kinds of dissimilarities:
1、 The function is different

Nickel-based alloy is a special stainless steel, is a high alloy stainless steel containing high nickel, high chromium, high molybdenum. This type of stainless steel will be in the chemical industry, marine environment, wastewater treatment industry and other high requirements, professional use of the region.
Stainless steel is short for stainless acid-resistant steel, resistant to air, steam, water and other weak corrosive media or stainless steel is called stainless steel.

2、High performance

Nickel-based alloys have very good resistance to localized corrosion, in seawater, inflatable, the presence of crevices, low-speed scouring conditions, there is good pitting resistance and good resistance to stress corrosion, is a substitute for Ni-based alloys and titanium alloys. At the same time has more excellent high temperature or corrosion resistance. And stainless steel in this regard is not up to the requirement