Looking for Inconel 82 filler rods
#1
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Looking for Inconel 82 filler rods
My headers #2 & 3 are cracked at the flanges - pretty standard failure after 25+ years of use. I know that I have to use Inconel 82 to TIG weld these from outside. The problem is that this material is super difficult to get here. I contacted one of the largest welding material suppliers in PL and they advised that Inconel 82 is not available but they can sell me an equivalent - pretty much the same metal composition made by Lincoln. The problem is that I have to buy 5 kg instead of 5 rods and the price is insane $500!
Does anybody have excess of Inconel 82 TIG rods and wants to send few in bubbled envelope or small package? Just asking...
Does anybody have excess of Inconel 82 TIG rods and wants to send few in bubbled envelope or small package? Just asking...
#2
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Maybe these guys can help you out. They were resourceful when I was exploring an all Iconel exhaust setup.
http://pacificalloys.com/Inconel.html
http://pacificalloys.com/Inconel.html
#4
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I asked my brother in law who is a welder and e said incknel should be pretty common for oil and gas especially in subset applications. I asked him about welding a t3 flange on the pipe and he said for a non structural part it should weld quite similarly to stainless. Sorry I can't help with the rod.
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From what I was told by two different aviation exhaust repair shops, the filler material won't matter much. Neither was interested in attempting a repair, due to the age/life of the header material. Apparently the metallurgy of the worn out inconel isn't likely to result in a successful repair.
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Apparently the metallurgy of the worn out inconel isn't likely to result in a successful repair.
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#8
Rainman
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contact these folks...aviation specialty welding supply.
i used to buy from them all the time when i worked in the aviation maintenance industry. good people, decent pricing.
http://www.lawires.com/catalogue/Nickel%20Alloys.html
i used to buy from them all the time when i worked in the aviation maintenance industry. good people, decent pricing.
http://www.lawires.com/catalogue/Nickel%20Alloys.html
#13
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You can just tap a regular nickel welding rod lightly with a small hammer to get the flux off and use as a tig filler.
Not sure nickel holds up to heat that the manifold could see though.
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Not sure nickel holds up to heat that the manifold could see though.
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