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AWI can supply alloys suited to corrosive environments

Technical expertise and short lead time attractions at CASMI

there appears to be a lot of opportunities for us to supply this material.” Mr Olley continued, “It was also great having Andrew Du Plessis there to talk in depth about technical requirements. This included finer details of our nickel alloys, such as heat treatments to achieve a certain tensile strength after ageing, and which alloys are better suited to working in different corrosive environments.” Alloy Wire International provides more than 62 exotic alloys to over 7,500 customers around the world, with material available in sizes ranging from 0.025 to 5mm (0.001" to 0.197") and lead times often within three weeks of the order being placed. AlloyWire International www.alloywire.com

its investment in maintaining 400 tonnes of stock. “It was excellent to meet so many existing and potential new customers face to face, and CASMI certainly didn’t disappoint in terms of footfall and the quality of visitors,” said Stephen Olley, sales executive at AWI. “Our clients require material that can work in all types of demanding applications, from intense heat and sub-zero tempera tures to highly corrosive environments. That is why we were so pleased to launch Inconel alloy 686 after months of trials and testing. “This single-phase, austenitic alloy delivers excellent resistance to general and stress corrosion cracking that can occur in aggressive liquids and gases and, judging by the conversations we were having,

Alloy Wire International’s (AWI) technical knowledge was in demand when the company returned to SpringWorld 2022 (CASMI). Delegates from the USA, Canada and Mexico visited the UK manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire to discuss the firm’s new Inconel alloy 686 and to access its technical knowledge. Spring manufacturers were keen to dis cuss projects destined for the aerospace, automotive, chemical and petrochemi cal processing, oil and gas extraction and marine environments. A common thread throughout the conversations was the need for earlier development support and having availability of material in short lead times – which AWI says it has access to due to

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