STEP 1
Outstanding Corrosion Resistance
Inconel 617 provides excellent resistance to pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, intergranular corrosion and chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking.

Inconel 617 is a solid solution strengthened alloy, a registered trademark of Special Metals Corporation and its affiliates. It exhibits excellent oxidation resistance across a broad range of corrosive environments.
Typical applications cover aerospace grade components, petrochemical processing hardware, industrial furnaces, gas turbines, combustion chambers, ducts, power generation station parts, and welding tool assemblies.
Inconel 617 is a solid-solution strengthened nickel-chromium-cobalt-molybdenum superalloy known for its exceptional high-temperature strength, creep-rupture resistance, and oxidation resistance.
It exhibits excellent oxidation resistance across a broad range of corrosive environments. The subsequent datasheet outlines its chemical composition and key performance characteristics.
The chemical composition of Inconel 617 is given in the following table.
Elements Content (%)
Nickel, Ni 48.85-62
Chromium, Cr 20-24.0
Cobalt, Co 10-15
Molybdenum, Mo 8-10
Manganese, Mn ≤ 1
Silicon, Si ≤ 1
Carbon, C ≤ 0.15
The following table shows the physical properties of Inconel 617.
Properties Metric Imperial
Density 8.3g/cm³ 0.302 lb/in³
Melting point 1363°C 2485°F
Common Applications
● Aerospace
Gas turbine components, combustion chambers and turbine seals.
● Industrial
Heat treatment equipment, duct systems and power generation facilities.
● Chemical Processing
Piping and pressure vessels for service under severe high temperature corrosive environments.