Nickel & Cobalt Alloys

2.4050 Supply Detail

Category

  • Bar and Rod

  • Plate and Sheet

  • Strip

  • Pipe and Tube

  • Wire

  • Welding

  • Powder Material

  • Cast Products

  • Forged Products

  • Fittings

  • Fastening

    Forms & Sizes

    Round Bar:
    φ2–500 mm, 1–6 m length

    Flat/Square Bar:
    4–100 mm thickness/width

    Hex Bar:
    A/F 3–100 mm

    Hollow Bar:
    OD 20–300 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Sheet:
    0.3–6 mm thickness

    Medium Plate:
    6–25 mm thickness

    Heavy Plate:
    25–100 mm thickness

    Forms & Sizes

    Standard Strip:
    0.05–3 mm thick,
    10–600 mm wide

    Precision strip:
    0.01–0.5 mm thick,
    tight tolerance ±0.005 mm

    Foil:
    0.005–0.1 mm thick

    Forms & Sizes

    Seamless Tube:
    OD 6–450 mm,
    WT 1–50 mm,
    1–12 m length

    Welded Tube:
    OD 10–600 mm,
    WT 1–20 mm

    Capillary Tube:
    OD 1–10 mm,
    WT 0.1–2 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Wire Form:
    Cold Drawn Wire,
    Bright Wire,
    Spring Wire,
    Fine Wire,
    Ultra-fine Wire

    General Diameter:
    φ0.1–10 mm

    Coil Weight:
    50–500 kg,
    customizable tolerance

    Forms & Sizes

    Solid Wire:
    φ0.8–4.0 mm

    Flux-cored Wire:
    φ1.2–4.0 mm

    Welding Rod:
    φ2.0–5.0 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Powder Form:
    AM 3D Printing Powder,
    Spherical Powder,
    Gas-atomized Powder,
    Water-atomized Powder

    Particle Size:
    10–150 μm

    Sphericity:
    ≥90% for AM grade

    Forms & Sizes

    Cast Ingot:
    φ200–800 mm

    Precision Casting:
    min wall 0.5 mm

    Cast Pipe:
    OD 100–600 mm,
    WT 10–50 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Forged Bar:
    Φ35–500 mm

    Forged Ring:
    OD 200–2000 mm

    Forging Weight:
    1–5000 kg

    Forms & Sizes

    Fittings Form:
    Elbow, Tee, Reducer, Flange, Cap, Outlet, Lap Joint

    Size range:
    1/2''–24'' (DN15–DN600)

    Wall thickness:
    Sch10–Sch160, STD, XS, XXS

    Pressure Class:
    150–2500 LB

    Forms & Sizes

    Fastening Form:
    Bolt, Nut, Screw, Stud, Washer, Pin, Rivet

    Metric: M3–M64

    Imperial: #4–2.5''

    Length: 6–500 mm

2.4050 Product Description

Overview

2.4050 is an extremely high-purity grade of commercially pure nickel (99.97% nickel), produced by powder metallurgy to give a "clean" microstructure essentially free from non-metallic inclusions. This datasheet presents the material within the European (DIN / Werkstoff-Nummer) standard system.

Its defining characteristics are very high purity, low base hardness and exceptionally high ductility. The powder-metallurgy route (and the extremely low residual-element content) eliminates the non-metallic inclusions found in conventionally melted nickel, which is critical for high-reliability electronic and electrical service. Like the other commercially pure nickels it is ferromagnetic and offers high thermal and electrical conductivity together with the corrosion resistance of pure nickel.

The extreme purity makes it especially suitable for components of hydrogen thyratrons and electrical resistance thermometers, as a substrate for precious-metal cladding, and for other demanding electronic and electrical applications where inclusions or residual impurities would be detrimental. It is also valued where very high ductility for forming fine components is required.

1. Physical Properties

Values per manufacturer data, annealed condition.

Property Value Unit
Density 8.91 g/cm³
Melting point ~1454 °C
Young's modulus (20 °C) 207 GPa
Specific heat capacity (20 °C) 460 J/kg·K
Thermal conductivity (20 °C) 86 W/m·K
Electrical resistivity (20 °C) 0.075 µΩ·m
Coefficient of thermal expansion (20–95 °C) 13.3 µm/m·°C
Curie temperature ~355 °C
Magnetic response Ferromagnetic
Purity 99.97 % Ni

2. Chemical Composition (Limiting, wt %)

Composition per DIN 17740 (W.Nr. 2.4050, Ni99.6).

Element Symbol Min % Max % Role in Alloy
Nickel Ni 99.6 Base; very high purity
Carbon C 0.02 Very low
Iron Fe 0.10 Residual
Manganese Mn 0.05 Residual
Silicon Si 0.05 Residual
Copper Cu 0.05 Residual
Sulphur S 0.005 Residual impurity

Nominal: high-purity wrought nickel (≥99.6%). Used where maximum nickel purity is required; properties similar to Nickel 200/201 with lower residuals.

3. Mechanical Properties

Annealed (+A) condition, per DIN 17740 for W.Nr. 2.4050.

Property Value Unit
Tensile strength (Rm) ≥380 MPa
0.2% proof strength (Rp0.2) ≥80 MPa
Elongation at fracture (A) ≥40 %

Values per EN/DIN; confirm against the inspection certificate (EN 10204).

4. Corrosion Resistance

Environment Performance Notes
Caustic soda (NaOH) Outstanding Like other commercially pure nickels
Alkaline solutions Excellent High nickel content
Neutral / reducing salt solutions Very Good Non-oxidising salts
Distilled / natural waters Excellent Low corrosion
Chloride stress-corrosion cracking Outstanding High nickel content
High-purity / electronic environments Excellent Inclusion-free, low-impurity microstructure
Oxidising acids / oxidising salts Poor Avoid (as with all pure nickel)

5. Heat Treatment

Extreme-purity commercially pure nickel; not hardenable by heat treatment. Heat treatment is for annealing only; strengthening is by cold work.

Anneal Temperature: ~700–870 °C (typical for pure nickel), followed by appropriate cooling Purpose: softening and recrystallisation after cold work, restoring the high ductility and low hardness.

The clean, inclusion-free microstructure from powder-metallurgy production is retained through normal annealing.

6. Weldability and Joining

Readily joined by welding, brazing and soldering, and well suited to the precise joining operations of electronic assembly. The high purity is beneficial for clean, sound joints. The material must be kept free of embrittling contaminants (sulphur, lead).

Welding Process Applicability Filler / Consumable
GTAW / TIG · resistance Excellent EN ISO 18274 matching Ni filler
Brazing / soldering Suitable (electronic assembly) Appropriate brazing/solder alloys

Refer to recognised guidance (e.g. SSINA welding methods). Avoid sulphur-bearing marking materials and lubricants.

7. Machinability and Fabrication

Machining Guidelines

Parameter Recommendation
Base hardness Low; highly ductile
Work hardening Work-hardens; sharp tooling, rigid setup
Condition Machine cold-worked for best finish

Forming Processes

Process Notes
Cold forming Excellent — very high ductility ideal for fine wire, foil, deep drawing
Hot working Per manufacturer guidance
Annealing Restores high ductility and low hardness after cold work

8. Applications

Industry Typical Components Key Requirements
Electronics Hydrogen thyratron components Extreme purity; inclusion-free
Instrumentation Electrical resistance thermometers Purity + stable electrical properties
Electronics / plating Substrate for precious-metal cladding Clean surface; purity
Electronics Lead wires, fine components High ductility + conductivity
Precision High-reliability electronic hardware Low residuals; no inclusions

9. Available Product Forms and Standards (EN / DIN System)

Product Form Standard / Reference
Sheet, strip, foil and wire High-purity nickel (W.Nr. 2.4050)
Bar and rod W.Nr. 2.4050 reference
Composition / designation W.Nr. 2.4050 (extreme-purity nickel)
Welding consumables EN ISO 18274 matching Ni filler

Extreme-purity wrought nickel made by powder metallurgy. W.Nr. 2.4050. Not hardenable by heat treatment.

10. Comparison with Related Grades (Werkstoff-Nummer System)

W.Nr. Ni % Key Best Used For
2.4050 99.97 Powder-met, ultra-pure Hydrogen thyratrons; precious-metal substrate
2.4066 ≥99.0 C ≤0.15 Caustic/alkali to 315°C; general
2.4068 ≥99.0 C ≤0.02 Caustic above 315°C
2.4061 ≥99.0 Mg/Ti adj. Electronic (valves, transducers)
2.4122 ≥93.7 Mn 4.75 Spark-plug electrodes; lead wires

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