Alloy N (UNS N10003) is a nickel-base alloy . It has good oxidation resistance to hot fluoride salts in the temperature range of 1300 to 1600°F (704 to 871°C).HASTELLOY N alloy has good oxidation resistance in air. It shows promise for continuous operations at temperatures up to 1800°F (982°C). Intermittent use at temperatures up to 1900°F (1038°C) may also be possible. No discernible oxidation could be measured for the alloy at temperatures up to 1200°F (649°C).HASTELLOY N alloy can be supplied, to order, in the forms of sheet, plate, and bar.
The swaged nipple is a pipe fitting used to connect two pipes of different sizes in a straight line to achieve pipe diameter reduction. There are concentric reducers and eccentric reducers. The center lines of the two pipes connected by the concentric reducer are in a straight line, and it is mainly used for vertical pipelines. Eccentric reducers are more often used in horizontal pipelines. Usually, the reducers for connecting large diameter pipelines are made of steel plates or steel strips, which are cheap and economical, but the reducers without straight edge sections are more difficult to align at the welding groove than the reducers with straight edge sections. In small-diameter pipelines (below DN50), reducing nipples are often used to replace reducing joints for pipe diameter reduction. Reducing nipples are also divided into concentric and eccentric.
Alloy N/UNS N10003 of chemical composition and physical properties