In the 19th century the monel metal began using in the abundant applications like aircraft maintenance and component's construction of aircrafts, construction of frames and outer layer of testing rockets. For example monel was used in the North American X-15 to oppose the large heat production due to aerodynamic friction when the plain achieves large speed during flying. The monel metal persists its power under the large temperature values that enables the aircrafts to maintain their configurations when they are flying at an extremely large speed.
Monel Wire in the Marine operations
The corrosion resistance property of Monel makes it the best option in the sea operations like piping, pumps, seawater valves, trolling wire and strainer bins. The non magnetic alloys are used for anchor wires in the minesweepers in the manufacturing of devices to measure the magnetic fields. Monel Wire is also used in the entertainment boats to measure the shackles for anchor sticks. Monel metal is also used in the water and fuel storage tanks and in the marines. This metal is also popular for using in propeller shafts and keel bolts.
But monel causes electrolytic reactions in the saline solution that's why it can not be solely used in the manufacturing of ships or it is provided with utmost care to achieve insulation from other metals like steel. Due to electrolytic nature of monel it has caused a drastic ship destruction in 1915 in America where a huge yacht of 215 feet got damaged just after 6 weeks of its building and it was sent for scrap. The outer body of yacht that was made of steel had reacted with monel due to electrolytic nature of monel.
The monel wire has also been used in the manufacturing of bird badges for several categories of birds that reside in the rusty ocean water conditions. Monel metal is also used in the protective wiring system of aircrafts.
Monel has significant used in the manufacturing of valves for the high grade musical equipments like trumpets, tubas and horn rotors. The rotosound has made the scope of Monel in the electric bass strings that was discovered in 1962. These threads have been utilized by popular musical personalities like John Paul, Iron Maiden, Sting and Harris.
The monel drill collars are purposed for surveying oil wells. Monel collars are used in drilling directional wells that need to be steered. Using the monel collars, it becomes easy to drill accurate wells quickly while reducing the risk of losses and cut back in the cost of drilling project. Saving in the cost is encouraged by the skills of real time surveys from a MWD tool featured with magnetometers. The magnetometers are required to be covered by non magnetic material to enable it to record the magnetism produced by earth without the interruptions that results into accurate reading.
The Monel Wire is an expensive product therefore it is rarely used in drilling wells. Moreover its good resistance against acids andoxygen enables this metal to be a good material to use in the chemical industry.