Manufacturing High-Complexity Parts & Assemblies
Expert Handling of the Most Unique and Exotic Alloys
We know you’re designing and purchasing parts that are at the leading edge of performance, and we empower our customers by delivering experience and expertise across a range of exotic alloys and materials that are simply not available at other machine shops.
High-Performance Aerospace and Defense Expertise
Our unique proficiency with exotic alloys comes from a long history of completing aerospace and defense projects for high-performance applications, as well as consistently elevating the skills of our engineering and machining teams.
What Are Exotic Alloys?
Exotic alloys are characterized as having a high level of resistance to the extremes of heat, cold, and corrosive environments, as well as long-term wear capacity.
Modern aerospace and defense programs require unique alloys for highly-complex components that must stand up to extremes and high demand. Exotic alloys we work with include:
Beryllium
172 Beryllium Copper.
AMS 4533 Beryllium Copper, which has excellent cryogenic characteristics that are especially important for spacecraft and satellite applications.
Ceramics
Macor, Alumina, Aluminum Nitride, Boron Nitride, Pyrex, Vycor, Graphite, Mullite, Mycalex, Steatite, Zirconia
Cobalt
Cobalt-based alloys are often found in turbine components for their wear-resistant capabilities.
Haynes 230
A nickel-chromium-tungsten-molybdenum alloy that resists oxidation at high temperatures (up to 2100 F), which is often used in critical aerospace parts where low heat expansion is desired
Hastelloy
Has been solid-solution strengthened for exceptional stress corrosion resistance and high-temperature strength
Hyperco
An Iron-Cobalt soft magnetic alloy often used in stator lamination on motors and generators for aerospace auxiliary power units (APUs)
Inconel
An alloy of nickel containing chromium and iron, resistant to corrosion at high temperatures.
Invar
Used for aerospace and defense applications when low thermal expansion is critical to component performance, which is common for optical housings for defense applications.
Kovar
Also known as ASTM F15. Alloy physical mechanical properties precise low thermal expansion for ease in deep drawing, stamping, machining.
Monel
A Nickel-Copper alloy used in applications demanding excellent corrosion resistance, and includes Alloy 400, Alloy K-500, and Alloy R-405.
MP35N
A Nickel-Cobalt base alloy known by its manufacturer as a “super alloy” originally developed for spacecraft components.
MP159
Cobalt-Nickel-Chromium
Alloy is a nickel-cobalt base alloy with the same characteristics as the MP35N® alloy. MP159® has an excellent strength and ductility in temperatures.
Tantalum
A natural metal that is often extracted from tin production, Titalium is often used in aircraft turbine fins due to its high melting point.
Titanium
Low density and ability to withstand extremes of temperature.
Tungsten
Ideal for rotating components or parts found on rotorcraft, such as on helicopters, due to its high density.
250 Maraging Steel
Ultra-high-strength, high levels of toughness, moderate corrosion resistance, good machinability, and good weldability.
Learn more about each type of exotic alloy we work with.
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A Higher Level of Quality Assurance
Our quality and supply chain functions are designed to measure and assess incoming raw materials to ensure they meet the level of quality demanded of exotic alloys.
- Density
- Strength
- Hardness
- Elasticity
- Ductility
- Malleability
- Conductivity
- Thermal Expansion
- Toughness vs. Brittleness
