Brass
Brass
230
Available In (Pipe)
Also known as red brass, this material is significantly stronger than yellow brass and also has excellent corrosion resistance. Typically used in jewelry, pens, decorative parts, light fixtures, steam iron parts, sprinklers, and weather stripping.
260
Available In (Balls, Sheet/Plate, Round Tube)
The most ductile of the yellow brasses, this also has a good finishing capabilities and corrosion resistance. Typically used in architecture, electrical parts, fasters, and ammunition casings.
270
Available In (Round Tube)
With a mixture of good strength, formability, and corrosion resistance, this alloy is mostly used in tubing. Typically used as fasteners, heat exchangers, pump cylinders, and tubing for other industrial projects.
272
Available In (Rectangle Tube, Round Tube, Square Tube)
With a mixture of good strength, formability, and corrosion resistance, this alloy is mostly used in tubing. Typically used as fasteners, heat exchangers, pump cylinders, and tubing for other industrial projects.
280 Muntz
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Known for its attractive golden color, spectacular corrosion resistance, and strength. This material is similar to bronze but has a lower cost, and it is stronger than other brasses as well. It is the only brass that is specifically designed to be used in marine applications. The hull of the famous sailing ship Cutty Sark is plated with this alloy of brass.
314
Available In (Round Bar)
A free machining brass that has superior thermal and electrical conductivity to other alloys of brass, this alloy offers good strength and corrosion resistance as well. It is typically used in hardware, electrical components, fasteners, screws, and other industrial applications.
330
Available In (Round Tube)
With a mixture of good strength, formability, and corrosion resistance, this alloy is mostly used in tubing. It is also easier to machine and work than other forms of brass. The poles that firemen and Ghostbusters slide down are overwhelmingly made from 330 brass.
353
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Also known as “engravers brass” because it’s easy to machine, resists corrosion, and polishes to an exceptional sheen. Beyond usage in brass placards and signs, it is often used in nuts, gears, door hardware, and furniture drawer handles.
360
Available In (Half Round Bar, Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Half Oval Bar, Threaded Rod)
Also known as “free machining brass.” The presence of lead in the alloy creates a highly machinable material that can easily be cut and shaped into whatever you need. It is not so good, however, at forming operations.
380
Available In (Half Round Bar)
Along with c385, this alloy is also known as “architectural bronze.” That is a bit of a misnomer though, as this is brass, not bronze. It polishes up to a great finish, resists corrosion in non-marine environments well, and it also machines comparably well to c360. It is typically used in architectural applications and ornamental hardware.
385
Available In (Angle, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Channel, T-Bar, Rectangle Tube)
Along with c380, this alloy is also known as “architectural bronze.” That is a bit of a misnomer though, as this is brass, not bronze. It polishes up to a great finish, resists corrosion in non-marine environments well, and it also machines comparably well to c360. It is typically used in architectural applications and ornamental hardware.
464
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
Also known as “naval brass” because it is regularly used in marine environments. It has an extremely high corrosion resistance, good strength, fair machinability, and excellent resistance to zincification. It is typically used in marine hardwear, wearplates, bushings, fasteners, condenser tubes, and, true fact, cannons.
485
Available In (Round Bar)
Like c464, this is known as “naval brass” because it is regularly used in marine environments. It has an extremely high corrosion resistance, good strength, and excellent resistance to zincification. However, there is better machinability due to higher lead content than c464. This alloy is typically used in marine hardwear, wearplates, bushings, fasteners, condenser tubes, and, true fact, cannons.
770 nickel silver
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Nickel Silver is neither nickel, nor silver. It’s also often called German Silver for historical reasons, but again, it’s not silver, and was not discovered by Germans. This alloy has good strength, a silvery appearance, and excellent resistance to corrosion and tarnish. It is typically used for decorative and ornamental applications. The main difference between the c770 and c792, is that the c770 is almost exclusively used in sheet whereas c792 is often used in round bars.
792 nickel silver
Available In (Round Bar)
Nickel Silver is neither nickel, nor silver. It’s also often called German Silver for historical reasons, but again, it’s not silver, and was not discovered by Germans. This alloy has good strength, a silvery appearance, and excellent resistance to corrosion and tarnish. It is typically used for decorative and ornamental applications. The main difference between the c770 and c792, is that the c770 is almost exclusively used in sheet whereas c792 is often used in round bars.
Bronze
Bronze
220
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Also known as “commercial bronze” but this is actually a brass, as it has more zinc than tin. It has a rich color, excellent formability, corrosion resistance, and high strength. It is typically used in medals, medallions, jewelry, hardware, lighting fixtures, kickplates, pushplates, weather stripping, and marine hardware.
510
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
Exhibiting excellent strength, formability, and durability, this alloy is formulated for wrought products. It is typically used as springs, bellows, and electrical hardware.
544 – Phosphor Bronze
Available In (Round Bar)
Also known as Tin Bronze because this alloy contains higher amounts of tin and phosphorous. These additions increase the strength, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance of the alloy. It has a high machinability rating as well, and is typically used for electrical connectors, bushings, gears, pinions, screw products, thrust washers, valves, and shafts.
630 – Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Available In (Round Bar)
This material is known for its exceptional strength and toughness. It is typically used in aerospace and marine applications such as valve stems, high strength bushings, valve seats and guides, gears, cams, nuts, shafts, and ship propellers.
642 – Silicon Aluminum Bronze
Available In (Round Bar)
The alloy of choice when you require a strength and excellent corrosion resistance, but also an ease of machinability. This material is typically used to make blots, gears, and valves.
655 – Silicon Bronze
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
Strong, with good corrosion resistance, resilience, and good formability, this alloy is one of the more popular bronze alloys. It resists corrosion from most acids, alkalis, salts, and other chemicals. It is typically used for marine hardware, fasteners, bushings, and shafts.
673 – Silicon Manganese Bronze
Available In (Round Bar)
This material has excellent corrosion resistance, high strength, and excels at usage in high speed and heavy load environments. It is typically used in fasteners, industrial projects, and marine hardware.
841 Oil-Impregnated Powdered Bronze
Available In (Round Bar, Hollowbar, Sheet/Plate)
Designed to be used in bearings and high temperature environments, this material contains oil inside the metal. As it is used and heats up, oil seeps out of the metal to lubricate the part. Once the device is turned off and cools, the oil is absorbed back into the bronze. It is typically used in high speed machinery and hardware.
863 Oil-Impregnated Iron Copper
Available In (Round Bar, Hollowbar)
While similar to SAE 841, the addition of iron to this alloy gives 863 a much higher strength. Designed to be used in bearings and high temperature environments, this material contains oil inside the metal. As it is used and heats up, oil seeps out of the metal to lubricate the part. Once the device is turned off and cools, the oil is absorbed back into the bronze. It is typically used in high speed machinery and hardware.
932– Bearing Bronze
Available In (Round Bar, Hollowbar)
The standard material for light duty applications, this bronze is hard, strong, resistant to wear, and easily machined. Typically used in bushings, thrust washers, bearings, pumps, and valve components.
954 – Aluminum Bronze
Available In (Round Bar, Hollowbar, Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
This alloy has strong properties of strength and corrosion resistance due to its high aluminum and iron content. It is typically used to make bearings, valves, pumps, various gears and fastening hardware a machine parts.
Nickel
Nickel
c276
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
The most versatile corrosion resistant alloy available. Typically used in waste treatment piping, chemical piping and pollution control.
A286
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
This alloy offers high strength properties, high corrosion resistance and strength in low temperatures. Because of its excellence fabrication properties, it is typically used in the automotive and oil industry, often as fasteners and turbines.
200
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
Offering the highest corrosion resistance as well as high formability, weldability and conductivity, this alloy is typically used in chemical drums and processing equipment.
400
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
The free matching version of “Monel 400,” this is highly corrosive resistant and has high strength properties, good weldability and formability. It is typically used in marine equipment and hardware, chemical processing and marine components.
R405
Available In (Round Bar)
The round rod version of Nickel 400, this shares all of the same benefits. The big difference is that R405 is only used in round rods.
500/K500
Available In (Round Bar)
This alloy has the same corrosion resistant of Nickel 400 but has significantly more strength than the 400. It is typically used marine, chemical, oil, and gas industries.
Inconel 600
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
This material provides good corrosion resistance up to elevated temperatures, and that is its major advantage. It is typically used in heat treating applications, furnace fixtures, and metal manufacturing plants.
Inconel 625
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
With a high strength, outstanding corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and fatigue strength at elevated temperatures, this material is typically used in aerospace ducting and exhaust, bellows, turbine shrouds, seawater components, and chemical process equipment.
Inconel 718
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
A high strength and high fatigue resistance alloy designed to be used at long times at temperatures up to 1200 F. Typically used in gas turbines, liquid fuel rocket motors, springs, fasteners, and cryogenic tanks.
Hot Roll
Hot Roll
A500
Available In (Pipe, Rectangle Tube, Square Tube)
Another fairly boring but reliable structural steel, the A500 is exclusively used in structural tubing.
A606
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Also called CORTEN, this is a really cool steel. When exposed to the outdoor environment, this material quickly develops an orange-brown rust-colored sheen that actually protects the material underneath it. It is frequently used in industrial applications, freight cars, and decorative applications.
A653
Available In (Galvanized Sheet/Plte)
Offers excellent corrosion resistance due to its galvanized coating and zinc contents. Typically used in outdoor hardware such as outdoor signage, garbage cans, heating and cooling systems, and electrical protection.
A36
Available In (Angle, Round Bar, Square Bar, Perforated Sheet, Rectangle Bar, Sheet/Plate, Expanded Sheet)
A very common structural steel, this material doesn’t really have much exciting to say about it. It’s strong, heavy, and cheap. Typically used for general structural purposes such as bridges and buildings.
Tool Steel
Tool Steel
A-2
Available In (Drill Rod, Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
An air-hardening tool steel with good strength and with excellent stability in heat treatment. A-2 exhibits wear resistance that falls between O-1 and D-2 steel. Typically used in punches, dies, cutting tools in woodworking, tooling for plastic, dowel pins, hammers, and industrial knives.
D-2
Available In (Drill Rod, Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
High-carbon, air-hardening tool steel that provides good resistance to wear. D-2 provides a good blend of toughness, strength, and affordability. Typically used in rolls, punches, shear knives, food processing knives, and gauges.
H-13
Available In (Drill Rod, Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
With high toughness and very good stability during heat treatment, this tool steel provides good wear resistance in hot and cold work tooling. Typically used in cores, cavities for dies, and tools that require toughness and polishability.
M-2
Available In (Drill Rod)
The most popular tool steel for high-speed applications, it has excellent toughness and economic. Typically used in drills, taps, milling cutters, reamers, saws, and knives.
O-1
Available In (Drill Rod, Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
Oil-hardening, general purpose tool steel that holds its size and shape with excellent accuracy when being heat treated. While not as strong or wear resistant as A-2 or D-2, it experiences significantly less distortion during the heat treating process. Typically used in rolls, punches, shear knives, food processing knives, and gauges.
S-7
Available In (Drill Rod, Rectangle Bar)
An oil or air hardened tool steel that exhibits excellent high impact toughness and strength. Typically used in shear blades, dies, chisels, and punches.
W-1
Available In (Drill Rod, Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
A water hardening tool steel that is one of the most commonly used tool steels due to its strong characteristics. It does undergo a decent amount of distortion during quenching, so do be aware of that. It is typically used in Shafts, pins, blacksmithing tools, and short term wearing tooling.
1018
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
This material has a good combination of all of the typical traits of steel - strength, some ductility, and comparative ease of machining. Chemically, it is very similar to A36 Hot Rolled steel, but the cold rolling process creates a better surface finish and better properties.
Cold Roll
Cold Roll
A513
Available In (Tube)
This material offers a uniform grain structure that gives it a strong, seamless and consistent structure. DOM tubing offers excellent weldability and workability. A513 is typically used in automotive, construction and mechanical industries.
11L17
Available In (Rectangle Bar)
The addition of lead and manganese to this steel increases hardenability and machinability. Typically used when case hardening is needed, such as in medium duty shafts, studs, pins, and universal joints.
12L14
Available In (Round Bar, Hex Bar)
This alloy has lead added to it in order to increase machinability, and it also means it can be bent, riveted, or crimped. It is typically used in high-speed screw machine products and other high-speed machines.
1008/A366
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
A common low-carbon steel, there’s not a lot to say about this material. It’s typically used in home appliances, furniture, and automotive applications.
1018
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
This material has a good combination of all of the typical traits of steel - strength, some ductility, and comparative ease of machining. Chemically, it is very similar to A36 Hot Rolled steel, but the cold rolling process creates a better surface finish and better properties.
1045
Available In (Round Bar)
A commonly used lower carbon steel with a wide range of applications due to the typical benefits of steel. Typically used in machinery parts, die forging, hot upsetting, gears, crankshafts, shafts, axles, bolts, studs, pinions, casters, and support plates.
1144
Available In (Round Bar)
Also called “stressproof,” this alloy has excellent strength and hardness, and is specifically treated to relieve stresses in the metal created during the manufacturing process. This means that the bar is less prone to warping after it is machined or heat treated. Typically used in nuts, bolts, arbors, gears, pinions, piston rods, sleeves, shafts, and screws.
4130
Available In (Round Bar, Round Tube, Sheet/Plate)
Offers good strength, and weldability without compromising steel abrasion and impact resistance. It is typically used in structural applications, including gears, fasteners, and some aircraft exterior.
4140
Available In (Round Bar, Hex Bar)
This alloy has high strength, high fatigue strength, toughness, torsional strength, and impact and abrasion resistance. This material is typically used in aerospace, oil, gas, automotive, agricultural, and defense industries, specifically gears, shafts, spindles, fixtures, and collars.
4142
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Square Bar, Hex Bar)
Excellent toughness, ductility, wear resistance, and strength make this material popular with a wide range of applications. It is typically used in cams, drill collars, bolts, couplings, reamers axles, shafting, piston rods, rams, hydraulic shafts, gears, sprockets, valves, spindles, tools, boring tools, and other heavy duty machining components.
4330
Available In (Round Bar)
Offering a good mixture of high strength, impact control, and machinability, this alloy is typically used in the aerospace, automotive, gas, and oil industries.
4340
Available In (Round Bar)
This material has high strength, toughness, wear resistance, and fatigue strength. This material is typically used in military aircraft, automotive systems, hydraulic parts, machine tools, and a steel crankshafts.
8620
Available In (Round Bar)
A medium-strength alloy, this contains good toughness and strength properties, along with good core strength. Typical uses include gears, cranks, shafting, axles, bushings, heavy duty pins, bolting, springs, hand tools, gears, and many other machinery parts.
9310
Available In (Round Bar)
This material specializes in high core strength applications, and exhibits good strengths, but high toughness, hardenability, core strength, and very high fatigue strength. It is typically used in gears, crankshafts, heavy-duty gears, the automotive, trucking, and aerospace industries.
Maraging Steel
Available In (Round Bar)
Maraging Steel Alloy is a carbon free iron-nickel blend of steel with hint of aluminum, titanium, cobalt, and Molybdenum. This composition of metals results in a very high strength, low weight metal often used in the aerospace industry.
Titanium
Titanium
Grade 2
Available In (Round Bar, Sheet/Plate, Round Tube)
Offers high corrosion resistance and the approximate strength of 6061-T6 aluminum. It’s high strength, low weight ratio give it a diversified range of applications ranging from medical applications to aerospace and automotive fabrication. Typically used in airframe components, cryogenic vessels, heat exchangers, condenser tubing, and pickling baskets.
6AL-4v (Grade 5)
Available In (Round Bar)
The most popular titanium grade, often associated with medical and aerospace applications, though it is also biocompatible. Feel free to heat treat this material to achieve even higher strengths! Typically used in blades, discs, rings, airframes, fasteners, pressure vessels, cases, hubs, forgings, biomedical implants.
Beryllium Copper
Beryllium Copper
173
Available In (Round Bar)
Offers excellent corrosion resistance, workability, machinability, and formability. Especially useful in applications that require high strength, fatigue resistance, wear resistance, and electrical conductivity. Typically used in springs, flexible metal hose, washers, retaining rings, bushings, valves, firing pins, navigational equipment, and non-sparking safety tools.
MoldMAX HH
Available In (Round Bar)
MoldMAX HH (High Hard) is the premier copper mold alloy. This alloy has a hardness and strength comparable with standard tool steels but its thermal conductivity is four to six times higher. MoldMAX HH is used for injection mold cores and cavities and blow mold pinch-offs.
Copper
Copper
101
Available In (Round Bar, Square Bar, Sheet/Plate, Round Tube)
A commercially pure high conductivity grade of copper that has no oxygen, giving it excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. It’s typically used in conductors and particle accelerators.
110
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Foil, Sheet/Plate, Tape, Threaded Rod)
Most commonly known for its sublime electrical conductivity and formability. Having a variety of purposes, Copper 110 is typically used anywhere from plumbing hardware, wiring and electrical components to telecommunication materials.
122
Available In (Round Tube)
Deoxidized with phosphorus, this material excels when you need heavy forming processes. This material is typically used in pipes and tubing.
145
Available In (Round Bar)
Has similar mechanical properties to unalloyed, pure copper with a higher machinability. Typically used in high-speed automatic screw machines as well as electrical applications like circuit breaker terminals, hot forged, studs and transformers.
147
Available In (Round Bar)
With excellent machinability and high conductivity, this material is typically used for electrical, industrial, and plumbing applications.
182
Available In (Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar)
Due to excellent conductivity, weldability, and workability, this alloy is typically used in electrical applications.
ASTM B370
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Commonly referred to as roofing copper, this sheet is certified to the ASTM B 370 specification and is 99% pure copper. Different manufacturers may give different alloy numbers as part of their efforts to brand their product, but don’t let that confuse you. It's this stuff.
Zinc
Zinc
988
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Typically used in roof covering, façade coverings, grooves and pipes, wind borders, window shelves, and architectural ornaments.
Stainless
Stainless
13-8
Available In (Round Bar)
A metal with excellent strength, high hardness, superior toughness, and good corrosion resistance. As such, it is typically used in aircraft frames, other aerospace applications, petrochemical and nuclear plants.
15-5
Available In (Hex Bar, Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
With a high strength but lower corrosion resistance at higher temperatures, this is designed to be tougher than 17-4 alloy. Typically used in aerospace, petrochemical applications, pulp and paper machines, and food productions.
17-4
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Sheet/Plate)
This alloy has high tensile strength and hardness and excellent corrosion resistance up to high temperatures. It is typically used in gate valves, chemical processing equipment, pump shafts, gears, ball bearings, bushings, and fasteners.
17-7
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
The most formable of all precipitation-hardening stainless and provides high strength and hardness. The valuable mechanical properties of 17-7 stainless sheet makes it particularly well suited for aerospace applications as well as its low distortion in heat treatment makes it a common choice for intricate parts. Typically used in aerospace parts, chemical processing equipment, springs, washers, heat exchangers, power boilers, and other high temperature applications.
N50
Available In (Round Bar)
Also known as “Nitronic 50,” this material offers excellent strength and high corrosion resistance in marine environments. Typically used in seawater pump shafts, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and other marine hardware.
N60
Available In (Round Bar)
Also called “Nitronic 60,” this alloy has exceptional wear and galling resistance. It is typically used in fasteners, pins and bushings, wear rails, roller bearings, and pump components.
301
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Known for high strength, high ductility, and excellent corrosion resistance, this material is popular for a wide range of applications. It is typically used for aircraft structures, trailer bodies, architectural components, auto trim, wheel parts, utensils and tablewear, and conveyor components.
302
Available In (Balls, Sheet/Plate)
Extremely tough with outstanding corrosion resistance, this alloy is also noteworthy for its ease of machining. It is typically used in the food and beverage industry, pressure vessels, and cryogenic applications.
303
Available In (Hex Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar)
The main value of this alloy is its ease of machining, grinding, and polishing. It is typically used in aircraft applications, machine parts, pump and valve parts, architectural applications, nuts, and bolts.
304
Available In (Half Round Bar, Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Half Oval Bar, Threaded Rod, Channel, Pipe, Expanded Sheet, Perforated Sheet, Fittings, Textured Sheet/Plate, Tread Plate, Sheet/Plate, T-Bar, Rectangle Tube, Round Tube, Square Tube)
The most commonly used stainless steel in the world, this material offers a great mix of strength and corrosion resistance without being overly specialized. It is typically used in aerospace, food and beverage industry, pressure containers, architectural designs and trim, cryogenic applications, and chemical processing equipment.
310
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
This alloy maintains decent strength at high temperatures, but most importantly, it keeps exceptional corrosion resistance at temperatures up to 2000 F. Typically used in coal combusters, radiator tubes, steam boilers, thermowells, burners, combustion chambers, food processing equipment, and cryogenic hardware.
316
Available In (Angle, Balls, Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Pipe, Fittings, Sheet/Plate, Threaded Rod, Rectangle Tube, Round Tube, Square Tube)
This stainless is another very popular metal, with higher strength than 304 and most importantly, excellent corrosion resistance in marine environments. It is typically used in oil and petroleum equipment, aerospace, food processing, pulp and paper processing equipment, textiles, architectural, and marine equipment.
321
Available In (Hex Bar, Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
Reinforced with titanium, this alloy excels in high temperature environments, providing resistance to cracking and corrosion. Typically used in aircraft engines, expansion joints, thermal equipment, refinery equipment, and high temperature chemical processing equipment.
347
Available In (Hex Bar, Round Bar, Sheet/Plate)
The biggest advantage of this alloy is that it maintains its strength and corrosion resistance even over the course of repeated heating and cooling. Typically used in aircraft exhaust, boiler casings, heaters, furnace heating elements, welding equipment.
410
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Sheet/Plate)
Also referred to as “general purpose grade steel,” this can be hardened to various strengths and to improve its corrosion resistance. 410 is best suited for applications that require mild corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and high strength. Typically used in aerospace structures, automotive exhausts, manifolds and high temperature engine components, medical instruments and devices, petro-chemical applications, and cutlery.
416
Available In (Round Bar)
Contains added phosphorus and sulphur for machinability, chips easily and will not damage your tools, but can be heat treated to increase its strength and hardness. 416 is ideal for applications where excellent machining properties are important but superior corrosion resistance is not. Typically used in concrete footings, piers, walls, beams, columns, supports, braces, railings, and handles.
420
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Square Bar)
This alloy possesses similar qualities to the 410 grade, but provides improved hardness and strength when heat treated. Best suited for applications that require mild corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and excellent strength. Typically used in shear blades, needle valves, surgical equipment, cutlery, bearings, bushings, fasteners, screens, mine ladder rungs, pumps shafts, valve components, turbines, steam and gas applications.
430
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Notable for having a corrosion resistance similar to nickel stainless steels when exposed to atmospheric and mildly corrosive environments. 430 is best suited for exterior and interior applications where corrosion resistance hold higher importance than strength. Typically used in sinks, sink rims, kitchen appliances, stairs, automotive trim, mufflers, heaters, gutters, roofing panels, moldings, countertops, combustion chambers, scientific apparatuses, oil refinery equipment, and ornamental work.
440c
Available In (Balls, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar)
High strength, moderate corrosion resistant, good hardness and wear resistant material. After heat treatment, Stainless 440C is capable of attaining the highest strength, hardness and wear resistance of all the stainless alloys. Typically used in rolling element bearing, valve seats, high-quality knife blades, surgical instruments, chisels, gage blocks, cutlery, ball bearings and races, molds and dies, knives, valve components, measuring instruments.
455
Available In (Round Bar)
With a corrosion resistance similar to 304, this alloy excels in situations where you need high strength, corrosion resistance, and ease of machining. Typically used in medical instruments, structural components, and aerospace applications.
Aluminum
Aluminum
1100
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Known for superior corrosion resistance, formability, conductivity, and high weldability. It is not used in applications that require high strength or hardness. Typically used for chemical equipment, food equipment, decorative parts, lighting equipment, and heat exchangers.
2011
Available In (Hex Bar, Round Bar)
Extremely easy to machine, and boasting good mechanical properties, and excellent surface finish capabilities. Strength and weldability are all rated at average, and it doesn’t have high corrosion resistance. Typically used for screw parts, and small precision parts for cameras, clocks, speedometers, etc.
2024
Available In (Sheet/Plate, Round Tube, Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar)
Exhibits high strength, fatigue resistance, average machinability, poor weldability, and lower corrosion resistance. It is often used in aerospace applications, bolts, clock parts, hydraulic valve parts, nuts, pistons, and gears.
3003
Available In (Perforated Sheet, Expanded Sheet, Textured Sheet, Tread Plate, Sheet/Plate)
Known for its excellent corrosion resistance and good workability, this is also weldable. Typically used in chemical tanks, trim, pressure vessels, piping, and decorative parts.
5052
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
The aluminum alloy most suited to forming operations, this has excellent workability and higher strength than most other alloys. It is not heat treatable, and only has a fair machinability rating, but it has very good corrosion resistance and is easily welded. Typically used in aircraft fuel and oil lines, fuel tanks, sheet metal, lighting, wire, and rivets.
5086
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Most commonly used in marine applications, has moderate strength, good formability, easily weldable, easily heat treatable, with superior corrosion resistance. Typically used in pressure vessels, cryogenics, oil rigs, gas piping, armor, and marine applications.
6060
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Rectangle Tube, Round Tube, Square Tube)
Medium strength alloy more closely related to 6063 than to 6061 but will have more magnesium than 6063. This alloy is mainly found in Europe with metric sizes and is commonly heat treated to a temper with higher strength, and excellent anodizing, but low ductility
6061
Available In (Angle, Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Channel, I-Beam, Pipe, Tread Plate, Sheet/Plate, T-Bar, Threaded Rod, Rectangle Tube, Round Tube, Square Tube)
The most commonly used aluminum alloy due to its strength, heat treatability, easy machining, and weldability. Typically used in aircraft, cameras, couplings, marine fittings and hardware, electrical components and connectors, decorative hardware, pins, brakes, hydraulic pistons, valves, and bicycle frames.
6063
Available In (Angle, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Channel, Pipe, T-Bar, Rectangle Tube, Round Tube, Square Tube)
Often called architectural aluminum due to its exceptionally smooth surface finish and weaker strength, this material is suited for applications where appearance is more crucial than strength. It is rated as having good forming, fair machining, and excellent anodizing characteristics. Typically used in pipe, railing, furniture, and decorative materials.
6101
Available In (Rectangle Bar, Pipe)
Best suited for applications involving moderate strength and maximum electrical conductivity. It is similar to alloy 6063, but with minor chemistry chances to enhance electrical conductivity. Typically used in bus bar.
6262
Available In (Round Bar)
Designed as an alloy for operations where significant machining is required, this has good strength and corrosion resistance, and excellent machining that also partially lubricates the cutting tool. Also polishes to an exceptional finish. Typically used in camera parts, couplings, marine fittings, decorative hardware, hinge pins, knobs, nuts, oil line fittings, appliance fittings, and valve parts.
7075
Available In (Hex Bar, Rectangle Bar, Round Bar, Square Bar, Sheet/Plate)
O Temper material is extremely soft and its use in any weight-bearing capacity is not recommended unless it is heat treated. This alloy is “aircraft grade” and has one of the highest strength aluminum alloy’s available, comparable to steel. Typically used in aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and other defense applications.
MIC-6
Available In (Sheet/Plate)
Aluminum MIC-6 ® is cast plate known for its stability and consistency between plates. It has superior flatness and dimensional tolerances on the thickness which makes it popular for tooling and base plates.
