Specialty / Other (UNS M) Metal Shapes and Stock
Last Updated: February 12, 2025
Description
Specialty / Other (UNS M) Metal Shapes and Stock are materials specifically designed for unique engineering and manufacturing needs. These metal shapes and stocks are crafted to meet precise specifications, offering a range of physical and chemical properties that are essential for specialized applications. They are available in various forms, including billets, slabs, and blooms, and are characterized by their specific dimensions such as outer diameter, inner diameter, overall length, and thickness.
Working Principle
The working principle of Specialty / Other (UNS M) Metal Shapes and Stock involves their ability to be tailored to specific material properties and dimensions required by a design. These metals undergo various heat treating processes such as annealing, quenching, and tempering, which modify their strength, ductility, hardness, and machinability. Finishing processes like polishing and coating further enhance their surface characteristics, providing desired texture, corrosion resistance, and fatigue resistance. This customization makes them highly useful for applications that demand precise material performance.
Applications
Specialty metals are utilized in a wide range of industries due to their unique properties. In the aerospace industry, they are used for components that require high strength-to-weight ratios and resistance to extreme temperatures. The nuclear industry employs these metals for their corrosion resistance and ability to withstand radiation. In the medical field, they are used for surgical instruments and implants due to their biocompatibility. The electronics industry benefits from their excellent conductivity and thermal management properties.
Advantages over other Metal Shapes and Stock
Specialty / Other (UNS M) Metal Shapes and Stock offer several advantages over standard metal shapes and stocks. Their ability to be customized to specific dimensions and material properties allows for greater design flexibility and performance optimization. For example, in the aerospace industry, the use of these metals can lead to significant weight savings while maintaining structural integrity. Additionally, their enhanced surface finishes and corrosion resistance extend the lifespan of components in harsh environments.
Limitations
Despite their advantages, Specialty / Other (UNS M) Metal Shapes and Stock have limitations. The customization process can be costly and time-consuming, making them less suitable for applications where standard metal shapes suffice. Additionally, the specialized nature of these metals may require specific handling and processing techniques, which can increase production complexity and costs.
Considerations
When selecting Specialty / Other (UNS M) Metal Shapes and Stock, several considerations should be taken into account. Initial costs can be high due to the need for specialized manufacturing processes and materials. Operating expenses may also increase if specific maintenance and handling procedures are required. However, the durability and performance benefits can offset these costs in the long term. It is important to evaluate the specific requirements of the application, including accuracy, replacement, and maintenance costs, to determine the overall cost-effectiveness of using these specialty metals.
from Isabellenhutte USA
Alloy 127 is a non-standardized electrical resistance Alloy. With its resistivity of 21 μ Ω x cm it fills well up the gap between alloy 90 with 15 μ Ω x cm and ISA-ZIN with 30 μ Ω x cm. Alloy 127 provides high resistance to oxidation and chemical corrosion; the alloy is... [See More]
- Type: Copper; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Features: Corrosion Resistant
- Specifications: EN
- Processing, Temper & Finish: Annealed; Enameled
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
HASTELLOY Alloy C-22 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy with enhanced resistance to pitting, crevice corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. It resists the formation of grain boundary precipitates in the weld-heat affected zone making it suitable for use in the as-welded condition. C-22 has... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
High Performance Alloys stocks and produces HASTELLOY X in this grade in the following forms: Bar, wire, sheet, plate, coil, fasteners and forgings. Heat Resistant (UNS N06002). HASTELLOY X is a wrought nickel base alloy with excellent high temperature strength and oxidation resistance. All of the... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant; Heat Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
High Performance Alloys stocks and produces HAYNES 25 (L605) in this grade in the following forms: Bar, wire, fasteners and forgings. Nominal Chemistry. The major alloying elements are as follows: Cobalt 50%, Chromium 20%, Tungsten 15% and Nickel 10%. Features. Outstanding high temperature strength. [See More]
- Type: Cobalt; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Austenitic; Corrosion Resistant; Heat Resistant; Superalloy; Wear Resistant
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
Wear Resistant (Co-Cr-W). Cobalt 6B is a cobalt based chromium, tungsten alloy for wear environments where seizing, galling and abrasion are present. 6B is resistant to seizing and galling and with its low coefficient of friction, allows sliding contact with other metals without damage by metal pick... [See More]
- Type: Cobalt; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Flats / Rectangular Bar; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; UNS
- Features: Superalloy; Wear Resistant
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
Inconel 600 is a nickel-chromium alloy with good oxidation resistance at higher temperatures, with good resistance in carburizing and chloride containing environments. Inconel 600 is a nickel-chromium alloy designed for use from cryogenic to elevated temperatures in the range of 2000 deg F(1093 deg... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
Inconel 625 is a material with excellent resistance to pitting, crevice and corrosion cracking. Inconel 625 is highly resistant in a wide range of organic and mineral acids. Good high temperature strength. Characteristics. Excellent mechanical properties at both extremely low and extremely high... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Squares; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Heat Resistant; Superalloy; Wear Resistant
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
Inconel 718 is a Gamma Prime strengthened alloy with excellent mechanical properties at elevated temperatures, as well as cryogenic temperatures. Suitable for temperatures up to around 1300 F. Can be readily worked and age hardened. Excellent strength from -423 degrees F to 1300 degrees F (-253... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Flats / Rectangular Bar; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Heat Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
Monel 400 is a Nickel-Copper alloy, resistant to sea water and steam at high temperatures as well as to salt and caustic solutions. Monel 400 is a nickel-copper alloy with excellent corrosion resistance in a wide variety of media. Monel 400 is characterized by good general corrosion resistance, good... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; MIL-SPEC / QQS; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
MONEL K500 is a age-hardenable Nickel-Copper alloy which combines the corrosion resistance of Alloy 400 with high strength corrosion fatigue and erosion resistance. MONEL K500 is a nickel-copper alloy, precipitation hardenable through additions of aluminum and titanium. MONEL K500 retains the... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Squares; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; MIL-SPEC / QQS; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
MONEL R405 is a Nickel-Copper alloy, resistant to sea water and steam at high temperatures as well as to salt and caustic solutions. MONEL R405 is a nickel-copper alloy with excellent corrosion resistance in a wide variety of media. MONEL R405 is characterized by good general corrosion resistance... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Hex; Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: AMS; ASTM / ASME; MIL-SPEC / QQS; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant; Superalloy
from High Performance Alloys, Inc.
Commercially pure wrought Nickel with good mechanical properties over a wide range of temperature and excellent resistance to many corrosives, in particular hydroxides. Good resistance to corrosion in acids and alkalis and is most useful under reducing conditions. Outstanding resistance to caustic... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Pure, Unalloyed or Very Low Alloy Additions; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Shape / Form: Profile or Structural Shape; Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- Specifications: ASTM / ASME; UNS
- Features: Corrosion Resistant
from Indium Corporation
Fusible alloys are materials that melt at less then 300 °F, well below the melting point of tin-lead eutectic solders and SAC alloys. Bismuth is the major component of many of these alloys and infl uences the melting point, as well as gives these materials the unique characteristic of expansion... [See More]
- Type: Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy; Liquid
- Features: Specialty
from Materion Corporation
Pre-melted evaporation cones and discs. Standard Temescal/Telemark sizes or custom sized to fit your pocket or crucible. Rods for continuous processes [See More]
- Type: Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Applications: Electronics or semiconductors; Semiconductor, Optical Coating
- Shape / Form: Round Bar or Rod Stock; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Cone, Disk; Bar Stock
from Luma-Metall AB
Round monel wire is supplied as gold plated with a nickel strike. This material is not redrawn at Luma Metall. You are welcome to send your own material to us for plating, or let us arrange material for plating. The thickness of the gold coating will be made as per your requirements. Luma gold... [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy; Monel
- Width / OD: 0.0020 to 0.0118
- Shape / Form: Wire
- Features: Specialty
from Leading Edge Metals & Alloys, Inc.
Used in conjunction with Chromel ® in type K thermocouples, Alumel ®1 is made of nickel, manganese, aluminum and silicon. [See More]
- Type: Aluminum; Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Thickness: 1.00E-3 to 2
- Shape / Form: Plate (optional feature); Sheet (optional feature); Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes (optional feature); Wire (optional feature); Bar Stock (optional feature)
- Width / OD: 12 to 24
from Belmont Metals, Inc.
Cadmium Alloys. Featuring 99.95%, 99.2%, and 99% Cadmium in a variety of forms. Cadmium is a silver-gray crystalline solid suitable for use in corrosion protection applications such as steel electroplating or the mechanical plating of fasteners and other parts. A variety of standard and custom... [See More]
- Type: Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Applications: Production of low-melting alloys, brazing alloys, and bearing alloys
- Shape / Form: Powder, Granule or Flake
from Indium Corporation
Gallium is a by-product of aluminum extracted during the processing of bauxite into alumina. It can also occasionally be found in Zn ore. We are a refiner and supplier of gallium materials. Indium Corporation supplies gallium: in the form of shot and ingot, in the form of sputtering targets, after... [See More]
- Type: LowMelting; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy; Gallium
- Features: Specialty
- Shape / Form: Ingot or Billet; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Ball Shot
- Applications: Semiconducting Applications
from Leading Edge Metals & Alloys, Inc.
Used with Alumel ® in type K thermocouples and with Constantan in type E thermocouples, Chromel ®2 is made of nickel and chromium. [See More]
- Type: Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Thickness: 1.00E-3 to 2
- Shape / Form: Plate (optional feature); Sheet (optional feature); Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes (optional feature); Wire (optional feature); Bar Stock (optional feature)
- Width / OD: 12 to 24
from Indium Corporation
Germanium is extracted from germanium bearing zinc ores or from certain coal ores, collecting the flue dusts after the burning process. It can occasionally be found in copper ores. We refine germanium at our facility in the USA. [See More]
- Type: LowMelting; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy; Germanium
- Features: Specialty
- Shape / Form: Ingot or Billet; Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes
- Applications: Fiber Optics, Semiconductors
from Leading Edge Metals & Alloys, Inc.
Constantan is a copper-nickel alloy used in a variety of thermocouple applications. It is paired with iron, copper and Chromel ® to form types J, T and E thermocouples, respectively. Known for its high electrical resistivity and its ability to perform consistently despite changes in temperature,... [See More]
- Type: Copper; Nickel; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Thickness: 1.00E-3 to 2
- Shape / Form: Plate (optional feature); Sheet (optional feature); Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes (optional feature); Wire (optional feature); Bar Stock (optional feature)
- Width / OD: 12 to 24
from Indium Corporation
Fusible Alloys include a group of binary, ternary, quaternary, and quinary alloys containing Bismuth, lead, tin, cadmium and indium. The term fusible alloy refers to any of the more than 100 white-metal alloys that melt at relatively low temperatures. Fusible alloys are materials that melt at less... [See More]
- Type: LowMelting; Bismuth; Indium; Lead; Tin; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy; Cadmuim
- Features: Specialty
- Shape / Form: Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes; Bar Stock
- UTS: 5400
from Leading Edge Metals & Alloys, Inc.
For use in extremely high-heat environments, type C thermocouples are made from alloys containing different rhenium-tungsten ratios. Rhenium-Tungsten is also used in traditional tungsten applications when greater ductility is desired. [See More]
- Type: Refractory / Reactive; Tungsten; Alloy; Miscellaneous Nonferrous Metal or Alloy
- Thickness: 1.00E-3 to 2
- Shape / Form: Plate (optional feature); Sheet (optional feature); Semi-finished, Mill Stock or Near Net Shapes (optional feature); Wire (optional feature); Bar Stock (optional feature)
- Width / OD: 12 to 24