Alloy 263 is a Ni-Co-Cr-Mo-Ti-Al precipitation-hardenable alloy. 263 is furnished in the solution-treated condition unless otherwise specified. It exhibits high strength, corrosion resistance, excellent formability, ductility, and weldability.

This alloy is normally used for applications up to 1650° F. It is especially suitable for use in sheet applications. Gas turbine rings, casings, liners, combusters, and various sheet fabrication applications, are the primary uses.

Alloy L605 has good formability, high strength to 1500°F (816°C), and good oxidation resistance to 2000°F (1093°C). The alloy also has good sulfidation resistance and resistance to wear and galling. Alloy L605 is used in the hot sections of aircraft and land based gas turbines in combustor liners and other applications requiring moderate strength and good oxidation resistance at high temperatures. The alloy can also be used in industrial furnace applications such as muffles and liners in high temperature kilns.

Common Applications of Cobalt Alloy L605

• Aircraft engine combustor liners
• Land based gas turbine combustor liners
• Industrial furnace liners

188 Alloy is a cobalt-based alloy with excellent high temperature strength and good oxidation resistance to 2000°F (1093°C). The high chromium level coupled with small additions of lanthanum produce an extremely tenacious and protective scale. The alloy also has good sulfidation resistance and excellent metallurgical stability displayed by its good ductility after prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures.

Common Applications of Cobalt Alloy 188

• Gas turbine operations
• Combusters
• Flame holders
• Liners
• Transition Ducts

Alloy-X is a nickel-based super alloy that possesses excellent resistance to corrosion. Additionally, it delivers strong strength characteristics at elevated temperatures-up to 2200 degrees Fahrenheit. Alloy-X is well suited for forming and welding.

Common Applications of High Temp Alloy X

• Gas turbine operations
• Petro-chemical
• Structural components
• Industrial furnace

301 Full Hard differs from other forms of 301 offered by United Performance Metals in that it has been hard cold rolled to its full hard condition. This increases the metal's attractiveness for forming and increases its fatigue life. In its full hard condition, type 301 stainless steel has a tensile strength of 185,000 PSI minimum, and a minimum yield strength of 140,000 PSI. The combination of hardness and toughness make it ideal for springs.

Common Applications of 301 Stainless Steel

• Aircraft structural parts
• Trailer bodies
• Architectural (roof drainage/door frames, etc.)
• Auto body trim and wheel covers
• Utensils and tablewear
• Conveyor parts

301-1/4 hard differs from other forms of 301 offered by United Performance Metals in that it has been hard cold rolled to its 1/4 hard condition. This increases the metal's attractiveness for mild drawing, stretching and forming operations. At 1/4 hard, type 301 stainless steel has a tensile strength of 125,000 PSI minimum, and a minimum yield strength of 75,000 PSI.

Common Applications of 301 Stainless Steel

• Aircraft structural parts
• Trailer bodies
• Architectural (roof drainage/door frames, etc.)
• Auto body trim and wheel covers
• Utensils and tablewear
• Conveyor parts

301-1/2 hard differs from other forms of 301 offered by United Performance Metals in that it has been hard cold rolled to its 1/2 hard condition. This makes it ideal for applications requiring both formability and tensile strength of 150,000 PSI and yield strength of 110,000 PSI.

Common Applications of 301 Stainless Steel (AMS 5518)

• Aircraft structural parts
• Trailer bodies
• Architectural (roof drainage/door frames, etc.)
• Auto body trim and wheel covers
• Utensils and tablewear
• Conveyor parts

Inconel 625 is a nickel-based super alloy that possesses excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion in a broad range of environments. Additionally this alloy has outstanding strength and toughness at temperatures ranging from cryogenic to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. This alloy possesses a high degree of formability and shows better weldability than many other highly alloyed nickel based materials.

Common Applications of Inconel 625

• Jet engine
• Chemical processing equipment

Inconel 718 is a nickel-based super alloy that is well suited for applications requiring high strength in temperature ranges from cryogenic up to 1400 degrees Fahrenheit. Inconel 718 also exhibits excellent tensile and impact strength.

Common Applications of Inconel 718

• Jet engine
• Gas turbine operations

Inconel X750 is a nickel-chromium precipitation-hardening alloy suited for high strength at temperatures above 1300 Farenheit, with useful strength up to 1800 Farenheit. This alloy also has excellent properties and ductility at cryogenic temperatures.

Applications include structural members in hot sections of gas turbines such as discs, thrust reversers, and ducts. Other applications include heat treat fixtures and cryogenic vessels, springs, and fasteners.

Type 410 stainless steel is a general purpose hardenable stainless steel. Its strength, good ductility and resistance to corrosion in mild atmospheres, steam and mild chemical environments make it well suited for highly stressed parts.

Common Applications of 410 Stainless Steel

• Automotive exhausts, manifolds and high temperature engine components
• Medical instruments and devices
• Petro-chemical applications

321 stainless steel is most similar to 304 stainless steel, however it contains the addition of Titanium making it an excellent choice for prolonged high temperature applications. The addition of Titanium stabilizes this grade of stainless steel against the formation of Chromium Carbide in heat ranges between 800 to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.

Common Applications of 321 Stainless Steel

• Aircraft exhaust stacks
• Manifolds
• Chemical processing equipment
• Welded equipment
• Jet engine parts

347 stainless steel has a high resistance to prolonged heat and corrosion making it well suited for engine, power generation, welded fabrications and other high heat applications. 347 stainless steel offers good mechanical properties with higher creep and stress rupture characteristics than other grades, such as 304. 347 stainless steel is also advantageous in applications that require omission of the annealing process after welding.

304 stainless steel has a high resistance to corrosion and lends itself to many types of fabrication, making it one of the most widely used forms of stainless steel used today.

Type 302 stainless steel is an extremely tough, ductile grade that demonstrates superior corrosion resistance to type 301 stainless steel. It is a non-magnetic grade that is not hardenable by heat treating. It is generally used in the annealed condition and is noted for its ease of fabrication and formability.

Common Applications of 302 Stainless Steel

• Food and Beverage Industry
• Pressure Containing Applications
• Sanitary or Cryogenic Applications

316/316L stainless steel has a high resistance to many chemical corrodents and marine atmospheres. 316/316L stainless steels are more resistant to general corrosion and pitting/crevices than conventional austenitic stainless steels. 316/316L stainless steels also offer higher creep, stress-to-rupture and tensile strength at elevated temperatures. 316/316L are also well suited for fabricated or formed applications.

Common Applications of 316/316L Stainless Steel

• Oil & petroleum refining equipment
• Food processing equipment
• Pulp and paper processing equipment
• Soap and photographic handling equipment
• Textile Industry Equipment
• Architectural
• Pharmaceutical processing equipment

Type A-286 is an iron-based super alloy useful for applications requiring high strength and corrosion resistance up to 1300 degrees Fahrenheit and for lower stress applications at higher temperatures. A-286 can be hardened to a strength level. The alloy is also useful for low temperature applications requiring a ductile, non-magnetic high strength material at temperatures ranging from above room temperature down to at least -320 degrees Fahrenheit. This alloy can also be used for moderately corrosive applications in aqueous solutions. All of our A-286 is ordered to specific decimal thicknesses. See the list to the left for thickness ranges.

17-7 stainless steel develops its strength and hardness through heat treating. This makes it well suited for applications that require good formability, high strength/hardness and minimum distortion upon heat treating.

Common Applications of 17-7 Stainless Steel

• Aerospace applications
• Chemical processing equipment
• Oil and petroleum refining equipment
• Food processing equipment
• General metalworking

301 stainless steel provides good strength and ductility when cold worked. It also has excellent corrosion resistance properties. 301 stainless steel is well suited to welding and forming and drawing.

Common Applications of 301 Stainless Steel

• Aircraft structural parts
• Trailer bodies
• Architectural (roof drainage/door frames, etc.)
• Auto body trim and wheel covers
• Utensils and tablewear
• Conveyor parts

17-4 stainless steel develops its strength and hardness through heat treating. This makes it well suited to applications that require ease of fabrication and then the addition of strength/hardness for improved reliability. 17-4 stainless steels provide an outstanding combination of high strength and good corrosion resistance characteristics. 17-4 stainless steels provide toughness in both base metals and welds.

Common Applications of 17-4 Stainless Steel

• Aerospace applications
• Chemical processing equipment
• Oil and petroleum refining equipment
• Food processing equipment
• General metalworking