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Metal casting is the process of turning molten metal into a solid shape.

The finer microstructure of forged parts results in improved toughness and strength over cast parts.

Press forging is a variation on the forging process. Rather than the metal workpiece being ‘hit’ with a single or multiple blows, the forming

Forging is the process of shaping a solid metal using compressive forces.

The term super duplex is typically applied to duplex stainless steels with a chromium content of 25% and a PREN value >40.

A hollow bar is a bar with a central bore running along its length, produced by extrusion in the same way as seamless tubes.

Alloy 825’s corrosion resistance in a wide range of oxidising and non-oxidising acids is far better than might have been anticipated.

Outside of aerospace, the largest single market for Alloy 718 is in assorted Oil & Gas applications.

Zeron 100 is a super duplex stainless steel developed in the 1980’s by Mather & Platt, more widely referred to as Alloy 32760, F55, 1.4501.

XM-19 is a highly alloyed austenitic stainless steel as listed in ASTM A276/A479 as UNS S20190.

Alloy 925 is a precipitation-hardened version of Alloy 825.

API 6A CRA is a supplement to API 6A, covering a group of high performance alloys – specifically age-hardened nickel alloys.