MATERIAL SELECTION
Materials for custom metal parts.
Start with the material family, then confirm the grade, standard, manufacturing route, heat treatment, surface requirements and inspection documents against the drawing and application.
MATERIAL FAMILIES
Choose a starting family for engineering review.
Each material page connects available grades with suitable manufacturing processes and relevant project evidence. Published guidance does not replace drawing and application review.
Alloy Steel
Alloy steels use controlled additions such as chromium, molybdenum, nickel or manganese to obtain combinations of hardenability, strength, toughness, fatigue resistance or wear performance. Grade, product form, heat-treatment…
Review materialAluminum Alloy
Aluminum alloys combine low density with useful strength, corrosion resistance and machinability. The correct grade depends on whether the part is cast, die cast, forged or machined from…
Review materialCarbon Steel
Carbon steels provide a broad and economical range of strength, ductility, machinability and heat-treatment response for custom cast, forged and machined components. Carbon level, product specification, section size,…
Review materialCast Iron
Cast iron covers several graphite and matrix structures with different strength, ductility, damping, thermal, wear and machining behavior. Gray iron and ductile iron are not interchangeable; grade, microstructure,…
Review materialCopper Alloy
Copper alloys include brass, bronze and other families selected for combinations of corrosion resistance, conductivity, wear behavior, strength and machinability. Grade equivalence is not automatic: product form, chemistry,…
Review materialNickel Alloy
Nickel alloys are selected for severe corrosion, elevated temperature, creep, oxidation or combined mechanical demands. They are not a single interchangeable group: chemistry, melting route, product form, heat…
Review materialStainless Steel
Stainless steel is a family of corrosion-resistant alloys used for custom components where service environment, strength, fabrication route and surface condition must be considered together. The exact grade,…
Zinc Alloy
Zinc casting alloys are widely used for high-volume parts requiring fine detail, good surface finish and efficient die casting. Alloy choice, wall design, service temperature, sustained load, corrosion…
Review materialDRAWING & MATERIAL REVIEW
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