Material Selection

Tricor Metals is a leading supplier of reactive metals in mill products and fabricated equipment. Additionally, our capabilities also include a wide variety of fabrications from Duplex Stainless Steel and HASTELLOYS®. We, Tricor Metals, because of our specialization, maintain very close relationships with our suppliers, whose corrosion links are provided below.

Tricor Metals can provide corrosion coupons for any of these metals, upon your request.

Titanium:

(oxidizing environments or chloride environments)

For further information contact:
Timet
http://www.timet.com/coresistframe.html

Zirconium:

(reducing environments)

For further information contact:
Wah Chang
http://www.wahchang.com/wahchang/pages/products/cpi/cpi.htm

Tantalum:

(similar to using glass)

For further information contact:
H. C. Starck
http://www.hcstarck.com/index.php?page_id=409

HASTELLOY®:

(oxidizing and reducing environments, excellent resistance to pitting and stress-corrosion cracking)

For corrosion information contact:
Haynes International
http://www.haynesintl.com/CRA.html

Duplex Stainless:

(oxidizing and reducing environments, excellent resistance to pitting and stress-corrosion cracking)

For corrosion information contact:
Sandvik
http://www.smt.sandvik.com/sandvik/0140/Internet/se01784.nsf

Explosion Clad Materials:

(Bonding of two dissimilar metals)

For technical information contact:
Dynamic Materials Corporation
http://www.dynamicmaterials.com/Divisions/Clad%20Metal%20Group