Difficult-To-Machine Alloys
For decades, Imperial has specialized in machining difficult-to-machine alloys.
While aluminum, steel, stainless steel and titanium are common for us, we also regularly machine metals such as:
Nickel alloys (Inconel)
Kovar
Hastelloy
Invar
Molybdenum
Inconel 718 - Metal 3D printed component, which we precision machined to achieve critical tolerances. This project was a collaboration with Penn State’s CIMP-3D Facility
This experience is also directly applicable to machining components made on our Metal Additive Manufacturing centers. For example, machining additive components made from Inconel and Titanium.
Imperial has also specialized in the machining of Refractory and Near-Refractory metals for the semiconductor industry since the 1960s. Most notably, years of experience fabricating parts made from Tantalum.
While many others have avoided this work, we have recognized the machining challenges associated with these materials as an opportunity. Imperial is extremely skilled at processing these exotic alloys, and to this day we specialize in working with materials our competitors aren’t equipped to handle.
Tantalum workpieces - Formed, Rolled, Deep Drawn, Welded and Precision Machined
Beyond our capabilities machining exotic metal alloys, Imperial also machines a wide variety of non-metallics including:
All grades of Graphite
Engineered Polymers
Glass Filled Phenolics
Acetal Polymers
Custom Laminates and Compounds
Machinable Ceramics
