Aerospace

MetSource supplies numerous mission critical materials to Aerospace OEM, Tier One and Tier Two suppliers produced to exacting Industry standards including AS9100, ITAR, ISO 9001 and NADCAP certifications.   Please review our engineered solutions below for further information regarding our unique capabilities or contact us to learn more.

Typical Aerospace Products:

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Air valve body, connection and seat components

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Aircraft bearings

Combustion chamber rings, housing, sleeve,

support and manifold components

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Combustor cases, liner and support basket

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Compressor cases

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De-icing equipment components

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Exhaust diffusers

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Fan cases

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Forged seat, seals and flanges

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Forming Mandrels

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Fuel system housing, nozzles and support

components

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Hot forming and super-plastic forming dies

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Hot forming and super-plastic forming press platens

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Hydroformed Tooling

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Jetway or jet bridge components

Landing gear bushings

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Lay-up composite tooling

Rocket engine nozzles, domes

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Stator case cover

Thrust chamber

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Various CNC machined components

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Vortex body

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Engineered Solutions:

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MetSource works tirelessly to provide engineered solutions to Aerospace manufacturers.  Tooling is one example where MetSource has provided numerous solutions to our customers.

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Centrifugal castings used as Forming Mandrels in Fan Case Tooling

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Composite and sheet metal structures used in aircraft components and aircraft engines are hot-formed around tooling that is typically a welded fabricated structure.  Because of the intense heat in the production process and the very large size of cases being produced, these tools are prone to deformation.  This distortion results in tolerance and roundness issues in the finished part.  The use of alloys such as Invar that resist thermal expansion, and the homogeneous nature of using centrifugals in the application eliminate roundness concerns and provide a high quality finished part.

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Hot forming and super-plastic forming dies and platens

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A major Tier 1 supplier of aerospace components designs and purchases tooling for hot forming and super-plastic forming of various Inconel and Titanium aerospace components.  The supplier was experiencing thermal cracking in their tooling that necessitated weld repair or replacement of tooling before program completion, seriously jeopardizing program timing and component supply.  MetSource worked with our customer to review tooling design in terms of material selection and goundry gating.  The focus to improve tooling machinability, increase performance and reduce thermal cycle cracking.  The result was a custom designed cast product delivered within four weeks of order receipt allowing the customer to meet program delivery requirements to his customer.

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Typical Materials:

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Stainless Steels

300 Series Austenitic grades

400 Series Martensitic grades

14-4H, 15-5H, 17-4PH

ASTM Heat Resistant grades

ASTM Corrosion Resistant grades

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Nickel and Cobalt based

IN600®, IN625®, IN718®

Hastelloy C-276®, Hastelloy X®

Waspaloy®

Nitronic® 60

254SMO, Ferallium 255®

MAR-M-247

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Copper based

C93200 to C94500

C95200 to C95400

C95500 to C95800

AMS 4880

AMS 4881

Bearium® Metals

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Aluminum

2035, 6151, 6061, 7075

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Titanium

6AL4V, 6AL2SN4ZR6MO

6AL2SN4ZR6MO, 6AL2SN

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Processes:

Forgings

Centrifugals

Sand Castings 

Near Net-shaped Sand or Centrifugals

Investment Castings

Continuous Cast 

Heating Elements

Machined Products

Quality Standards:

ISO 9001:2008 (QMS)

AS9100C (QMS)

NADCAP

ITAR

Customer-specific standards or requirements

Services:

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Conversion Assistance

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Do you have a complicated machined hog-out, fabrication or multiple process part that may lend itself for conversion to a more optimal manufacturing method?  Many of MetSource’s success stories are centered around converting a product from one process or multiple processes to a streamlined manufacturing process that improves product Quality, Cost and / or Lead-time.

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Material Process Selection

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Do you have a part design but want a Solutions expert to advise optimal process to produce your part?  Subtle changes in part design can optimize process manufacturability to reduce cost, increase part quality and / or increase throughput.

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Metallurgical Assistance

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Do you want to speak to a Metallurgist regarding a part and environment to help with material selection?  Alloy selection can greatly affect overall cost and part manufacturability.

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On-Site Visit and / or Phone Consultation

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Do you wish to have a MetSource Engineer call or visit you to discuss a particular application? 

Investment cast airflow body

Near net shape Centrifugally cast Flight-based compressor case

Near net shape Centrifugally cast Flight-based compressor case

Investment cast fuel manifold for Aerospace

Continuous and centrifugally cast landing gear bushings

Cadmium plated, continuous cast landing gear components

Near net shape centrifugally cast Rocket engine nozzle

Centrifugally cast forming mandrel

Sand cast hot forming die

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