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Since the Wright brothers flew the first airplane in the early twentieth century, humanity has been preoccupied and fascinated by human flight. Although their initial flights down the beach at Kitty Hawk only lasted a few seconds, Wilbur and Orville Wright captured the imaginations of millions and humankind raced to master the skies. Today, aircraft is used to transport passengers and air cargo, as well as for military and competitive racing purposes. The combination of raw, intensive physics, mechanical engineering, and sheer ingenuity required to design and build a functioning aircraft often means that the teams building aircraft must have multiple experts who are leaders in their respective fields. When it comes to the materials from which the aircraft is made, the same rule applies. The various metals and alloys the aircraft is made of must be of the highest quality, each painstakingly evaluated for its suitability to the task at hand: making a chunk of metal fly. At Sterling Aircraft Materials, we provide the finest materials as replacement parts or building materials for your aircraft.

Alloys and Technology

Alloys, the combination of two metals to produce another metal with superior properties to either of its parent metals, are commonly used in all areas of mechanical engineering. Aerospace engineering is no exception to this rule. Various alloys featuring durable, lightweight metals like aluminum make up much of the material from which aircraft is made.

Alloys are generally designed to maximize one or two key features, like durability, resistance to corrosion, or malleability. For example, many gold coins are made from an alloy of gold and copper, which allows the coin to keep its yellow color, but prevents it from being shaped and molded as easily as gold. That’s why some gold coins rust with the characteristic green color of oxidized copper – think the precise shade of the Statue of Liberty.

Alloys and Bars

One of the recent technological developments that we’re most excited about at Sterling Aircraft Materials is the Inconel 625 Bar. To a lay person, it doesn’t look like much, as it’s fairly nondescript aesthetically. However, informed aircraft enthusiasts will be able to tell you that these alloyed bars are far from mundane. Using nickel as its base, the Inconel 625 bar is a superalloy that resists both corrosion and oxidation even when exposed to the intense environments that are par for the course in aircraft. The 625 bar can even withstand temperatures over one thousand degrees Celsius (that’s about 2000 Fahrenheit), making it ideal for jet engine and chemical processes.

The Inconel 625 Bar is made from nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and columbium, with a bit of tantalum thrown into the mix as well. We’re proud to sell these durable, useful bars at Sterling Aircraft Materials.