metal-components

With so many different types of materials and forms to choose from, knowing what’s best for your metalworking needs can get confusing. With experience in the metalworking industry since 1984, Ferralloy, Inc. can help you decide which raw material and form will be the most beneficial for your specific needs. […]

Steel, aluminum, titanium, zirconium, the list of raw materials used for metal components can go on and on. With so many options, deciding on the right type of material for your project can get overwhelming. It’s important to understand the properties, benefits, and applications of different types of metals to […]

Investment castings are one of the most popular metal parts used today. If you are surprised by the previous statement, you shouldn’t be. These cast components hold countless benefits that make them an appealing option to a wide-range of businesses and industries. Investment casting provides the ultimate design flexibility for […]

Heat treatment is the process of heating and cooling metals to change their microstructure and to bring out the physical and mechanical characteristics that make metals more desirable. Let’s take a look at the heat treating process as well as some examples of heat treating, such as heat treating baskets. […]

The investment castings process can produce the most intricate shapes in pretty much any alloy. It is the only metal working process that provides the design freedom to easily cast complex intricate shapes and assemblies. Here is more information why you should use investment casting and where you can find […]

Are you looking for metal components for your next project? You might want to consider seamless rolled rings. The process of forging these rings requires punching a hole in a thick or round piece of metal. The piece is then heated, rolled, and squeezed into a ring. Thanks to this […]

A casting is a type of manufacturing process that many different industries use. The process involves pouring a liquid material into a mold that exhibits the desired shape and size of the final part. Once the liquid material turns to solid form, it is broken out of the mold to […]

Ferralloy, Inc. is shipping 2 sets of rolled ring forgings to a customer in the cement industry. The seamless rolled rings sets are 80 x 70 x 7” and 78.5 x 72.5 x 6.5”, rough machined to a surface finish of 125 RMS from 4140 material. These forged rings are […]

Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. Because it is one of the oldest known metal forming techniques it has several advantages over other methods. Let’s take a look at some of the advantages of investment castings and how you […]

Forgings are popular in a variety of industries. Construction machines, agricultural machinery, automotive, and oilfield equipment all use forgings in some capacity. When it comes to forgings, there are two main types: open die and closed die. Let’s take a look at the difference between open die forging and closed […]