Want to Buy an Inconel Sheet?

Aircraft materials need to be of extremely high quality, engineered for maximum efficiency in the demanding environment that is an aircraft in flight. What many lay people don’t realize is the sheer amount of expertise that goes into the design and building of a single aircraft. Although today massive 747s and their larger brethren dominate the skies, their thunderous roars heard thousands of feet below as they traverse the globe carrying their human cargo from one continent to another, this has only been the case for a few short decades. At Sterling Aircraft Materials, we love our planes, so we know that once upon a time, flight involved a single pilot and a passenger. We love to use the example of military planes to explain how far we’ve come in terms of human flight. Although images of the two world wars heavily feature fighter planes, even the invention of a mounted machine gun only occurred partway through this tumultuous period in human history. Enemy fighter pilots once had to fire at one another with hand pistols while simultaneously commanding their aircraft.

Fortunately, thanks to the ingenuity of physicists, aerospace engineers, and good old-fashioned American manufacturing power, modern aircraft are reaping the benefits of a century of hard work. Today we proudly stock a range of aircraft materials in our online store.

Inconel Products

Inconel offers some of the finest aircraft materials available today. Their reputation for high-quality, innovative alloys and their various applications precedes them in many parts of the world, and at Sterling Aircraft Materials we take great pride in our range of Inconel stock. We stock the two leading varieties of Inconel sheet, the Inconel 625 sheet and the Inconel 718. We’ll even cut your order down to custom size if you don’t need a huge amount of Inconel metal, tailoring our services to suit your every need.

Types of Sheet

The 625 alloy sheet uses nickel as its base, and sets the standard for metal sheeting in aircraft materials. It’s extremely resistant to both corrosion and oxidation. When we say “extremely,” we mean it: it can withstand temperatures over two thousand degrees Fahrenheit without as much as checking or softening up. These sheets are ideal for use in the demanding environment that is an aircraft mid-flight, as they can tolerate the extreme pressure, temperature changes, and chemical exposure that accompany modern air travel – at least for materials far away from the comfort and luxury of the passenger cabin.

We’re also excited about the 718 Inconel sheet, which is a similar nickel-based alloy with a few key differences to its cousin, the 625. It’s extremely ductile and can tolerate even higher temperature than the 625 alloy, and withstands corrosion similarly. In fact, in experiments, the 718 has resisted corrosion upon exposure to chlorides, sulfides, and carbon dioxide.