Other Markets - Metals

The Firth Rixson Metals division is a high performing niche player within the global metals market, specializing in Cast and Wrought Superalloys. The major revenue streams include:

Manufacturing and Wrought (The supply of Billet, Bar, and Special Forged Products and Cobalt-Based Melting via VIM and ESR)
Cast Stick (Single VIM Melted product)
Medical (Rolled Bars to the Orthopaedic Replacement market)
FRTR (Flash Butt Welded Rings for the Aerospace market)
Hirework (Please see the Hirework market page)
Axles (From Billet to Machined Component)
Blading Bar (Servicing the Aerospace and Power Generation markets)
Distribution (Servicing Aerospace, Petrochemical, IGT and General Engineering markets)

2011 Market Share - Metals and Hirework

Cast Stick

We supply from 2” to 9” Cast Stick for foundries in a wide range of alloys at our Firth Rixson Glossop facility.

Cast Stick is supplied to the following markets:	Subsection within market:	Product the Cast Stick is supplied for:
Aerospace	Aero-Engine	Blades Vanes Structural Components Fuel Delivery
Power Generation	Gas Turbine	Blades Vanes Structural Components Fuel Delivery
Transportation	Automotive	Turbine Wheels Structural Components Engine Components
Oil & Gas	Metal Supply	Pump Components
Chemical	Metal Supply	Pump Components
Medical	Orthopaedics	Orthopaedic Replacement

Wrought

Ingot and Billet for Re-forging:

Size Range

Market

FR Facility

Ingot Size ranging from 12” to 24”

Billet Sizes ranging from 10mm to 36”

Oil and Gas
Power Generation
Aerospace

Ecclesfield and Glossop

Fully Heat Treated Bar for Machining and Closed Die Forging:

	Forged Bar	Rolled Bar
Equipment	(Equipment includes 1000T, 1500T and 3000T Presses, GFM - SX16 and SX32)	(Equipment includes Hand Rolling Mills – 10”, 12” and 14”)
Shapes: Round	40mm to 1000mm diameter	9mm to 100mm diameter
Square	30mm to 1000mm square	10mm to 77.8mm square
Flat	40mm to 500mm width 10mm to 60mm thickness	12.7mm to 170mm width 3.2mm to 63.5mm thickness
Hexagon	N/A	11mm to 77.8mm

Profiled Sections:

We can supply Wedge Profiles, Tapered Bar, Ovals, Half Rounds and Profiles that are to customer specification and we have the capability to supply a wide range of Special Profiles in Commercial Alloy and Carbon Grades.

General size ranges include:

Round Profiles - 12mm x 399mm diameter
Flat Profiles - 25mm wide x 4mm thick - 165mm wide x 46mm thick
Square Profiles - 12mm - 76mm square

Materials:

The Ecclesfield facility can supply wrought product in materials ranging from carbon Steel to Titanium.

Further information:

Please click here to read more about the Firth Rixson Ecclesfield site as well as see contact information.

Distribution

Our distribution warehouse has an inventory of more than 500 individual stock lines, helping to produce short Lead times from ‘off the shelf’ stock.

Medical

Cobalt Chrome in both standard and high Carbon grades for both Forging products and Machined Bar for the Orthapeadic market.

Materials	Cobalt Chrome
Size Range	10mm – 102mm
FR Facility	Ecclesfield

Chemical Analysis

Approved GDMS for international standards

Firth Rixson Metals can provide accurate elemental analysis down to sub-ppm levels with their state-of-the-art UKAS approved Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry (GDMS) analytical method. With this powerful technique, Firth Rixson Metals provides rapid quantitative analysis without the need for time consuming preparation or dissolution.

Equipment	Sample Type	Elements
Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry (GDMS)	Solid Sample	B, Mg, S, Ca, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Zr, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Te, Th, Pb, Bi Also able to analyse for Na, K, Ge, Au, Hg, Th, U, Ce, La, Ba, Be, Br, I, Cl, F (not currently ISO17025 approved)
XRF	Solid Sample	Al, Ce, Co, Cu, Cr, Hf, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, Pt, Re, Si, Ta, Ti, W, V, Y, Zr
TC 600	Cubes/Turnings	Oxygen 0.1ppm – 0.1% Nitrogen 0.1ppm – 0.5%
CS 600	Cubes/Turnings	Carbon 1ppm – 6.0% Sulphur 1ppm – 0.4%

Contact:
GDMS Sales: gdms@firthrixson.com +44(0) 114 219 4156

Web: www.gdms-analysis.com