Manufacturing Materials

Choose from hundreds of commercial-grade plastics, metals, and elastomers suitable for both prototyping and production.

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Compare how our service-specific materials stack up against each other. Sort by material property to quickly identify the best choice for your application.

A Guide to Manufacturing Aerospace Components

The aerospace and defense industry delivers cutting-edge products—jet engines, aircraft, rockets, satellites, drones, and more—in a fast-moving, highly regulated environment. Speed, complexity, and strict compliance are critical factors that shape every step of the manufacturing process.
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Find the Right Material

Explore popular material choices based on key characteristics like corrosion or UV resistance.

Right Corrosion-resistant Metals

Many metals have similar superpowers. While iron and its offspring carbon steel will quickly rust if not protected with paint, plating, and similar coatings.
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a Heat-resistant Plastic

If you’ve ever left a Rubbermaid food container in the microwave oven a bit too long, you’re well aware that some plastics don’t handle high temperatures too well.
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Evaluating UV-Resistant Plastic Options

HDPE is one of the most common injection molding resins. In addition to UV-resistance, it's also resistant to acids and has a high melting point.
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