Few Can Make Them. Fewer Can Do What We Do.
Producing these materials takes capabilities that start long before the melt. ATI combines specialized chemical processing, exceptional purity and vertically integrated manufacturing to produce zirconium, hafnium, niobium and other advanced materials for nuclear energy, naval propulsion, defense, space and technologies still being developed.
From Element to Engineered Material
ATI controls more of the journey. Our integrated capabilities span chemical separation and purification through melting, forging, rolling, extrusion and machining-giving us exceptional control as highly specialized materials move from raw input to finished form.
Purity at Production Scale
With reactive and refractory metals, small differences matter. ATI combines specialized chemical processing with advanced melting and process controls to achieve demanding chemistry and purity requirements-and produce them in the quantities critical applications require.
Strategic Materials. Critical Capability.
Some of the world's most important materials have remarkably few qualified sources. ATI maintains specialized U.S. capabilities for zirconium, hafnium and niobium used across nuclear energy, naval propulsion, defense, space and other advanced technologies.
It Starts Before the Melt
Producing zirconium, hafnium and niobium isn't simply a metallurgical process. It begins with chemistry. ATI brings together the specialized processes required to separate, purify, melt and transform these difficult materials into the forms customers need.
Separate & Purify
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Separate and refine raw materials to establish the chemistry and purity required for advanced zirconium, hafnium, niobium and specialty chemical products.
Key Capabilities
- Chemical Processing
Melt & Refine
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Use specialized melting technologies to control chemistry, remove unwanted elements and produce high-integrity reactive and refractory metals.
Key Capabilities
- Electron Beam
- Vacuum Arc Remelting
- Specialized Melting
Shape the Material
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Transform ingot into engineered product forms while controlling dimensions, material structure and properties.
Key Capabilities
- Forging
- Rolling
- Extrusion
- Tube Reduction
Finish for the Application
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Carry specialized materials farther downstream into the forms and tolerances required for critical applications.
Key Capabilities
- Machining
- Finishing
- Inspection
We've Been Doing the Difficult First.
Long before today's demand for strategic materials, ATI was pioneering new ways to produce and apply them. Our history of firsts reflects generations of expertise in materials most companies never attempt to make.
Our Pioneering Achievements Include:
- Commercial high-purity hafnium
- Niobium alloy for the Apollo space program
- Zircadyne® Zirconium for chemical processing
- Niobium-titanium alloys for MRI applications
Where You'll Find It
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Materials & Capabilities
From raw material elements to precision-machined forms, we deliver end-to-end expertise across the world's most advanced reactive and refractory metals.
Alloy Portfolio
Mastering reactive and refractory metals
- Zirconium
- Hafnium
- Vanadium
- Nickel-based Shape Memory
- Niobium
- Tantalum
- Titanium
- Tungsten
Manufacturing Capabilities
End-to-end processing from melt to finish
- Mill products
- Forgings
- Components melting
- Rolling
- Extrusion
- Precision machining
- Specialty chemicals
- Powder alloys
Technical Depth
Expertise spanning development, production, and testing
- Alloy Development
- Powder Metallurgy
- Machining & Finishing
- Microstructure Control
- Ultrasonic Inspection
- Metallurgical & Corrosion Testing
- Failure Analysis
- Process Modeling
- Joint Technology Agreements for Alloy Development & Scale-Up
Product Forms
Product forms made to order
- Tube, Rod, Bar, Pipe, Billet, Ingot
- Plate, Sheet, Precision Rolled Strip®, Cones, Coil, Foil
- Metal Powders
- Tube Hollows (TREX)
- Metallic Chlorides & Chemicals
