High Volume Custom Steel Metal Forming & Stamping Services
As specialists in steel metal forming services, we offer expertise in working with various steel types for high-quality steel metal stampings. Our capabilities allow us to design and manufacture precision-engineered steel components that match your specific applications.
We provide options for edge conditions, such as edge rolling and skiving, to ensure superior quality and performance of our steel products. All materials are certified, allowing complete traceability back to the raw material’s chemistry, size, grade, hardness, and temper.
Stamping, Wireform, and Spring Steel Material Types & Alloys - Benefits and Applications
| Material Type and Alloy | Benefits and Applications For Steel Stampings, Wireforms, & Springs |
| Full Hard Temper | Recommended in applications with broad chemical and physical tolerances, for flat parts only. |
| No. 1 Temper | "Stiff and Springy", intended for flat parts only with punches, as this is not annealed after cold rolling. |
| 1/2 Hard Temper | Recommended in applications with broad chemical and physical tolerances, intended for parts with easy forming across the grain. |
| No. 2 Temper | Good for right-angle bends across the grain and a limited amount with the grain. |
| 1/4 Hard Temper | Recommended in applications with broad chemical and physical tolerances, where some stiffness is required and will take severe bends and shallow draws. |
| No. 3 Temper | It will bend at right angles either way of the grain, and is good for shallow draws. |
| Soft Temper | Recommended in applications with broad chemical and physical tolerances, for parts that require significant forming, punches, and shallow draws.Recommended in applications with broad chemical and physical tolerances, for parts that require significant forming, punches, and shallow draws. |
| No. 4 Temper | Good when visual finish is important, lack of surface strains showing, with moderate draws. |
| AKDQ – Aluminum Killed Drawing Quality | A dull surface texture suitable for the application of organic finishes, such as paint and enamel, but not suitable for E-Coat, where surface uniformity is essential. |
Specialty Steel and Coatings Options
We offer a wide range of coated steels and annealed spring steels, tailored to meet your specifications:
- Electrolytic Tin Plate: Bright and Bull Matte finishes.
- Electro Galvanized: Deep Draw, ¼ Hard, ½ Hard, and Full Hard.
- Aluminized Silicon Alloy (ASTM A463).
- High Carbon Steels: Options such as 1050, 1075, and 1095 for various applications.
Nickel Silver Applications
ASTM B122Nickel Silver (ASTM B122) is non-magnetic and ideal for applications involving multiple metals. With its durability and resistance to tarnish, it’s perfect for consumer products needing visual appeal and strength.
Tin Plated Steel
Steel tin metal formed parts are made from steel sheets coated with a thin tin layer. Historically, iron served as the backing metal before cheap milled steel became available. Today, tinplate is mostly used for manufacturing tin cans, thanks to its combination of steel's strength and formability with tin's noncorrosive and nontoxic properties, along with easy solderability.
Tinplate production involves rolling steel, cleaning it with acid to remove mill scale, and then applying a tin coating. Although often replaced by galvanized (zinc-coated) vessels for various uses, tinplate remains preferred for food-related applications due to zinc's toxicity. The zinc coating offers sacrificial protection against rust, oxidizing instead of the underlying iron, while tin requires an unbroken surface to protect the iron effectively.
