Aluminum sheet is used in a wide variety of applications for its light weight, corrosion resistance and good formability. Two of the most popular grades for commercial applications are 3003 and 5052.

Medical Metals

Special metals are critical in the design and development of medical devices. Ulbrich has been the industry leader in the production of Titanium, Nitinol, Niobium, Copper and Tantalum Alloys. Our ability to roll light gauge strip in narrow widths and produce shaped wire products in hundreds of specialty alloys, positions us as a one-stop source for a wide variety of medical alloys.

By John Schmidt, Director of New Product Development at
Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, USA

Nitinol, an alloy of nickel and titanium with
approximately fifty per cent nickel is a relatively
recently formulated metal that takes its name both
from its composition and the place where it was produced
(Nickel Titanium –Naval Ordnance Laboratory).

Although it was discovered in the early 1960s it took decades