Automotive engineering

Our in-house team’s acknowledged experience and matchless expertise ensure we’re right at the heart of the latest advances in alloy development and performance.

Efficiency and Pollution Control

Increasing demand for ever more fuel efficient engines and greater pollution control is creating new applications for the INCONEL®, INCOLOY®,  NIMONIC®  and other high nickel alloys we supply.
Environmental and end of life vehicle legislation has driven major car manufacturers and exhaust system designers to specify particular high performance alloys.

Uses

Exhaust valve head and stems in NIMONIC® alloy 80A have been adopted by all the major valve train suppliers for diesel and petrol engine, whilst NIMONIC® alloy 90 and INCONEL alloy 751 have been developed for specific engine applications.

High performance

High performance vehicles and motor sports engines use INCONEL® alloy 625, which is particularly suited to exhaust couplings and lower power vehicles use INCOLOY® alloy 864 as hot gas containment tubing.  INCONEL® alloy X-750 is used to make engine valve springs.

High nickel alloys are also used in ignition systems, sensors, safety devices and electrical and electronic switch gear.