Below is a list of metals that are suitable for chemical etching.
We stock the widest range of standard and specialist grades in thicknesses from 0.010mm-2.5mm.
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Steel and stainless steels
Material |
Grades/types |
Low carbon (mild) steel |
All grades |
Electrical steel |
Transil |
Maraging steel |
All grades |
Sandvik strip steel |
Chromflex (7C27Mo2, 13C26, 12C27, 6C27), Hiflex |
Uddeholmstrip flapper valve steel |
20C, 716 |
High carbon (spring) steel |
All grades |
Stainless steel |
Austenitic (300 series), ferritic/martensitic (400 series), precipitation hardened (17-4, 17-7), duplex, super duplex |
Nickel and nickel alloys
Material |
Grades/types |
Alloy |
42, 52, 59, 151, 194, 195, 602 |
Copper-nickel (cupronickel) |
90-10, 70-30, 66-30-2-2 |
Elgiloy |
– |
Haynes |
25, 214, 230, HR120 |
High Perm |
49 |
Hymu |
80 |
Incoloy |
800HT |
Inconel |
600, 617, 690, 718, X-750 |
Invar |
– |
Kovar |
– |
Monel |
400, 401, 404, K-500, 405 |
Nichrome |
– |
Nickel iron |
– |
Nickel silver |
All grades |
Nickel |
200, 201, 205, 233, 270 |
Nimonic |
90 |
Radiometal |
4550 |
Copper and copper alloys
Material |
Grades/types |
Beryllium Copper |
All grades |
Brass |
All grades |
Copper |
All grades, including oxygen-free |
Ferry |
– |
Nickel Silver |
All grades |
Phosphor bronze |
All grades |
Aluminium
Material |
Grades/types |
Aluminium |
All grades |
Aluminium bronze |
CA102 |
Other metals
Material |
Grades/types |
Molybdenum |
– |
Polyimide metallised film |
Aluminium/copper clad |