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 |
