• Clad Metal Synonyms:

clad metals, klad met'l, base cladding, metallurgical bond, clads, cladding, bimetal alloy,

• Clad Metal Description:

1) Two or more metals or alloys joined by a roll-bonding and thermal treatment process that produces a bond at the atomic level.

2) Clad metals offer the opportunity to combine desirable properties and/or characteristics of individual metals and alloys into a material "system" that provides improved characteristics over the individual metals:

a) Electrical Properties

b) Thermal Properties

c) Corrosion Resistance

d) Density

e) Magnetic Properties

f) Wear Resistance

g) Formability

h) Weldability / Joinability / Brazability

i) Conservation / Reduction Cost

j) Appearance

k) Compatibility/Corrosion Resistance

• Clad Metal Chemical Properties Available:

To customer specifications

Metals That Can Be Clad:
Aluminum (pure), aluminum alloys, beryllium alloys, bismuth, brass, bronze, cobalt alloys, copper, copper-nickel alloys, electrical resistance alloys, gold, iron, magnesium, magnesium alloys, monel, nickel, nickel alloys, nickel aluminum, niobium, niobium alloys, palladium, platinum, rhenium, silver, silver alloys, steel- maraging, steel- stainless- austenitic, steel- stainless- ferrite, steel- alloy, steel- carbon, tantalum, tantalum alloys, tin, tin alloys, titanium, titanium aluminides, uranium, vanadium alloys, zinc, zinc alloys and zirconium  

• Clad Metal Physical Properties Available:

Specialty clad strip, thermostat metals, assemblies and electrical contact materials

• Clad Metal Typical Applications:

Aerospace structural components, brazing, button batteries, cable & wire shielding, catalytic converters, coinage, cookware, electrical contacts / switching, electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding, fuel cells, heat exchangers, hydraulic & lubrication systems, thermostat devices (regulate and control temperature), transition materials, truck bumpers

• How To Get Started With Clad:

Call Reade first

• Clad Metal Packaging:

To customer specification

• Clad Metal TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:

For further information please call the E.P.A. at +1-202-554-1404