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Aerospace High Strength Tubing Solutions for Critical Aerospace Applications

Aerospace High Strength Tubing Solutions for Critical Aerospace Applications

Aerospace High Strength Tubing Solutions for Critical Aerospace Applications

Product catalog summary
Overview
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube, with over 70 years of engineering expertise, provide high precision tubing solutions for critical aerospace applications. They manufacture high-performance tubes in stainless steel and titanium alloys, catering to supercritical aerospace needs.

Historical Milestones
  • 1950: Superior Tube's products used in the North American X-15 aircraft.
  • 1957: Fine Tubes supplies stainless steel tubing to Vickers Viscount Aircraft.
  • 1965: Collaboration to supply AM350 tubes for the Concorde programme.
  • 1980: NASA Space Shuttle uses Superior Tube's stainless steel tubing.
  • 1999: Eurofighter uses Fine Tube’s titanium tubing.
  • 2006: Airbus A380 equipped with Ti 3Al-2.5V tubing from Fine Tubes.

Innovations
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube are renowned for their innovative tubing solutions, such as specialist tubing for the Solar Orbiter satellite in 2014.

Applications
  • Aero engine tubes
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic control systems
  • Landing gear
  • Instrumentation
  • Waveguides

Industry Sectors
  • Civil Aerospace: Tubing used in Airbus and Boeing aircraft for hydraulic systems and aero engines.
  • Defence: Supplies tubing for military aircraft, including Eurofighter and F-15/F-16.
  • Space: Contributions to NASA’s Space Shuttle and Mars Exploration projects.

Manufacturing Capabilities
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube produce custom-sized tubing in various alloys, including stainless steel, nickel, and titanium, available in seamless, welded, or Weldrawn® finishes.

Quality Certifications
  • ISO 9001
  • AS EN 9100
  • Nadcap (Heat Treatment, NDT, Welding)
  • ISO 14001

Global Presence
With tube mills in the UK and US, and sales offices in Germany, France, India, and the US, Fine Tubes and Superior Tube have a global reach, serving customers in over 35 countries.

Contact Information
  • Fine Tubes, Plymouth, UK
  • Superior Tube, Collegeville, US
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Aerospace High Strength Tubing Solutions for Critical Aerospace Applications

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High precision tubes for demanding environments Aerospace Tubing Excellence With over 70 years of engineering expertise in supplying high precision tubes, Fine Tubes and Superior Tube work closely with customers worldwide, developing high specification tubing solutions to help them solve their technical challenges. We manufacture high performance tubes in an ever expanding range of stainless steel and titanium alloys for supercritical aerospace applications. Tubing Innovations Tubing Innovations Fine Tubes and Superior Tube benefit from a world-class reputation for innovative and high quality...

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TUBING SOLUTIONS TUBiNG SOLUTiONS AEROSPACE Fine Tubes and Superior Tube have been supplying high quality tubular products to the civil aerospace, defence and space industries since inception. Our position in the aerospace industry has been achieved through the culmination of our long-term commitment to development and innovation. With an international reputation for manufacturing high specification tubing in a wide range of advanced metals and lightweight alloys, we supply tubing for critical airframe and aircraft engine applications. Starting with stainless steels, we have continually expanded...

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MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES MANUFACTURiNG CAPABiLiTiES ALLOYS Fine Tubes and Superior Tube produce a wide range of custom-sized tubing in an ever expanding range of alloys - available in three different forms, i.e. seamless, welded or welded & redrawn (Weldrawn®) finish. SEAMLESS, WELDED, WELDED & REDRAWN Stainless Steel 304, 316, 321, 347, 15-5PH, 17-4PH, 21-6-9, FV607 nickel Waspaloy™, X-750, 75, 263, 600, 625, 718 seamless only titanium Ti 3Al-2.5V (Grade 9), Ti 6Al-4V (Grade 5), Ti CP (Grade 1 and 2), Ti 4Al-2.5V We also manufacture tubing in many other grades. Please contact us for...

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For further details on our grades visit: Chemical Analysis % Supercritical tubing • Grade Chart Alloy Group Stainless Steel Nickel Alloys Very high strength to weight ratio with improved ductility. ELI grade, very high strength to weight ratio. Cold worked 75 to 85% to result in moderately high strength and good ductility. Weldability on par with commercially pure grades and excellent torsion and corrosion resistance. Very high strength to weight atio combined with r excellent seawater corrosion resistance. The most ductile and softest titanium alloy. A good solution for cold forming and corrosive...

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TUBING QUALITY Gulfstream Hawker Beechcraft Liebherr Lockheed Martin Messier-Dowty Raytheon TUBiNG QUALiTY TUBiNC QUALiTY CERTiFiCATiONS • ISO 9001 • AS EN 9100 • Nadcap (Heat Treatment) • Nadcap (nDT) • Nadcap (Welding) CUSTOMER APPROVALS • Airbus • BAE Systems • Boeing (commercial and military) • Bombardier • Embraer • GE Aviation • TUV AD-2000 Merkblatt W0-TRD 100 • 97-23-EC (PED) - TuV • ISO 10012 • ISO 14001 • RCC-M • Rolls-Royce • SNECMA-SAFRAN • UTC • Westland

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global presence Global Presence Through the partnership between U.K.-based Fine Tubes and U.S.-based Superior Tube, both companies can offer increased capabilities, leading to significantly reduced lead times, an extended product portfolio, increased global reach and outstanding customer service. In addition to tube mills in the United Kingdom and the United States, we have sales offices in Germany, France, India and the United States, as well as an extensive network of partners in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Fine Tubes and Superior Tube are collectively a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading...

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TUBES FOR DEMANDiNC ENViRONMENTS Superior Tube finetubes FINE TUBES Plymbridge Road Plymouth PL6 7LG UNITED KINGDOM SUPERIOR TUBE 3900 Germantown pike collegeville, pA 19426-3112 united states sales offices Sales Office Europe West 23, Rue Antigna F-45000 Orleans FRANCE E: [email protected] Sales Office Europe Central AMETEKGmbH Rudolf-Diesel-Strasse 16 D-40670 Meerbusch GERMANY E: [email protected] Sales Office India AMETEK Instruments India Pvt Ltd 601, Raaj Chambers Old Nagardas Road Andheri (East) Mumbai - 400 069 INDIA E: [email protected] Sales...

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