Defence Metals

Defence and security manufacturing requires a steady supply of aluminium, steel and copper, among other metals. Metals for defence applications require high tensile strength and durability, low corrosion risks and heat resistance. We have a ready supply of metals, alloys and materials for use in defence, security and military applications, together with over 50 years company experience supplying metal to the defence sector.

Supplying And Machining Metals To The Defence and Security Industry

As experienced metal suppliers for defence sector manufacturing, All Metal Services is equipped with the tools to fill custom metal orders for producing armoured vehicles, ballistics, electronics and other equipment.

Our CNC machines, waterjet cutting equipment, plate saws and bar saws make our extensive metal cutting services second to none. We process defence metals in virtually any shape, including extrusions and flat profiles, to extremely tight tolerances.

Alloys and Metals For Defence and Security

As defence sector manufacturing is continually developing, we supply a wide range of key defence materials and alloys that provide the properties required, balancing strength and durability with low-density, lightweight characteristics.

We advise designers regularly on the appropriate metals for defence equipment and offer our metal cutting and machining services to create custom cut pieces, extrusions, profiles and components to order.

Aluminium for Defence and Military Use

Aluminium is the most used metal in marine and defence manufacturing thanks to its lightweight properties. With lighter vehicles and higher fuel efficiency, aluminium is a perfect material for exterior structural use.

Strong aluminium alloys are also used in weaponry, body armour and military vehicle bodies. Aluminium alloys are known for corrosion resistance, making them well-suited to manufacturing engine components and use in extreme environments.

Our defence aluminium grades are supplied worldwide to defence and security manufacturers and their subcontractors. We stock aluminium sheet, aluminium bar, aluminium tube and aluminium plate to OEM grades, European and USA specifications.

Our popular aluminium products include:

Plate

7010
7040
7475
7075
7050
6061

Full range of Aluminium Plate

Sheet

7075
2024
6061

Full range of Aluminium Sheet

Tube:

6082-T6 T6511
2024-T3511
2024 -T3 T3511 T8511
2014 T6511

Full range of Aluminium Tube

Stainless Steel for Defence

Often used in aircraft and land vehicles, stainless steel is valued for high corrosion resistance and tensile strength, making steel alloys the perfect metals for military weaponry such as missiles and ballistics, as well as other defence hardware and equipment.

We supply stainless steel and steel alloy bar, tube, plate and sheet metals in US, German and French specifications, as detailed on our steel bar supplies and steel sheet, plate and tube supplies pages.

Yellow Metals: Copper and Brass alloys

With high conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance and pliability, copper alloys are invaluable in the defence sector. Metals for high-pressure applications, such as pumps, shafts, bolts and steering, as well as for electronics, couplings, enclosures and ballistics are often brass alloys.

Supplying the global defence sector with yellow metals to UK and US Spec

Full details of our Yellow Metals for Defence and Security Industry applications.

Silicon Aluminium Bronze

CuAI7Si2, C64200

Nickel Aluminium Bronze

NES 833 (DGS 1043)

Phosphor Bronze

NES838, AMS 4625, PB102

Brass

Cartridge: CZ106, C26000
Leaded: CZ121, C35300
High Tensile: CZ115

Tungum

DTD5019, C17200

Copper Beryllium

AMS 4533

Quality

Certified Quality

We hold and provide certification and paperwork for all our stock to a high standard. Our defence metals and materials are:

fully traceable back to the manufacturing mill
identified and certified to appropriate specifications

We perform in-house hardness and conductivity testing at selected sites where required.

Our sites worldwide are approved to standards ISO 9001:2015 and AS9120. Selected sites hold extra approval of AS9100.

Experience

Industry Experience In Defence Metal Supplies

Supplying metals for defence and security forms a large part of AMS’s business. Our knowledge and experience are unrivalled among metal suppliers.

As we work with military contracts, our team members are trained to apply HMRC export licensing requirements where required. We also train staff to recognise embargoed nations and potentially counterfeit materials.

All required licenses for the export of our standard products are currently held and up to date. Where bespoke metal products are ordered for export, we are equipped with the knowledge and experience to apply for licenses short term.

A Single Supplier For All Metal Services

With our ready supply of required defence metals, alloys and materials and our precision machining capabilities, AMS stand ready to meet the needs of defence manufacturing and construction worldwide, from the smallest ballistics component to large panels and structural requirements.

Our facilities are equipped for the following services:

CNC Machining: Drilling / Tapping / Counter-boring / Surface MachiningPlate cutting up to 250mm thickness
Cut to size sheet
Bar Cutting up to 400mm dia
Waterjet Cutting up to 200mm thick to any shape
Tube cutting
And more

To discuss our capabilities, make an enquiry or place an order, you can contact AMS Head Office on +44167 543 0307 or find the number for your closest AMS office location.