Metallurgy

McDanel Advanced Ceramics is a preferred vendor for various metallurgy applications including steel production and processing, investment casting, welding, and non-ferrous metals.  McDanel’s alumina and mullite rods and tubes are used in investment casting molds to create critical cooling channels in airfoils used in aerospace and IGT applications. Our products for this industry include thermocouple components, fixtures, pins and support rods, shrouds, and purge tubes. For specific applications in aluminum production and die casting where Sialon is preeminent please visit our Molten Non-Ferrous Metal Processing page.