Snappy Materials

Our inventory has been carefully built to best serve our target customer base and contains only certified prime materials. 

Current inventory includes a wide array of aluminum, copper, high temperature and nickel alloys, stainless steel, and titanium products. Stocked forms include round bar, hex bar, round corner square bar, coil, plate, sheet, tubing, extruded shapes, rolled formed sections, and welding wire. Forged Blocks, Rings and Rounds are available. 

Our stock materials are commonly produced by domestic mills including Alcoa, ATI- Allvac, Allegheny-Ludlum, AK steel, Carpenter/Talley, Duferco, Dunkirk, Haynes, Kaiser, Precision Rolled Products, RTI, Special Metals, Timet and Universal. Non-domestic mill products come from Alcan, Amag, Bollinghaus, Corus, Sandvik, and Valbruna. 

All materials are certified to prime aerospace, federal, and military specifications with original mill test reports.

Stainless Steel Information
Unlike regular steel, stainless steel does not stain, rust, or corrode. In the aviation industry, stainless steel is used for its corrosion resistant quality. Like all metal alloys there are different grades of stainless steel available, some of which are discussed below:

321 Stainless Steel

Type 321 Stainless Steel is similar to 304 Stainless Steel. The difference lies in the titanium content, which is five times that of the carbon content. This grade is very useful because of its insensitivity in nature to the intergranular corrosion that occurs when heated within 425-850oC of the carbide precipitation range. 321 Stainless Steel is used for products that may be exposed to temperatures greater than 900 degrees Celsius, and are combined with a resistance of scaling and high strength, which assists in avoiding any kind of deterioration to the product.

321 Stainless Steel This grade is also modified and made into 321H stainless steel with a higher carbon content to provide more strength. However, it should be kept in mind that 321 Stainless Steel does not transfer itself well across a heat temperature arc and is therefore not considered suitable for activities like welding. For this, Stainless Steel with a grade of 347 is used, which consists of Niobium to provide the stabilisation of heat more quickly. This can be used to weld 321 stainless steel. Unfortunately, Grade 321 cannot be polished very well and is not good for aesthetic purposes.

Snappy Materials was founded in January 2004, with the goal of serving customers in the niche international markets including aerospace, electronics, corrosion, and PVD coatings.

Together with the acquisition of sister companies: Tico Titanium, Supra Alloys and Alloy Metals; Snappy Materials is now a member of the LHI Specialty Metals Group and focuses exclusively on supporting the requirements international customers.

Our advantage lies not only in our extensive inventory, but in our knowledgeable and courteous sales staff. Snappy Materials employees have extensive product knowledge, and are able to assist with your most difficult requests.

We take pride in providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with our clients. This enables us to better meet ongoing needs and demands, which are critical in supply-chain management.

With stocking locations in California, Connecticut, Michigan, and Texas many of our stock products are available with an average lead time of 1-2 days.