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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL IMPACT
With more than 130 years of specialty alloy product and process innovation, Carpenter Technology is a leader in the markets we serve. We offer more than 500 different specialized alloys, including nickel, cobalt, and titanium- based alloys, stainless steels, and soft magnetic materials. In some cases, we are the sole provider of these materials worldwide.
Our product portfolio and innovative approach enable our customers to solve their greatest material challenges and meet their sustainability goals. With our stronger, lighter, and more durable materials, our customers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, and overall material needs.
Our Custom 465® Stainless steel alloy has up to 50% higher strength versus other commonly used stainless steels, enabling the design of lighter-weight parts for improved fuel efficiency. In addition, Custom 465® Stainless can replace alloy steels that require environmentally hazardous coating and plating processes applied to common alloy steels for corrosion protection, such as 4340 or 4330+V, enabling airframe supply chains to forgo such coatings.
Our solutions for medical markets play an important role as our customers seek to improve patient outcomes and the confidence of healthcare providers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 20% of joint replacement patients suffer from nickel hypersensitivity, leaving them at risk of allergic reactions following surgical procedures. We help to potentially reduce the risk through our low-nickel alloys, specifically designed for surgical designed for surgical implants. Our Biodur® 108 alloy provides higher strength and exceptional durability while being essentially nickel- and cobalt-free.
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We are committed to enhancing product performance in renewable energy. Our soft magnetic alloys, such as Hiperco® 50 alloys can improve efficiency in wind turbines by up to 15% by getting more power from existing turbines or enabling the use of smaller generators to achieve the same power output. Our advanced bearing and gear alloys improve the reliability of wind turbines and reduce the risk of gearbox failures the leading cause of premature turbine retirement.
Our soft magnetic alloys are helping to advance the electrification of the transportation industry, from cars and trucks to electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOL). Hiperco® 50 alloys, used in power-dense motors, can reduce the size and weight of electric motors and generators by up to 30%, increasing vehicle energy efficiency.
Many of our alloys are utilized in tools and machines in use throughout these industries. With special properties like corrosion-, wear- and heat-resistance, tools made with our alloys last longer, run more efficiently and improve final product performance. As a result, the process produces less waste and requires less energy.
Rings, discs, and other components for engines
Fasteners for both the airframe and engine
Structural components (e.g., landing gears)
Auxiliary power units (e.g., back-up generators)
Improve energy efficiency of aircraft
Reduce GHG and other air emissions
Reduce material required to manufacture parts
Eliminate environmentally hazardous coatings and plating processes
Orthopedic implants
Cardiology stents and tools
Surgical tools
Dental screws and abutments
Improve patient outcomes
Reduce incidence of adverse events
Eliminate hazardous coatings
Offshore wind power-generation components
Onshore and offshore drilling and
completions equipment
Wheels, spacers, bolting, and fuel nozzles for power-generation equipment
Improve performance of renewable energy
capture systems
Reduce emissions of power generation equipment
Reduce waste with longer tool life
Reduce environmental exposure through high- integrity safety systems
Engine components (e.g., turbochargers)
Structural components (e.g., suspensions)
Electrical motors, power electronics, and
charging systems
Improve energy efficiency of vehicles
Reduce material required to manufacture parts
Flow control for semiconductor manufacturing
Components that enable miniaturization
in electronics, including smart phones,
smart watches, and wireless headphones
Reduce waste by extending life of products
Reduce material required to manufacture parts
Innovation is at the heart of what we do and necessary for a sustainable future. We continue to innovate new solutions for current and future customer needs. Two emerging technology platforms of focus are additive manufacturing and electrification, both of which have meaningful roles to play in supporting our customers’ sustainability efforts.
For over 130 years, Carpenter Technology has continued to innovate to solve our customers’ toughest material challenges. Our world-class R&D facilities and expert metallurgists enable Carpenter Technology to be the preferred sustainable solutions provider for our customers.
Carpenter Additive offers an end-to-end manufacturing platform—from creating standardized and specialized metal powders to material lifecycle management technology—that address each customer’s needs. Beyond expertise in additive manufacturing (AM) technology, Carpenter Additive is also finding ways to embrace sustainable strategies for a greener AM future.
Carpenter Additive introduced new sustainable powder packaging initiatives, including cutting-edge stainless steel hoppers for bulk transportation and recycled powder containers in collaboration with CurTec. CurTec recycled powder containers contain up to 70% recycled High-Density Polyethylene, reducing the demand for new plastic production while maintaining the integrity of the powder for critical applications in the aerospace and medical industries. This initiative is also introducing a closed-loop system for the recycled containers, which will reduce plastic waste and lower material costs.
Cutting-edge stainless steel hoppers enable the bulk transportation and storage of metal AM powder, eliminating plastic waste while maximizing material purity and safety.
ElectrificationAs the global community seeks to mitigate the effects of climate change, electrification will play a critical role in ensuring a greener and more sustainable future for travel. Carpenter Electrification is a premier provider of high-performance specialty alloys for the electrification market, and as we are catapulted into a new era of rapid technological advancements — rooted in sustainable solutions — we believe in leading by example in this crucial transition by committing to sustainable manufacturing processes and products. Carpenter Electrification has helped break ground on the future era of eco-friendly air travel, supporting the first all-electric regional aircraft with the incorporation of rotor and stator stacks into electric engines. This technology has the ability to remove carbon emissions from air travel, reduce noise, and minimize the cost to operate per flight hour compared to light jets or high-end turboprops. Carpenter Technology supported this milestone in electric aviation from the stage of concept to prototyping and ultimately mass production, with our electrification business at the helm of electric aircraft development.
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Carpenter Technology has helped shape moments in aviation history. From the Wright Brothers’ maiden voyage of the Kitty Hawk to exploring the depths of space, our sustainable solutions are ready to take on the next challenge for the aerospace industry: climate action.
We partner with our customers on their efforts to lead on sustainability, create competitive advantage, and build value for all stakeholders. As the aerospace industry evolves, we are positioned to develop solutions assisting the expanding use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), testing hydrogen-powered aircraft in next-generation engine platforms, development of open architecture engines, supporting e-taxi technologies, creating new aviation technologies such as eVTOL, and more.
As a key partner of the aerospace industry, we are committed to supporting customer sustainability efforts and sustainable supplier strategies.
