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Custom Alloy Steel Machined Parts

Contract Manufacturing for Alloy Steel

Alloy steels are essential for custom manufacturing, and our expertise in this area ensures you receive high-performance parts tailored to your needs. Our selection includes 4130 alloy steel, renowned for its exceptional strength and toughness, perfect for critical applications in aerospace and automotive industries. We also offer 4140 steel, which delivers outstanding fatigue resistance and impact strength, making it ideal for heavy-duty components. For ultra-high strength requirements, our 4340 steel combines superior toughness and creep resistance, ensuring reliability in high-performance gear and shaft applications. Additionally, our low carbon options like 8620 and 4820 provide excellent toughness and stability in heat treatment, perfect for case-hardened parts.

With our commitment to quality and precision, we provide custom machined components that meet the highest standards across various industries. Partner with us to enhance your manufacturing capabilities and achieve exceptional results!

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2355This is a shock-resistant air hardening steel with exceptional impact properties and the highest hardenability of shock resisting grades of tool steel.
4130This is a chromium-molybdenum alloy steel with high strength, toughness, and hardenability. It is weldable in all commercial methods and is readily machined in its normalized/tempered condition.
4140This is a chromium-, molybdenum-, and manganese-containing low alloy steel. It has high fatigue strength, abrasion and impact resistance, toughness, and torsional strength.
4142This is a Nickel/Moly alloy with extremely good toughness, stability in heat treatment, and case depth. It is a low carbon case hardening alloy that has a tough, ductile core.
4150This is a high carbon, chromium-vanadium, commercial quality alloy steel with higher strength and hardness. When heat treated, the material has excellent toughness, shock resistance, and water/abrasion resistance.
4340This is an ultra-high strength medium carbon low alloy steel, which combines deep hardenability, high ductility, toughness and strength, and has high fatigue resistance and creep resistance.
4620This is a nickel-molybdenum alloy steel known for its excellent strength, toughness, and hardenability.
4820 This is a Nickel/Moly alloy with extremely good toughness, stability in heat treatment, and case depth. It is a low carbon case hardening alloy that has a tough, ductile core.
6150This is a fine grained, highly abrasion resistant carbon-chromium alloy steel. It has very good shock resistance and toughness.
8620This is a low carbon nickel chromium molybdenum alloy steel with good toughness and strength properties, along with good core strength.

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What parts and component types does Tamshell machine?

Tamshell specializes in producing a diverse array of custom precision machined components tailored to our customers’ specifications. Utilizing modern, advanced 4th & 5th axis CNC mills, CNC Swiss and Swiss-screw, and CNC turning machines, we achieve tight tolerances with nearly any machinable plastic or metal material.

What’s on the shop floor?

Our primary machining department utilizes state-of-the-art CNC machining equipment to ensure precision and quality. The secondary department complements this with a variety of conventional tools and instruments. All our machinery is backed by our specialized in-house tooling department, ensuring seamless support and efficiency.

What materials does Tamshell machine and specialize in?

Our machine shop excels in precision machining of a wide range of materials, with a particular expertise in plastics. We also specialize in machining aluminum, brass, bronze, and stainless steel, ensuring high-quality results for diverse applications. Our advanced equipment and skilled team enable us to meet stringent tolerances and deliver custom components tailored to our clients’ specifications. Whether working with plastics or metals, we are committed to providing exceptional craftsmanship and reliable service.

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What tolerances can Tamshell hold?

We excel in close tolerance machining, holding tolerances as tight as +/- 0.0001″. Our capabilities include advanced 4th- and 5th-axis machining, complemented by a rigorous three-stage inspection process. This ensures burr-free parts and consistently exceeds the highest-quality finish requirements.

Does Tamshell offer manufacturing, material and other advice during the design phase of the project?

In short: yes, our team brings extensive expertise in the manufacturability of components and assemblies. As specialists in plastics machining, our in-house material experts will guide you in selecting the most optimal materials for your application, considering all usage factors.
Our skilled machinists are also proficient in working with various materials, including metals. We can review your 3D models and drawings, recommending any necessary changes before production begins.