AerospAceHigh Strength Tubing Solutions for Critical Aerospace Applications

tubing excellence

With over 70 years of engineering expertise in supplying high-precision tubes, Superior Tube and Fine Tubes work closely with customers worldwide, developing high-specification tubing solutions to help them solve their technical challenges. We manufacture high-performance tubes in an ever-expanding range of stainless steel and titanium alloys for supercritical aerospace applications.

1950 North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft uses Superior Tube’s products in its ballistic control system.

1970Superior Tube supplies the Ti 3Al-2.5V hydraulic line tubing used in the F-15 Eagle fighter.

1957Fine Tubes starts to supply stainless steel tubing to Vickers Viscount Aircraft.

1980NASA Space Shuttle life support system relies on high-pressure stainless steel tubing made by Superior Tube.

1965 Fine Tubes and Superior Tube collaborate to supply AM350 tubes for the Concorde programme.

1999 Eurofighter uses Fine Tube’s titanium tubing for hydraulic systems & EJ200 engine.

2006 Fine Tubes supplies Airbus A380 with Ti 3Al-2.5V tubing for 5,000 psi hydraulic systems.

tubing innovations Superior Tube and Fine Tubes benefit from a world-class reputation for innovative and high-quality tubing solutions geared towards the aerospace industry. Here are a few examples:

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tubing solutions

aerospaceSuperior Tube and Fine Tubes have been supplying high-quality tubular products to the civil aerospace, defense and space industries since inception. Our position in the aerospace industry has been achieved through the culmination of our long-term commitment to development and innovation.

With an international reputation for manufacturing high-specification tubing in a wide range of advanced metals and lightweight alloys, we supply tubing for critical airframe and aircraft engine applications.

Starting with stainless steels, we have continually expanded our process capability and have developed a unique expertise in processing nickel alloys for high-temperature/high-strength applications and titanium alloys where a high strength-to-weight ratio is required.

Fine Tubes and Superior Tube continue to lead in meeting the exacting quality demands of the aerospace industry, ensuring that new design concepts today become the industry standards of tomorrow.

civilOur high-strength tubing has been deployed in engines and airframes of major commercial aircraft programs including Airbus and Boeing.

Critical to the safe operation of the aircraft, our lightweight hydraulic tubes are used to actuate flight control surfaces and are crucial components in landing gear and brake systems.

We also supply heat-resistant tubing for various systems within commercial aero engines, including fuel delivery, fire suppression, drain lines and bleed air systems.

defenseFine Tubes and Superior Tube primarily supply hydraulic and aero engine tubing deployed in the engines and airframes of military aircraft. From developing the lightweight titanium tubing for the hydraulic systems of the Eurofighter to manufacturing high-performance Waspaloy™ tubing for the afterburners of the F-15/F-16, we work closely with major defense aviation manufacturers globally.

spaceOur involvement in the space industry goes back to the 1960s, where we contributed to Telstar 1, the world’s first communications satellite. Since then, Fine Tubes and Superior Tube have been developing and supplying high-quality tubing solutions for various space exploration programs, including NASA’s Space Shuttle and Mars Exploration projects.

Our expertise in manufacturing high-precision seamless tubing also fulfills the exacting requirements in terms of high quality and cleanliness levels needed for the critical Chemical Propulsion System of the highly anticipated Solar Orbiter satellite project.

aerospace applications:

• Aero engine tubes• Convoluting tube-seals• Ducting systems• Hydraulic and pneumatic control systems• Instrumentation• Landing gear• Pitot tubes• Torque control rods• Transmission tubes• Waveguides

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manufacturing capabilities

alloysSuperior Tube and Fine Tubes produce a wide range of custom-sized tubing in an ever-expanding range of alloys – available in three different forms, i.e. seamless, welded or welded & redrawn (Weldrawn®) finish.

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stainless steel 304, 316, 321, 347, 15-5PH, 17-4PH, 21-6-9, FV607

nickel Waspaloy™, X-750, 75, 263, 600, 625, 718

seamless only

titanium Ti 3Al-2.5V (Grade 9), Ti 6Al-4V (Grade 5), Ti CP (Grade 1 and 2), Ti 4Al-2.5V

We also manufacture tubing in many other grades. Please contact us for more details.

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tubing Quality certifications

tubing Quality

• ISO 9001• AS EN 9100• Nadcap (Heat Treatment)• Nadcap (NDT)• Nadcap (Welding)

• TUV AD-2000 Merkblatt W0-TRD 100• 97-23-EC (PED) - TüV• ISO 10012• ISO 14001• RCC-M

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ABS 5004 ABS 5141ABS 5918 AMS 4943 AMS 4944 AMS 4945 AMS 4946 MBBN 6001-4 MSRR 8673

titanium 6al-4v

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AMS 4942 BAEM 4044MSRR 8609

stainless steel 21-6-9

ABM 7-3058 AMS 5561 ASN-A3288-NSA384510BACM 157 BMS7-185DAN 41SO7-2210

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AMS-5566 Alloy 304 AMS-5643 Alloy 17-4PHAMS-5659 Alloy 15-5PH AMS-T-6845 Alloy 304 BS2T66 Alloy 347BST68 Alloy 347 BST72 Alloy 347LN 9398 Alloys 304-321-347 MIL-T-8808 Alloys 321-347 MSRR 6524 Alloy 347

nickel alloys/nimonics

AMS 5580 Alloy 600AMS 5581 Alloy 625 AMS 5582 Alloy X750 AMS 5589 Alloy 718 BSHR 403 HTA75 (Alloy 75)BSHR 404 Alloy 263 MSRR 6513 FV607MSRR 7006 Alloy 75MSRR7037 Alloy C263

customer approvals• Airbus• BAE Systems• Boeing (commercial and military)• Bombardier• Embraer• GE Aviation

• Gulfstream• Hawker Beechcraft• Liebherr• Lockheed Martin• Messier-Dowty• Raytheon

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In addition to tube mills in the United Kingdom and the United States, we have sales offices in Germany, France, India and the United States, as well as an extensive network of partners in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Our tubing experts deliver high-precision tubing to customers in over 35 countries worldwide.

Through the partnership between U.S.-based Superior Tube and U.K.-based Fine Tubes, both companies can offer increased capabilities, leading to significantly reduced lead times, an extended product portfolio, increased global reach and outstanding customer service.

Fine Tubes and Superior Tube are collectively a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

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Disclaimer: The information contained within this brochure is for guidance only and is not intended for warranty of individual application - express or implied. V1-19Us

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