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Exotic Metals
The term exotic metals is used to describe any metal that has special qualities, a degree of rarity, or an unusual type of material use in manufacturing. Exotic metals are typically nonferrous and include things like Aluminium, Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Hastelloy, Inconel, Mercury, Molybdenum, Monel, Platinum, Stainless, Tantalum, Titanium, Tungsten or Wolframite, and Waspaloy. Exotic Materials can also include plastics, superalloys, semiconductors, superconductors, and ceramics. Because of their unique properties, exotic metals are used in specific engineering applications like industrial and marine applications, casting, chemical processing industries, pulp and paper, aerospace, nuclear engineering, heat treating industries, aerospace, and for electronic components, chemical equipment, missile technology, and nuclear reactors. Exotic material …
