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A BIT ABOUT US.

Founded in 1985, Rickard Specialty Metals is a small woman-owned business located in the greater Los Angeles area of Ontario CA. We are a specialty metals supply company and metals distributor, which specializes in custom made-to-order components and forgings servicing the aerospace, military, petrochemical, nuclear and electronics industries.

We provide material in various alloys and forms to your specified sizes. All of our materials are guaranteed to meet current AMS/MIL/ASTM and OEM specifications and can be supplied in forgings and other product forms such as rounds, rectangles, rolled ring forgings and custom manufactured bar. We maintain a varied input stock supply in order to offer the best lead times possible.

Qualified Team

We only hire the best in the business, so you can be sure you’re working the best designers, builders and inspectors.

Manufacturing Engineering

We create unique Manufacturing plans specifically for you. You will always get a completed project you love. We guarantee it 100%.

Superior Support

We’re here for you – before, during and after. If you want to make any changes or if you have a question don’t hesitate to ask.

Featured Projects

Project | Orion Launch Abort System

Orion Launch Abort System

NASA is one of the many prestigious clients that have depended on Rickard Metals for the procurement of engineered and finished products.
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Offshore Oil Extraction Equipment

Rickard Metals’ projects can be found not only in space, but also in the deep, high-pressure regions of the world’s oceans.
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ISS Static Test Fixture

As an experienced aerospace vendor, we not only provided titanium forgings for the LAS for the Orion capsule.
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Naval High-Strength Pressure Vessels

This complex fabrication made primarily of steel was developed for the US Navy.
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Boeing 787 Trailing Edge

The Boeing 787 is a wide-body jet airliner makes greater use of titanium than previous commercial aircraft.
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Our Clients

Our commitment to quality has been paramount to our success in the industry. Our quality system is certified to AS9100/ISO9001, we are DDTC registered and our experienced staff includes an expert metallurgist making Rickard Specialty Metals the best choice to address all of your metal products and processing requirements. Please visit our Projects page to see some examples of our work.

LATEST NEWS.

Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day Rickard Metals and Engineering salutes the soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen…

Titanium Extrusion

Rickard Specialty Metals and Engineering Titanium Extrusions   Titanium extrusions are used in a variety…

Annealing Stainless Steel

Annealing Stainless Steel The main reason for annealing stainless steel is to reduce its hardness…

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