SUPPLY & ENGINEERING
Your source for superior quality materials, engineering services and supply chain management.
Founded in 1985, Rickard Specialty Metals is a small business located in Santa Fe Springs, 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.
We only hire the best in the business, so you can be sure you’re working the best designers, builders and inspectors.
We create unique Manufacturing plans specifically for you. You will always get a completed project you love. We guarantee it 100%.
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.
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.
Memorial Day On this Memorial Day Rickard Metals and Engineering salutes the soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen and women for their service and sacrifice. Memorial Day is a special day for all those companies and organizations, engineers and scientists, administrators and office workers who provide the tools for those placing
Rickard Specialty Metals and Engineering Titanium Extrusions Titanium extrusions are used in a variety of applications in the aerospace industry from titanium engine pylons to titanium tracks for seats. The extrusion process brings a number of advantages over forging. Custom designed shapes, fine tolerances, less downstream machining, and less waste.
Annealing Stainless Steel The main reason for annealing stainless steel is to reduce its hardness and make it more workable. However, the gains of durability, tensile strength, machine ability are positives that can be gained by employing the annealing. There are several basic annealing processes available for the fabricator. Quenching
