About
Creating the World's High-Performance Alloys
Special Metals is the world leader in the invention, production and supply of high-nickel alloys for critical engineering.
Timeline
Wiggin Limited
Henry Wiggin & Company is founded in 1835 and begins making specialty alloys.
Huntington Alloys
Founded in 1922, Huntington Alloys began creating most of today’s alloy families.
Birth of NIMONIC®
During World War II, Wiggin Alloys invents NIMONIC® alloys for gas turbine engines.
Special Metals
Special Metals Corp. was born in 1998 with the acquisition of Inco Alloys International Inc.
Seven Generations of Innovation
Times have changed since the 1830s—but our spirit of invention and drive to create new metallurgical solutions for the toughest engineering challenges hasn’t.
Part of Precision Castparts Corp.
Global Industrial Leaders
Special Metals is owned by Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC), which is a global conglomerate operating in more than a dozen countries that manufactures complex metal components and products, high-quality investment castings, forgings and fastener systems for power generation, aerospace, space exploration, military and other mission-critical applications.
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As part of PCC Energy Group, Special Metals collaborates with industry-leading brands to create alloy solutions for critical energy sector challenges.
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