California Metal and Supply

California Metal and Supply stocks and distributes hard-to-find metals for aerospace, defense and space work. The company is based in Cerritos, California. It says it was founded in 1984 and has since moved into a new 30,000 square foot facility.

The metals it supplies include Inconel and nickel alloys, titanium, super alloys, A286 and aluminum. It also lists stainless grades 13-8, 15-5, 17-4 and 17-7, 4130 steel, Invar, Kovar and magnesium. These come as sheets, plates, bars, tube and tubing. The site also lists heat treating, waterjet cutting and machining as services.

The company describes three sectors. For space, it supports raw material needs for rocket engines, spacecraft, launch vehicles, satellites and ground support equipment. For defense, it says it is SAM registered and supports government and military army depots, shipyards and air force bases. For aerospace, it supplies materials for airframes, engines, systems and components.

The site says the company is a qualified diversity supplier to customers such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. It lists Boeing Performance Excellence awards for 2022, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

For quality, the company says it is certified to AS9100D and ISO 9001 through NSF-ISR.

The website has a request a quote button and a contact form that asks for a name, email, phone number, subject and message. It also has a newsletter sign-up. The address is 14020 Bolsa Lane, Cerritos, California 90703.