Materion’s SupremEX® Receives Second SAE-AMS Specification

New Specification for SupremEX 640XA Provides Additional Materials
Option for Engineers

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) announced that the Society of
Automotive Engineers – Aerospace Material specification Nonferrous
Alloys Committee (SAE-AMS) has approved specification of AMS4368 for
Materion's SupremEX® 640XA. The AMS specification allows engineers to
reference a national standard for material properties and ensures supply
is available to meet demand. This is Materion’s second AMS specification
for a SupremEX metal matrix composite.

A high quality aerospace grade aluminum composite, SupremEX 640XA, is
used heavily in applications for national defense, aviation and space.
It provides improved performance in aero-engine components and aircraft
structures because it is 60 percent lighter than steel and 36 percent
lighter than titanium, yet offers high strength, stiffness and fatigue
properties that significantly increase a component's capability and
useful life.

SupremEX also provides superior damage tolerance and improved wear
resistance when compared to conventional alloys. With a low coefficient
of thermal expansion, components made of this composite will not deform
over the range of temperatures experienced during flight.

“Other Materion aerospace-grade products have earned SAE-AMS
specifications, including SupremEX 225XE, so we understand the value of
this designation,” said W. Glenn Maxwell, President, Materion
Performance Alloys and Composites. “With this specification, it’s much
easier and faster for engineers to include the material in their designs
and recommend it to new customers. In fact, many engineers will not
consider using materials without SAE-AMS specifications.”

SupremEX 640XA is reinforced with 40 percent silicon carbide particles
and is manufactured using a proprietary mechanical alloying process to
ensure a homogenous reinforcement distribution. It provides a refined
grain structure and enhanced mechanical properties, making it an ideal
replacement for aluminum, titanium, steel and other structural alloys
and composites.

About SAE:

SAE International is a global association of more than 138,000 engineers
and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and
commercial-vehicle industries. Standards from SAE International are used
to advance mobility engineering throughout the world. The SAE Technical
Standards Development Program is among the organization's primary
provisions to the industries it serves. Today's SAE standards product
line includes almost 10,000 documents created through consensus
standards development by more than 240 SAE Technical Committees with
450+ subcommittees and task groups. These works are authorized, revised,
and maintained by the volunteer efforts of more than 9,000 engineers,
and other qualified professionals from around the world.

About Materion:

Materion Corporation is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The
Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, supplies highly
engineered advanced enabling materials to global markets. Our unique
product portfolio includes high
performance alloys, beryllium
products, clad
metal strip, composite
metals, ceramics, inorganic
chemicals, microelectronics
packaging materials, precision
optics, thin
film coatings and thin
film deposition materials.

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