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Co-Cr Chemical Etching
Tecomet Inc. specializes in Co-Cr chemical etching of high precision, very thin metal foils. We have earned our reputation by machining foils with excellent feature and tolerance control, ensuring that the components we manufacture meet the most demanding specifications. We can successfully etch production Co-Cr etched components that are 0.001 inches thick, or 10% of the thickness of a human hair. We can also etch Co-Cr as thick as 0.030 inches.
Capabilities
Co-Cr is a Cobalt-Chromium alloy and exhibits high wear, heat and corrosion resistance. It can be machined to tight tolerances. Tecomet Inc. has expertise in Cobalt-Chromium alloy etching to exact tolerances for the most demanding applications.
Our state-of-the-art cobalt-chromium alloy etching process is cost-effective and repeatable, producing even the most intricate parts reliably and to the tightest tolerances. Chemical etching allows components to be machined without affecting the remaining material or surface finish and the finished part has a clean cut with no heat-affected zones or burrs. Tecomet Inc.’s process can be used to create exacting half-etch and partial-etch areas that are impossible to produce with other manufacturing methods. Partial and half-etch processing can be used to create features with varying thicknesses, mark the surface of a component with a logo or part number and facilitate bending during fabrication and assembly. Chemical machining is also used to micro-etch the surface of completed components to improve bonding in later processes.
Applications
Co-Cr’s high wear and corrosion resistance properties make it an ideal material for use in medical devices such as implants and prosthetics. These properties, in addition to its high heat property, make cobalt copper alloys an ideal material for shims and high impact, high wear components in aerospace and medical devices. Our cobalt-chromium components are DFARS and ITAR compliant for use in defense applications and are manufactured to ISO 9001:2015 standards.
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Co-Cr Chemical Etching Services for Prototype Through Production
Tecomet Inc. provides co-cr chemical etching services scaled to fit your project, whether you need a small batch of prototype parts to validate a design or an established production run for an ongoing medical device program. Because chemical etching relies on photo-tooling rather than hard tooling, cobalt-chromium alloy etching can move from design file to finished part without the lead time or upfront cost typically associated with stamping or machining tooling.
This flexibility makes our co-cr chemical etching services a practical fit for both early-stage medical device development and high-volume production, without requiring a different manufacturing process as your project scales. Many of our Co-Cr projects support spinal implant applications, where prototype iteration and production consistency both matter.
Quality Standards Behind Every Co-Cr Chemical Etching Project
Beyond the ISO 9001:2015 certification already backing our co-cr chemical etching services, Tecomet Inc.'s facilities are also ISO 13485:2016 certified, the quality management standard specific to medical device manufacturing, and our processes conform to FDA and CE Mark requirements. You can review our full certifications directly. For cobalt-chromium alloy etching used in implants, prosthetics, and other medical applications, this level of certification means every part is produced under a documented, auditable quality system.
Our facilities also use clean rooms and automated visual inspection equipment to support quality engineering throughout production, giving clients confidence that co-cr chemical etching services meet specification consistently across every production run.
Tecomet Inc. has an ISO 9001:2015 certification. Feel free to contact one of our knowledgeable employees today about Co-Cr chemical etching!
