Busby Metals, Inc

What Busby Metals, Inc does

Busby Metals, Inc., operating under the brand Wieland Busby, is a specialty distributor of high-performance copper-based alloys headquartered at 55 Davids Drive, Hauppauge, New York, with additional offices in Coppell TX, Commerce CA, Kent WA, Thatcham UK, Toulouse France, and Singapore. The company maintains what it describes as the world's largest and most diverse inventory of specialty copper alloys, stocked on three continents and serving aerospace, oil and gas, marine/defense, electronics, performance racing, and plastic mold tooling customers. Its product portfolio spans more than 30 alloy grades across Copper Beryllium (C17200, C17300, C17510), Aluminum Bronze and Nickel Aluminum Bronze families (C62300, C63000, C63200, C95510, CA104, CuAl10Ni5Fe4, NES 833), ToughMet Spinodal alloys (C72900, C96900, MoldMax XL), Phosphor Bronze, Copper Nickel, Naval Brass, High Conductivity Copper, and proprietary continuous-cast brands such as Equicast.

The underlying business is industrial metals distribution rather than manufacturing: Busby sources alloys from mills under exclusive relationships, stocks them in multiple global warehouses, and delivers cut-to-spec bar, rod, tube, strip, plate, and wire forms with mill test certification, independent ultrasonic and mechanical re-testing, and custom packaging. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS9120B quality certifications required for aerospace and defense supply chains, and complies with Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals provisions. Value-added services include metallurgical consultation for material selection, color-coded materials, and same-day shipping.

Busby operates as a subsidiary of Wieland Group, a global materials technology company, and rebranded to Wieland Busby in 2022 to reflect that parent integration. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales through the global office network, with quote-based pricing, an online quote request system, and a multilingual (English, French, Chinese, German) technical content marketing presence. End-user applications referenced include Boeing, Airbus, and Bombardier aerospace programs; U.S. Navy SUB-SAFE Level One qualified marine components; landing gear bushings and bearings; down-hole oil and gas components; and NASCAR/NHRA/Grand Prix racing parts.

Name

Busby Metals, Inc

Legal name

Busby Metals, Inc

Website

https://busbymetals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wieland Busby (formerly Busby Metals) is a global specialty distributor of high-performance copper alloys, serving aerospace, oil and gas, marine/defense, electronics, and industrial customers with the world's largest multi-continent inventory and AS9120B-certified quality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Coppell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Copper Alloy Product Distribution: Distribution of specialty high-performance copper-based alloys including Copper Beryllium, Aluminum Bronze, Naval Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Copper Nickel, Silicon Bronze, and ToughMet alloys. Products sold in various forms (rod, bar, tube, strip, plate, wire) to aerospace, oil and gas, marine, electronics, and industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Busby Metals distributes the world's largest and most diverse inventory of specialty high-performance copper-based alloys — including Copper Beryllium, Aluminum Bronze, Naval Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Copper Nickel, and ToughMet Spinodal alloys — supplied in rod, bar, tube, strip, plate, and wire forms. The company serves aerospace, oil and gas, marine/defense, electronics, performance racing, and plastic mold tooling customers from global offices with same-day shipping.

Product overview

Busby Metals offers the world's largest and most diverse inventory of specialty high-performance Copper Alloys, organized as a portfolio of distinct alloy families rather than a unified software platform. The product portfolio includes: Copper Beryllium alloys (C17200, C17300, C17510) known for exceptional strength and conductivity; Aluminum Nickel Bronze alloys (C63000, C63020, C63200, C95510, CA104, CuAl10Ni5Fe4, NES 833, UA11N, UZ19A6) for high-strength marine and aerospace applications; Aluminum Bronze alloys (C62300, C64200) for wear and galling resistance; Phosphor Bronze alloys (C51000, C52100, C54400) for electrical and industrial use; High Conductivity Copper (C10100, C14500) for electrical and thermal applications; ToughMet Spinodal alloys (C72900 wrought, C96900 cast, MoldMax XL) as beryllium-free alternatives; Copper Nickel alloys (C70600, C71500, CuNi14Al2, CuNi3Si) for seawater corrosion resistance; Brass and Naval Brass (C36000, C46400) for marine applications; Sintered Bronze for oil-impregnated bearings; and Industrial Bearing alloys (C93200, C86300). Products are stocked on three continents and serve aerospace, oil & gas, marine/defense, electronics, performance racing, and plastic mold tooling industries.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• ToughMet: ToughMet® Spinodal Alloys - advanced bearing technology for high-performance machines, lead and beryllium free spinodal copper-nickel-tin alloys.
• Equicast

Products and services

• C10100 Copper (OFE) A nearly-pure copper product supplied in rod, wire, and plate forms for flame spray nozzles, welding electrodes, anodes, bus bars, and heat sinks where excellent electrical and thermal conductivity are required.
• C14500 Tellurium Copper A copper-tellurium alloy offering best-in-class machining among high-copper alloys for socket connectors for high-voltage power sources, welding tips, plumbing fittings, and motor parts requiring high-insertion loads or high cycle counts.
• C17200 Copper Beryllium Alloy The primary beryllium copper alloy (AMS 4650/AMS 4535) offering the best combination of strength, conductivity, ductility, corrosion resistance, machinability, and formability, used in aerospace, oil & gas, marine, electronics, performance racing, and plastic mold tooling applications.
• C17300 Copper Beryllium (Alloy M25) A beryllium copper alloy with 0.4% lead content offering high strength, electrical conductivity, and resistance to wear and fatigue, used in electrical components, aerospace, and industrial equipment.
• C17510 Copper Beryllium (Materion / Brush Wellman Alloy 3) A copper beryllium alloy (0.3%) with very high yield-strength-to-conductivity ratio for moderate stress applications, mainly in aerospace and plastic mold tooling for small electronic connectors and mold tooling.
• High Hard & Low Hard Copper Beryllium Copper-beryllium precipitation-hardened alloys with very high hardness-to-conductivity ratio for high-stress mold tooling applications including cavity and core inserts where erosion is a concern.
• C36000 Free Cutting Brass A copper-zinc-lead alloy known for excellent machinability at low cost, used in oil and gas, performance racing, and heavy equipment for screw machine parts, faucet components, and valve stems.
• C46400 Naval Brass A high-strength, corrosion-resistant copper-zinc alloy with tin addition for enhanced dezincification resistance, designed for marine applications including propeller shafts, marine fasteners, seawater piping, valve stems, pump shafts, and architectural elements.
• C51000 Phosphor Bronze Alloy A tin bronze alloy containing copper, tin, and phosphorus offering excellent strength, wear resistance, and electrical conductivity, used in electrical connectors, springs, bearings, bushings, and marine hardware.
• C52100 Phosphor Bronze A hardened phosphor bronze containing 8% phosphorus for commercial marine applications and screw machine parts including bridge wear plates, power conductors, cold-headed parts, and sleeve bushings.
• C54400 Phosphor-Bronze A lower-strength, wrought-hardened, leaded-zinc copper alloy for bushings, gears, pinions, screw machine products, thrust washers, valve parts, sleeve bearings, and shafts.
• C62300 Aluminum-Iron-Bronze Alloy A medium-duty wrought-strengthened aluminum bronze suited to environments involving wear and fatigue where high ductility is required, used for aerospace bearing races and helicopter swash plate bearings.
• C64200 Aluminum Silicon Bronze A low- to medium-strength wrought-hardened aluminum-silicon-bronze with good wear and galling resistance, used for rotary-craft swash plate bushings, valve stems and bodies, gears, marine hardware, and fasteners.
• C63000 Nickel Aluminum Bronze Alloy A robust nickel aluminum bronze combining copper, nickel, and aluminum for exceptional mechanical properties, used in aerospace landing gear bushings, marine propellers, pump shafts, and high-load industrial bushings.
• C63020 (Martensitic) Aluminum Nickel Bronze A martensitic aluminum-nickel-iron bronze strengthened via heat treatment for high strength with reduced elongation, used in aerospace and oil and gas industries for seawater applications in high load supported designs.
• C63200 Nickel Aluminum Bronze A nickel aluminum bronze widely used by the US Navy for demanding seawater applications where SUB-SAFE LEVEL ONE quality is required, including accumulator head components, valve bonnets, prop shafts, and non-sparking hand tools.
• AMS 4880, C95510, EQUICAST A continuous-cast, heat-treated aluminum-nickel-bronze alloy used in aerospace and heavy equipment industries for landing gear bushings and bearings as well as industrial bearings.
• CA104 (BSB23) Aluminum Bronze Alloy A nickel aluminum bronze alloy combining high strength with excellent resistance to seawater corrosion, abrasion, and wear, used in marine propellers, aerospace landing gear, and industrial bearings and gears.
• CuAl10Ni5Fe4 (ASNA 3406) Aluminum Bronze Alloy A high-strength nickel aluminum bronze alloy with outstanding resistance to wear, seawater corrosion, and fatigue, used in aerospace landing gear parts, marine propellers, and high-load industrial bearings.
• NES 833 Aluminum Bronze An aluminum nickel iron bronze with good ductility, impact strength, and superior corrosion resistance used in marine industry for marine valves, couplings, fasteners, pumps, and weapon handling systems.
• UA11N Aluminum Bronze Alloy A nickel aluminum bronze alloy offering superior mechanical strength, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance, used in aerospace bushings, landing gear parts, marine propellers, and heavy-load hydraulic parts.
• UZ19A6 Aluminum Bronze Alloy A high-strength aluminum bronze alloy composed of copper, aluminum, and nickel known for excellent wear resistance and ability to withstand harsh environments, used in aerospace landing gear, industrial bearings, and marine hardware.
• C65500 Copper Silicon A copper-silicon-zinc alloy known for good seawater and crevice corrosion resistance, commonly used to manufacture fasteners for oil and gas and marine industries due to excellent cold heading.
• C65620 AMS 4616 Silicon Iron Bronze The preferred choice for bearing races and cages with high strength from additional iron content and low coefficient of friction due to silicon, designed into aerospace bearing cages in roller, pin, and ball bearing designs.
• C70600 (90/10) Copper Nickel A hot-worked copper nickel alloy composed of 70% copper and 30% nickel with moderate conductivity, used in sea-born heat exchangers and boiler plates where low-to-moderate corrosion concerns are present.
• C71500 (70/30) Copper Nickel A copper nickel alloy composed of 70% copper and 30% nickel with lower conductivity than C70600, used in oil and gas and marine defense applications for pumps, valves, and high-pressure steam lines.
• Cuni14Al2 Copper Nickel Alloy A copper-nickel alloy with 14% nickel and aluminum offering excellent strength and corrosion resistance for demanding marine and industrial applications including seawater piping, condenser tubes, and heat exchangers.
• CuNi3Si Copper Nickel Silicon Alloy A copper nickel silicon alloy combining electrical and thermal conductivity with strength and durability, used in aerospace connectors, bushings, electrical terminals and springs, and wear-resistant industrial parts.
• AMS 4596-C72900 ToughMet 3 (Wrought) A spinodal copper nickel-tin bronze alloy designed for performance, durability, and safety with impressive mechanical wear, stress relaxation, and corrosion resistance; non-magnetic and beryllium-free, used in aerospace bearings by Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier.
• C96900 ToughMet 3 Cast Copper Alloy A cast copper alloy designed for applications requiring high strength, exceptional wear resistance, and corrosion protection, used in industrial bushings, bearings, gears, and marine seawater-exposed components.
• MoldMax XL (ToughMet Spinodal Mold Alloy) A copper nickel-tin spinodal alloy with high hardness-to-conductivity ratio for moderate stress mold tooling applications where erosion is a concern, used in cavity and core inserts.
• C93200 (SAE 660) Bearing Bronze Alloy A high-lead tin bronze alloy (SAE 660) offering excellent wear resistance, machinability, and load-bearing capabilities for high-load, low-speed bearings and bushings, industrial machinery gears, and hydraulic system components.
• C86300 Manganese Bronze A cast copper-zinc-manganese alloy offering one of the highest yield strengths of all cast copper alloys at reasonable price, used in high-load, low-speed environments in oil and gas and heavy equipment including pump and valve seats.
• Sintered Bronze (Oil Impregnated) A pressed-powdered alloy engineered for planned porosity that accepts oil impregnation throughout its structure for bearings with minimal wear, used in aerospace bushings, industrial bearings, and light farming equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Global delivery within days due to three-continent inventory stocking

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Materion Corporation: Materion is a primary producer and global distributor of beryllium-containing alloys (notably Brush Wellman Alloy 25 / C17200) and beryllium-free ToughMet competitors; it competes head-to-head with Busby on copper beryllium, ToughMet, and aerospace-grade specialty copper alloys.
• National Bronze & Metals: National Bronze & Metals is a US-based master distributor of copper, brass, bronze, and copper-nickel alloys in bar, rod, plate, sheet, and tube forms; directly comparable as a specialty copper alloy service center serving similar industrial customer bases.
• Farmers Copper Ltd. Farmers Copper is a Texas-based specialty copper alloy distributor offering copper, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, and copper-nickel inventory with cutting and processing services; competes with Busby in oil & gas and marine markets.
• Ampco Metal: Ampco Metal is a leading producer and distributor of aluminum bronze and copper alloy specialty products for aerospace, marine, and industrial bearing applications; directly competes with Busby's aluminum bronze and nickel aluminum bronze lines.
• Concast Metal Products: Concast produces continuous-cast copper alloys including aluminum bronze, manganese bronze, and bearing bronzes, supplying aerospace, oil & gas, and industrial markets that overlap with Busby's downstream customer base.
• Lebronze Alloys: Lebronze Alloys is a French-headquartered producer and distributor of high-performance copper alloys (CuBe, CuNi, CuNiSi, aluminum bronze) serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets globally; directly comparable product portfolio and customer overlap.
• E. Jordan Brookes Company: E. Jordan Brookes is a specialty copper and nickel alloy distributor serving aerospace, electronics, and industrial customers with rod, bar, and strip forms; overlaps with Busby on copper beryllium and high-performance alloys.
• Columbia Metals: Columbia Metals is a UK-based master distributor of high-performance nickel alloys, copper nickel, and specialty non-ferrous alloys for marine, offshore, and aerospace applications; comparable UK/European distribution footprint.
• Aviva Metals: Aviva Metals is a US-based specialty manufacturer and distributor of high-performance copper alloys including beryllium copper, brass, bronze, and copper-nickel serving aerospace, electronics, and industrial markets.

Broad incumbents

• Wieland Group: Wieland is the parent company of Busby Metals and a leading global producer of rolled and extruded copper and copper alloy products (semi-finished mill products); broader portfolio of mill products makes it a parent/incumbent rather than direct competitor at the distribution level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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