OEM customer grade rings are forged with tightly controlled chemistries which are engineered for specific critical applications and offer optimum heat treat response and durability in service. These materials are used in a variety of demanding applications, which include:

• Retaining rings for gas and steam turbines
• Braking systems for large mining trucks
• Bearings and gears for oil & gas gearboxes, pumps and compressors

OEM Customer Grades at Ringmasters

Ringmasters assists our OEM customers in developing custom chemistries for carbon and alloy material grades. These custom chemistries are proven to perform as designed with extended service life under high temperatures, high pressure and dynamic mechanical loads. If you have an inquiry about a customer grade not listed below please reach out to our technical sales team to learn more.

OEM Customer Grade Rolled Ring Capabilities

Our team utilizes a forging process that produces seamless rolled rings with a comprehensive internal structure and circumferential grain flow, delivering superior mechanical properties. Precision rolling processes provide excellent concentricity and surface smoothness. We specialize in small-quantity orders, but can also accommodate larger quantities. Our capabilities include:

• Weight from 100 lbs. up to:
• 7,000 lbs. in carbon steel
• 6,000 lbs. in alloy and tool steel
• 3,000 lbs. in stainless steel
• 13" to 125" outside diameter
• 8" to 116" inside diameter
• Up to 24" height
• Up to 18" wall thickness

Downstream Processing

We take our commitment to our customers seriously. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer, Ringmasters inspects 100% of our rings to ensure conformance and performs testing per customer specific requirements. All non-destructive testing is performed in-house by our Level III technicians.

• Heat treatment
• Machining
• Parting, splitting and segmenting
• Shot blasting
• Hardness testing
• Ultrasonic inspection
• Magnetic particle inspection
• Mechanical analysis (charpy and tensile)
• Chemical analysis
• Positive material identification

For high-quality carbon steel rings, Ringmasters is your solutions provider. We're available to answer questions about our carbon steel ring services.