Manufacturer of Boron & Silicon Carbide Fiber Products

Specialty Materials (Lowell, MA USA) is the world's leading supplier of the highest quality Boron and silicon carbide fiber products, advanced composite materials and Boron nanopowder for conversion to Magnesium Diboride for use in MgB₂ superconductors. MgB₂ wire made from our boron nanopowder has resulted in the best magnetic properties for MgB₂ wire ever demonstrated. Our fibers are known throughout the world and used in aircraft, aerospace, sporting goods and industrial applications where the highest mechanical and physical performance properties are required. We are ISO 9001:2015 registered

Our fibers and advanced composite materials provide unique solutions to engineers and manufacturers in a variety of areas, including structural integrity and controlled thermal expansion. All our advanced materials and composites are manufactured to aerospace tolerances by tight process control with complete traceability through meticulous record keeping that traces each product from our starting raw materials to our finished products. Examples of applications and products that use our advanced materials are as diverse as General Atomics’ Predator unmanned aero vehicle (UAV) which is revolutionizing military and surveillance aircraft, gas turbine engine components, bicycle frames, fly rods, hockey sticks, compression tubes and the manufacturing of the next generation of photovoltaic solar cells.

Specialty Materials is a small, woman-owned business that is nimble and decisive in the marketplace. The results are a successful business with growth in both sales and number of employees. Specialty Materials was one of 8 suppliers to General Atomics to receive their 2017 Supplier Excellence Award. Specialty Materials was also awarded the 2020 Region 1, Massachusetts and National Subcontractor of the Year Award by the Small Business Association.