Material Selection and Substitution
CSI sees material selection as key to performance, cost control, and manufacturing feasibility. From design to production, we help you choose the right material based on form, function, and availability, adapting as your needs change. Our engineering expertise in metallurgy, polymers, and emerging materials ensures choices meet application demands and business priorities, whether you’re designing for corrosion resistance, strength, weight reduction, or cost efficiency.
What Sets CSI’s Approach to Material Selection Apart
Engineering-Driven Recommendations
Our team brings years of experience in optimizing material choices across all the processes CSI employs, from casting to machining and beyond. We assess both the properties and process compatibility of materials to ensure smart, manufacturable selections that feed real-world performance.
Global Visibility, Local Reliability
With our finger on the pulse of global supply conditions, we help clients anticipate disruptions and pivot quickly. When shortages arise or costs spike, we guide timely substitutions that maintain performance and reduce risk.
Smart Substitutions that Stick
Material changes aren’t just technical, they’re strategic. We work closely with your team to ensure every recommended change meets or exceeds strength, durability, and compliance standards, while aligning with your sourcing, production, and budget goals.
Certified and Compliant Choices
We support every decision with data and documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with your internal standards — whether it’s ASTM, ISO, or sector-specific specs.
Proven Value in Every Material
Our selection and substitution strategies have helped clients reduce lead times, lower costs, improve performance, and mitigate sourcing risks all without sacrificing quality. Every recommendation is backed by testing, documentation, and real-world proof points. You don’t just get a material change — you get a proven, production-ready solution built for stability, scalability, and performance.
Certified Quality You Can Count On
Every component we deliver is backed by rigorous quality assurance and ISO 9001:2015 certification — so you can trust what you get from CSI.
Our In-House Engineering Services
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