Haynes International history

In October 1915, Haynes and two local businessmen, Richard Ruddell and James C. Patten, incorporated the business as the Haynes Stellite Company.

1916 Lindsay Street property is acquired, expanding the business under the leadership of James Patten, the plant manager.

In a letter to Elwood Haynes in May 1918, Henry M. Leland, the inventor of Cadillac and Lincoln automobiles, highlighted the importance of Haynes’ alloys to the war effort:

More than 13,000 were built before the armistice and more than 20,000 by the time wartime production ended in 1919.

In 1920, Haynes accepted an offer from Union Carbide to purchase his company, and he withdrew from his leadership role.

A patent was obtained for a nickel-molybdenum alloy composition range in 1921, which eventually led to the invention of HASTELLOY® A alloy and, two years later, HASTELLOY® B alloy.

In 1922, the company invented its first alloy under the Hastelloy brand, derived from the words "Haynes Stellite Alloy".

His Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company manufactured cars until 1924.

Haynes died in 1925 at the age of 68.

In 1926, HASTELLOY® C alloy was invented.

1927 Charles Lindberg’s aircraft, “Spirit of St Louis,” crosses the Atlantic Ocean with STELLITE® hard-surfaced engine valves.

1929 A new casting foundry is built to manufacture product for the growing chemical processing, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries that use the newly introduced HASTELLOY® alloys.

1930 The oil well drilling industry is one of the first applications for hard-facing with STELLITE® alloys.Oil field drilling would become a growing business to help us financially throughout the years of the Great Depression.

1931 HASTELLOY® C alloy, the first of the entire family of C alloys, is introduced for use in chemical plants, as well as aircraft engine components.

The first unit of the Douglas DC-3 aircraft was delivered in 1936, and many are still flying today, more than seven decades later.

Early blades were forged and machined from HASTELLOY® B alloy, and around 1941, STELLITE® 21® and 31 alloys were used in this application.

1943 “Rosie the Riveter,” in Kokomo, is producing turbo supercharger blades for the war effort.

In 1945, about 100 acres of land south of the main plant was purchased for the Defenbaugh Street Operations.

1948 Defenbaugh Street Operations’ R-1 building is constructed.

1950 Cobalt alloy L-605, later known as HAYNES® 25, is introduced.

In 1952, the newly invented HASTELLOY® X alloy was a case of the right alloy at the right time.

Jackie Cochran was the first woman to break the sound barrier, flying an F-86 on May 18, 1953.

In 1956, the company expanded its manufacturing capabilities with the addition of vacuum induction melting facilities.

1957 The construction of the Park Avenue office complex, as well as centralized technology laboratories, an R&D test facility, and a technical library is completed.

Along with advances in melting technology, and the subsequent refinement in superalloy capabilities, the 1960’s brought a new cold strip mill to the company.

1961 In the Atlas launch vehicle for the Mercury capsule, HAYNES® R-41, STELLITE® 21, and HASTELLOY® B alloys are used in the heat shields, turbo pump blades, and inlet manifolds.

1963 Due to the rapid growth of air-melted alloys, a 15-ton Swindell electric arc furnace is added and immediately scheduled for production.

1964 A new 5-ton Stokes vacuum melt furnace begins operating.

1965 Our alloys help lift the Gemini astronauts off the launch pad and see them safely home at mission’s end.

1966 Working with BASF in Germany, HASTELLOY® C-276 alloy is introduced.

After the war, Haynes continued to develop new alloys and the products found new applications, particularly in aircraft engines. products In 1967 the company introduced an alloy called Haynes 188 that provided even more heat resistance.

● In July 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins went to the Moon in Apollo II, it took nearly 14 tons of products made from our alloys in their Saturn V rocket to get them there.

In 1970, Cabot Corporation purchased the company.

1971 HASTELLOY® S, HAYNES® 718, 625, and 75 alloys are introduced.

1973 HASTELLOY® C-4 alloy is introduced for general chemical processing industry applications, primarily in Europe.

1976 HAYNES® 25 alloy is used in the Mars Viking Lander thrust nozzles and in a screen cover for the cylinders in the catalyst bed.

In 1977, Haynes opened the Tubular Products Manufacturing Facility in Arcadia, Louisiana, to satisfy the growing tubular needs of the sour gas markets.

1980 HAYNES® Ti-3AL-2.5V alloy is introduced.

1981 Due to significant demand for superalloy products, the four-high Steckel mill is installed, creating opportunities to increase market share for both high-temperature sheet and wide, corrosion-resistant alloy plate products.

Recognizing the need to keep pace with technology to stay competitive, Haynes installed a $60 million Steckel rolling mill at its Kokomo facility in 1982.

1984 HAYNES® 230® alloy is introduced for applications in the industrial gas turbine market, as well as industrial heating, and chemical process industries.

In October 1985, Cabot Corporation announced that it would sell the Stellite Division.

In 1989, the investment banking firm of Morgan, Lewis, Githens, and Ahn purchased the company.

1990 HAYNES® HR-120®, HR-160®, and ULTIMET® alloys are introduced for non-traditional high-temperature markets.

1993 HASTELLOY® D-205® alloy is introduced for various applications in the chemical processing and pharmaceutical markets.

Officials considered selling the company in 1995 due to lagging earnings.

In 1997, the Blackstone Group purchased the company.

Blackstone had proposed buying Inco Alloys for $410 million and combining it with Haynes in 1998, but the Justice Department blocked the deal on antitrust grounds.

In 1999, the company opened an office in Singapore, its first sales office in Asia.

Trickett, Alex, “High Performance Metals,” Metal Bulletin Monthly, March 1, 2000.

2003 HASTELLOY® C-22HS® alloy is introduced.

2005 HAYNES® 282® alloy is introduced.

Dempsey, John, “Haynes Reports Its ‘Best Year Ever’,” Kokomo Tribune, December 6, 2006.

The company went public on the NASDAQ General Market System in March 2007.

2008 HASTELLOY® HYBRID-BC1® alloy is introduced and designed for mixed acid service.

The space shuttle program, which ended in 2011, used total of 47 parts made from Haynes 188 alloy and 7 from Haynes' Hastelloy B alloy in its engines.

2013 HAYNES® NS-163® alloy is introduced.

In 2015, the company acquired Leveltek Processing.

In 2016, the company expanded its operations in LaPorte, Indiana.

In 2018, chairman Michael Shor became President and chief executive officer of the company.

Alloys invented and produced throughout our history have flown on every Apollo and space shuttle flight and can be found in most rocket parts used in satellite launches today, as well as the “Curiosity” Mission to Mars and the latest Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission.