Explosion Welded Clad Plates

Dissimilar Metal Solutions for the most desmanding industrial sectors

With more than six decades of experience in joining dissimilar metals, Shockwave Metalworking Technologies has become a global leader in the production of high-quality explosion welded clad plates. Our products combine strength, durability, and precision, meeting the needs of the most demanding industrial sectors.

Clad plates are composite materials formed by joining two or more different metals.
They combine the best properties of each metal, pairing the mechanical strength of the base metal with the resistance of the cladding layer.
The cladding provides protection against corrosion, wear, and high temperatures. This technology enables the production of lighter, more efficient, and longer-lasting components.
It performs reliably even in harsh environments exposed to extreme heat or aggressive chemicals.

At Shockwave Metalworking Technologies, we use an exclusive vacuum explosive welding process, an advanced solid-state welding technique that ensures a perfect metallurgical weld between dissimilar metals without altering their original properties.

This process uses the controlled energy of a vacuum explosion to accelerate one metal plate toward another at extremely high velocity. Upon impact, a high-pressure jet forms at the interface, removing surface contaminants and enabling an instantaneous, uniform explosion weld interface. The result is a strong and reliable explosion welded clad plate with excellent structural integrity.

Unlike traditional thermal methods, explosive welding does not require significant heat input, which minimizes deformation, residual stress, and bonding defects.

Our process is carried out under vacuum conditions, which reduces environmental impact and enhances product quality. Thanks to this technology, we achieve a reduction of more than 40,000 tons of CO₂ emissions per year, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability and responsible innovation.

Our industrial clad plates are manufactured to the highest standards of quality and precision. We offer a wide range of dimensions, thicknesses, and material combinations tailored to each specific application.
Shockwave works with an extensive selection of base and cladding metals, including stainless steels, duplex steels, titanium, tantalum, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium, copper, and various steel alloys — ensuring optimal performance in terms of corrosion resistance, conductivity, and structural integrity.

For detailed information about our manufacturing capabilities, sizes, and available metal combinations, we invite you to download our technical brochure here.