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Fully Certified Technical Materials

Military applications require some of the highest performing materials and with complete traceability, from the time of manufacture of raw materials to meet the exacting test requirements of the material specifications.

We offer a Certificate of Conformance with RoHs and REACH compliance for every product sold. For most Military applications we supply First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR’s).

This determines the main critical characteristics of the material chosen for the application and the first item from the tool is tested to make sure it meets the specified criteria.

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The Highest Performing Materials

Military applications range from weaponry, to vehicles including those with Lithium Ion Batteries.

Some the most common applications that require advanced technical materials include; Motor Drives, Power supplies, Man-Machine interfacing, and charging systems, as well as many others.

There is often a need for small quantities, Materials Direct not having a minimum order quantity lending itself to supply fast turnaround and parts, not requiring hard tooling, with full traceability.

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Supplying the World’s Best Known Military Customers

Materials Direct supplies some of the world’s best-known Military Customers such as Boeing, BAE Systems, QinetiQ, and many more.

Whilst all of the Materials Direct products are relevant to this far-reaching sector, most applications involve some of the highest performing materials such as T-Pad6500 High Thermal conductivity, Electrical insulation materials, and Kapton MT+.

At Materials Direct we provide custom materials to meet a wide range of requirements, delivering properties such as high strength, thermal insulation, and more. Engineers are able to source the exact properties needed and have them manufactured in as little as 24 hours.

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Thermal Interface Materials

Electronics used in military applications are becoming increasingly smaller, more powerful, and more complex.

Thermal Interface materials allow design engineers to create better designs with more complete thermal management, starting at the device level.

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Tapes & Adhesives

Tapes and adhesives can be used in a variety of applications including installation, repair, insulating, reinforcement, bonding, chemical and paint masking, and erosion protection.

At Materials Direct we offer high-performing tapes and adhesives with additional properties just as electrical insulation and thermal management.

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Sealing Gaskets

We offer a wide range of sealing gasket materials, custom-cut to meet a wide range of applications.

Seals and sealing gaskets play an essential role in the protection of assemblies to improve longevity and performance.

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LED Optical Materials

LED Optical materials can help to improve the effectiveness of your lighting systems

Materials Direct offers a range of materials that help you to enhance the performance and durability of your LED lighting assemblies.

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EMI / RFI Shielding

As technology advances, more devices emit Electromagnetic interference. Weaponry, vehicles, and other applications can be affected by harsh external EMI environments.

A wide range of our technical materials deliver high-quality EMI / RFI shielding to your applications or can be specially coated to do so.

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Electrical Insulators

Military electrical applications demand perfect electrical insulation to ensure the energy source is not compromised.

Materials Direct offers an extensive range of electrical insulation materials suited to high-demand applications.

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    T-Pad 1500™ – A0 – 0.23mm | Universal Science™

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    Electrical Insulators, Electrically Insulating TIM, Thermal Interface, Thermally Conductive
    • Electrically insulating and moderate thermal performance properties
    • Thermal conductivity = 1.5 W/mK
    • Requires mounting pressure via spring, metal clip or clamp
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    UniPhase 4000™ COB – 0.25mm | Universal Science™

    £0.00 SKU: 93448
    Non-Electrically Isolating TIM, Phase Change, Thermal Grease Replacements, Thermal Interface
    • Silicon Free with Low thermal resistance
    • Highly reliable and consistent thermal interface for demanding applications such as LED COB
    • Non-reinforced film
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    T-Pad 1500™ – A1 – 0.23mm | Universal Science™

    £0.00 SKU: 93450
    Electrical Insulators, Electrically Insulating TIM, Thermal Interface, Thermally Conductive
    • Electrically insulating and moderate thermal performance properties
    • Thermal conductivity = 1.5 W/mK
    • Requires mounting pressure via spring, metal clip or clamp
    • A1 – Adhesive layer on one side
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Custom Cut Materials

Materials Direct is approaching this market in a way that is easy to order and specify in Electronics across all industries. Customers who need a certain brand of material that does not appear on the site can apply for us to add this stock to the site’s portfolio based on potential usage.

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Materials Direct not only provides an instant quote but gives the buyer the offer of uploading their custom design for it to be manufactured within 24hours if the material is in stock.

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Materials Direct Offers A Wide Range of Services

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Rotary Die Cutting

The ideal cutting method for large quantity orders; delivering fast and accurate conversion of materials into custom parts and shapes.
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Die Cutting

An accurate and repeatable method of cutting materials into bespoke shapes and designs. Ideal for high-volume orders.
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Plotter Cutting

Allows for converting a wide range of materials including foams, rubbers, TIMs, metal-filled fabrics, and more.
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Laser Cutting

A fast, tool free processing of materials. Highly accurate, cost effective and often the best choice for separating parts from sheet materials
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Coating & Laminating

For creating hybrid materials that meet your specification. Improve strength, stability or add additional properties to materials.
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CNC Routing

High quality and consistent cutting of hard materials such as wood, composites, aluminum, steel, plastics, glass, and more.

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We Provide Technical Materials from Trusted Brands

The Military demands high-quality, high-performing technical materials. Therefore Materials Direct only sources from trusted Brands.

  • Engineer, Rolls Royce
    'Having the ability to be supplied with precision cut materials for prototypes within 2 days has been excellent!’
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  • Buyer, Eaton Aerospace
    'We have the need for small to medium batch sizes of various technical materials and Materials Direct have been highly responsive to our urgent needs'
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  • Design Engineer, Philips
    ‘We have had to change our designs in the development stages three times. Materials Direct did not charge for these changes as the sizes stayed the same. Excellent!’
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  • Quality Manager, GEC
    ‘Precision and high quality of parts received have been consistently to a high standard.’
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  • Buyer, Selectronic
    'Buying online with Materials Direct has proven to be more efficient in time and deliveries, especially when scheduling future orders.’
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  • Marien Chevennement
    'Very fast reply, very good order following and delivery in 24H. to recap a very good experience with Materials Direct for a very urgent need. I recommend a lot.'
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Each sector has its own unique requirements and specifications. Materials Direct works to ensure that each sector we supply to, receives the highest quality and best-performing products in relation to their industry and specific need.

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Aerospace

The Aerospace industry demands the highest performing, most reliable technical materials to protect their electronic assemblies.

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Automotive / EV

Automotive applications range from Engine management systems to motor drive controllers and custom-made gaskets and pads.

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Industrial

Industrial electronics are robust, have long lifetimes, are cost-sensitive, and suitable for use within difficult environments.

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LED Lighting

Sufficient thermal management in LED lighting can preserve longevity, increase reliability and optimise performance.

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Military

Materials used in military applications need to be of the highest quality and performance, often very rugged to very exacting standards.

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Power

Coupling discreet heat-generating semiconductors to heatsinks remains commonplace in power supply assemblies.

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Ben Horton
11:33 03 Jan 25
I have been searching for a company to help me out with a complex heat transfer material and I cannot recommend Materials Direct enough.
Greg Wiegand
18:37 04 Nov 24
Amazingly fast and accurate service
L Ly
11:04 01 Nov 24
⭐☆☆☆☆

I am beyond disappointed with the lack of transparency and poor service from Materials Direct. I placed an order in October 2024 and only received two of the smaller items. The rest were refunded, yet I was still charged more than the original delivery cost of £77.50 – even though the larger items justifying that cost were not delivered. Shockingly, the delivery charge was greater than the value of the items I actually received.

There is a complete lack of clear terms and conditions addressing delivery charges in cases of partial fulfillment, which leaves customers like me paying excessive fees with no justification. This experience was frustrating and inconvenient, and I expected far better service and transparency from a company of this scale. Materials Direct needs to review its policies and ensure customers aren’t unfairly charged in cases where orders are not fully delivered.
Martin Umney
18:26 11 Jul 24
Materials direct wwre very helpful and prompt with the deliveries.
I will be using again
Katie Harper-Penman
10:19 22 Nov 23
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James Spadavecchia
15:41 10 Aug 23
Excellent service and a great range of products
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Karen Giles
16:12 02 Jul 23
Really good quality parts, great price and arrived early, couldn't ask for more.
Ross Gentry
09:40 22 Nov 22
Great to find a fast and competitively priced UK company, who can support all scales of product development.
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08:58 15 Nov 22
Amazing quality products perfectly cut to size. Express delivery (a bit expensive but on time )
Andreas Hug
12:16 11 Aug 22
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Morten Groenberg
11:15 18 Jul 22
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Marien CHEVENNEMENT
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very fast reply, very good order following and delvery in 24H. to recap a verry good experience with Materials Direct for a verry urgent need. I recommand a lot
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