International Association Limited

Lion Court, Staunton Harold Hall, Ashby de La Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1RT.
Tel: +44 (0)1332 695081 Fax: +44 (0)1332 695080
Email: enquiries@metalockinternational.org Web: www.metalockinternational.org

THE METALOCK PROCESS

“METALOCK” is our trade name for our specially formed

keys made of a special alloy, with a high content of nickel
steel. Slots are cut transverse to a fracture and
METALOCK keys are inlaid by cold working onto the
parent metal. The alloys have known tensile strength and
the serration’s of the keys having known shear strength; a
precise amount of strength is restored to the casting as
each key is inserted

“METALACE” is our trade name used to designate the

studs used for sealing cracks against leakage and to lend
rigidity to the repair. They are, where necessary, made of
an alloy identical to that of METALOCK keys. Holes are
drilled and tapped and METALACE studs or dowels are
inserted tangent to each other along the line of fracture.
The studs are cold worked to ensure tightness and
complete filling of the crack with new metal. METALACE
studs used in conjunction with METALOCK keys
accomplish a pressure tight joint and, as stated above,
lend rigidity to the repair.

“MASTERLOCK” is our trade name for inlays of high

strength alloy plates. These plates are inlaid at points of
high strength concentration or in sections subject to
overloading and subsequent fracture and are held in place
by dowels cold-worked into matching half-holes between
the parent metal and the alloy plate. MASTERLOCKS are
of various shapes and dimensions and the size and shape
vary with the requirements of each repair.