Detroit Materials, Inc. (DM) is an advanced-materials firm that has developed a portfolio of ultra-high-strength structural steels and cast irons for demanding applications in the defense, off-highway and transportation industries. Their advanced steels exhibit an excellent combination of strength, toughness, hardness, and elongation currently only available in the form of highly-alloyed and costly exotic steels. DM casting steels are the only ultra-high-strength ferrous material capable of casting complex shapes with wall thicknesses as thin as 3 mm.
Detroit Materials CEO Pedro Guillen, who assisted many start-ups in his former role as director of venture development at NextEnergy, leveraged those same services, along with Automation Alley’s 7Cs program, and participation in the NextEnergy’s I-Corps Energy & Transportation program, to help commercialize the Wayne State University spin off technology.
