Porous Metal Tubes
Porous metal tubes can be customized to a wide variety of applications and specifications. Variables such as length, diameter, thickness, alloys, and media grades can be altered to meet various filtration, flow, and chemical compatibility challenges in your product or process.

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Typical Applications
- Wicking
- Thermal management
- Various filtration
- Various flow control
Porous Metal Overview
Mott sintered porous metal media overview of features and benefits for high filtration efficiency, structural integrity, uniform porosity, and application considerations.
Lab and Engineering Services
Rapid Prototyping, SEM/EDS Analysis, Cleanliness Testing, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Filtration Performance and Feasibility Testing, Mechanical Properties Testing, Media Characterization, Failure Analysis and Lifecycle Testing, Metallography
Capabilities Brochure
Overview brochures on Mott markets served, applications, products, materials, and engineering capabilities
Porous Metal Cleaning Guide
A guide to techniques available to properly clean porous metal material and ways to evaluate its effectiveness.
Product Specs
Outer Diameter |
Common ODs – .250″, .375″, .500″, .625″, .750″, 1.000″ Mott specializes in custom made products. If you need a unique disc diameter, please consult factory. |
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Inner Diameter |
Common IDs – .125″, .250″, .375″, .500″, .625″, .750″ IDs are related to ODs. Special tooling can be acquired for unique circumstances. |
Length |
Common Lengths – 6″, 12″, 18″, 24″ Custom lengths available, consult factory |
Thicknesses |
Common Thicknesses – .039″, .062″, .078″, .093″ Custom thicknesses available, please consult factory. |
Media Grades |
Common Media Grades – 0.2, 0.5, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 100 Custom media grades available upon request, consult factory |
Materials |
Common alloys – 316L SS, 310 SS, 304 SS, Hastelloy® C-276, Hastelloy® C-22, Hastelloy® X, Monel® 400, Nickel 200, Inconel® 600 Custom alloys available upon request, consult factory |
Operating Temperatures |
Alloys with temperature resistance up to 1700° degrees Fahrenheit are available. Custom alloys available to accommodate unique operating temperatures, consult factory |
Hardware |
Porous metal tubes can be welded into a wide variety of hardware, such as NPT and tube fittings. If you would like for Mott to provide you a complete assembly with hardware, please consult your Mott representative. |
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Our Design Capabilities
- Application Engineering – Need consultation on your design? Our team of application engineers are ready to help you determine the right part for your design. With decades of experience working with the world’s largest technical and performance brands, we’re eager to solve complex problems with you as well.
- Customer Innovation Center – We enjoy working with customers on complex projects. In fact, we’ve dedicated an entire facility to it. Want to join us for various lab testing and engineering consultation sessions? Join us at our Customer Innovation Center in Connecticut to develop a solution for your unique application.
- Rapid Prototyping Cell – Trying to determine the feasibility of your design as fast as possible? Use our rapid prototyping cell to turn around prototypes in as little as 2 weeks. Our engineers will work with equipment similar to our manufacturing facility to provide with you with manufacturable, economical design.
- Additive Manufacturing – If you’re looking for the most uniform porosity or a non-traditional design, look no further than working with out porous 3D printing team. We can create controlled porosity designs with various density gradients in non-traditional shapes to satisfy the most unique design request. Our technology allows us to print parts with both solids and porous in a single print cycle
Relevant Services
Lab Testing – If you need data packages or feasibility testing for your part prior to installation, we’re happy to work with you. We’ll use our lab center to perform various characterization and performance tests to ensure your parts are meeting strict specifications prior to you receiving them.
Computational Fluid Dynamics – If you would like to model your process fluids interaction with your Mott requested part, ask your Mott representative how we can model it using CFD software.
Engineering Memberships – If you’re constantly working on complex designs that require the highest standards of engineering support, ask about our membership rates to our lab, which will allow you discounted rates to various lab testing, prototyping, and engineering resources.