Corpus Christi shops work in salt air for the port, the refineries and the boat builders around the bay. Winston Materials sources marine-grade aluminum, 316 stainless and carbon steel for that work and delivers it cut to size from Dripping Springs. We have no Coastal Bend branch, yard or pickup. One contact handles every metal, and most quotes are answered the same business day.
Delivery coverage in the Coastal Bend
Material comes down I-37 from San Antonio into Corpus Christi and fans out from there: across the Harbor Bridge on US-181 to Portland, west on SH-44 to Robstown, and up SH-35 to Aransas Pass and Rockport. Shops along the ship channel industrial corridor and out toward Ingleside are covered too.
How material gets to you depends on size and weight. Long 316 pipe, thick plate and a crate of cut aluminum each move differently, and we put the delivery plan on the quote. If you're working inside a refinery or terminal with gate rules, include them on the RFQ.
Corpus Christi industries we supply
The Port of Corpus Christi is one of the country's largest energy export ports, and its docks, terminals and ship channel refineries keep oil and gas fabrication shops busy on turnaround repairs, pipe supports, platforms and maintenance. Refinery maintenance tends to run on short notice and strict paperwork, so heat numbers and specs need to be right the first time.
Around the bay in Rockport and Aransas Pass, marine fabrication means aluminum boats, towers, rails, fish boxes and repairs for fishing and shrimping fleets and charter captains. General fabrication and welding shops fill in with gates, dock hardware, and railings and stairs for coastal homes, where everything has to stand up to salt spray.
Popular materials in Corpus Christi
Aluminum plate for hulls and marine structure is usually 5086 or 5083, with 5052 for lighter sheet work. All three are 5xxx alloys that hold up in seawater and weld well. 6061 has its place in towers and machined fittings, but it gives up some corrosion resistance in the splash zone. Stainless sheet and stainless tube and pipe should be 316 on the coast, because 304 tea-stains and pits in salt air.
For refinery and port work, carbon steel plate in A36 and A572 Grade 50 covers platforms, base plates and repairs, and pressure work usually calls for A516 Grade 70. Coating or galvanizing matters more here than inland, so plan the finish when you spec the steel.