News from the Stainless Steel Industry
With offices throughout the globe working to reduce paper usage, businesses and homes trying to reduce energy usage, and everybody endeavouring to reduce water consumption – you can be sure … Read more
With offices throughout the globe working to reduce paper usage, businesses and homes trying to reduce energy usage, and everybody endeavouring to reduce water consumption – you can be sure … Read more
If you are thinking of going into a career in metalwork, then you should look into some career information on the different options in the industry. Whether you are good … Read more
Sir Henry Bessemer was a British inventor born in Charlton in 1813. He invented the Bessemer technique, which was a steel process that included the blowing of air through molten … Read more
We all understand the advantages of powder coating metals – way less fading, scratching, chipping, corrosion, and so forth. But, after investing in the brilliance that is stainless steel, why … Read more
Why should 72 Rue Charls Michels, Paris be an address of interest in the world of steel and concrete? Well, thanks to French industrialist, Francois Coignet, a four-story building in … Read more
While ‘as strong as steel’ is still an appropriate metaphor, in real terms, its strength varies enormously. Going by as many definitions and acronyms as you’d expect in a science … Read more
Yes, metals like copper – being the oldest metal known to man and all, have a unique beauty and are indeed a desirable choice for a fabulous warm glow in … Read more
Minute and almost undetectable, crevice corrosion can have major consequences. Nothing demonstrates that more than the historic case involving Aloha Airlines flight 243, which suffered extensive fuselage damage and was … Read more
With simple everyday materials such as bleach and salt as the enemy, the perfect surface of stainless-steel can come under attack. Corrosion in the form of pitting may occur. Mostly … Read more
Once we understand that the plastic used in manufacturing plastic kettles – super convenient though they may be, incorporate polycarbonate in the process and that’s where BPA (a chemical called … Read more
For anything to be regarded as safe to implant in a human or animal body, two sets of characteristics come into play: bio-compatibility of course and bio-functionality. With regard to … Read more
Before the advent of the incredible metalworking machines we have today, there was free forging or smith forging. A very hot fire, a hammer and anvil, and raw human power … Read more
The speed, accuracy and overall performance of plasma cutting makes it the darling of the metal industry. However, as with any manufacturing process, it can have its speed bumps which … Read more
While turning up the heat and the pressure seldom has positive results for people, but the same can’t be said for steel. Closed die forging does exactly this, turning a … Read more
Impression forging is one of those processes that does exactly what it says on the tin: it is a metal manufacturing process which makes use of a die to create … Read more
Whether you’re in building and construction, architectural design, interior design or an industrial sector, you’ll be familiar with the use of stainless steel angles. As far as steel sections go, … Read more
In much the same way as a busy executive needs to unwind in a hot bath in order to successfully face another day, so work hardened metals need tempering to … Read more
The health industry has enough on its hands without having to worry about malpractice suits due to patients contracting illnesses from the hospital itself. We know that stainless steel is … Read more
How many times have you turned on the tap only to have a tiny dribble of water come out; the result of another burst water pipe a few blocks from … Read more
Let Your Stainless Steel Flatware Take its Rightful Place at the Table It’s holiday time and there’s a good chance that you’re getting out the crystal glasses and the silver … Read more