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What Are The Different Types Of Steel?

Thursday, 21st of May 2015

Although there are allegedly over 3,500 different types of steel, it can be separated into four groups depending on its chemical content. Steel is a metal alloy composed of both iron and carbon, but it is the level of impurities and elements such as nickel,

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How Do You Test The Hardness Of Metals?

Wednesday, 6th of May 2015

In the metals industry, the concept of hardness testing can be indicated in a number of ways. Perhaps the most valuable and frequently used evaluation for metals, hardness testing has the purpose of investigating the properties of a metal and other certain

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How Does Mild Steel Benefit the Automotive Business?

Thursday, 12th of February 2015

As the least expensive of all steels and the most widely used, mild steel is your go-to alloy whenever you have a project that's going to need hefty amounts of metal. This is why it's so commonly used by the automotive business for chassis and body panels

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5 Contemporary Uses of Mild Steel

Monday, 9th of February 2015

Asking what mild steel is used for is a a strange question, since it can be found just about everywhere! This is hardly surprising for a metal that' so versatile, cost-effective and easy to manufacture, with the end product being neither extremely brittle

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Top 5 Advantages of Mild Steel

Tuesday, 25th of November 2014

When it comes to stealing praise for its versatility and cost-effectiveness, few can deliver as great a performance as mild steel. The world's most common form of steel, it's applications are vast and relied upon everyday, and it can be cut to size and modified

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5 Most Common Applications of Aluminium

Monday, 10th of November 2014

 

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