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Steel tubing has a variety of uses in many industries from industrial manufacturing to art. One use for steel tubing is the use of steel plumbing, which replaces traditional plastic pipes with stainless steel pipes. Although stainless steel piping is more expensive than plastic piping, it provides many benefits over plastic pipes, including:

If you have never experienced the wonder of a steel plate mill, you are missing out. The manufacturing of steel is a fascinating process that starts with the melting of the steel into ingots and ends with the completed steel plate, which is used for a variety of uses, from building construction, to road work, to ship-making. Travel along with this virtual journal of steel plate manufactures to discover just how steel plates are created.

Titanium foil is just like any other metal foil. It is a thin layer of metal made from pure titanium. Because titanium is such an expensive metal, titanium foil is also expensive. The foil can come in a variety of different thicknesses for different projects, from 0.0762 mm to under 0.0100 in thickness. Each thickness has its own set of uses in the industrial world. Generally, titanium is thinned out using a series of presses and rollers and the finished foil is wound around a large tube for packaging. Some of the most common uses for foil made from titanium include:

Titanium distributors sell titanium products to different companies around the world. Titanium has uses in nearly every industry in the world, from custom pipe creation, to jewelry, to mechanical components, to spaceship bodies. Titanium as a whole provides few dangers to humans or the environment, but under certain conditions, the metal can pose a health hazard to humans and the world around us. Explore some of the potential dangers of working with titanium before using the metal supplied by titanium distributors in close proximity to your workers:

Did you know that suppliers for hypodermic needles use a very special process to create the small, but strong needles? Each needle must contain a narrow, hollow center inside the needle for collecting blood or administering medication. The process of creating these tiny, hollow metal pieces made from stainless steel is quite interesting, and most companies will use a similar process to create their own needles. If you have ever wondered how hypodermic needles are created, look no further.

It has been nearly one month since the announcement of the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation Institute (LM3I) and the market has already responded in impressive ways. The goal of the LM3I Institute is to research and design the most energy efficient lightweight metals which will be utilized in a wide range of industries. The price of certain aluminum alloys hasn’t been this high since early 2012 and price continues to fluctuate. Many companies and organizations are responding to this new era of metals in a big way. A number of aluminum alloy manufacturing facilities are now under construction throughout the world and it is estimated that these newer aluminum alloys will result in massive substantial savings in fuel consumption. These facilities are aiming to have aluminum capacities of 900,000 tons.

Although Tungsten was originally used for light bulbs in the early 1900’s we know today that Tungsten is a highly versatile and necessary metal for many industrial tasks. Over the years we have expanded Tungsten’s uses to include sharpening other metals, plastics, ceramics, mining operations and construction. One factor that makes this metal particularly unique is Tungsten has the highest boiling point of all metals and second highest of all elements second to Carbon. This is a metal of choice for many military applications due to Tungsten’s durability and high resistance to corrosion. This metal is used in missiles, rockets, anti-tank armor piercing rounds, micro-shrapnel and more. By utilizing carbon in the manufacturing process engineers are able to create Tungsten Carbide. This product is significantly harder than Tungsten. On the Mohs hardness scale Tungsten is 7.5 while Tungsten Carbide is 9.

Many different industries use embossing machines in a variety of applications. For this reason, there are several different types of embossing machines to suit each specific application in the best way. The type used usually depends on the material or the surface that is being embossed. Rigid and hard surfaces like aluminum or steel usually require heavy duty machines; where as other embossing machines may be better suited for flexible and/or soft materials and surfaces such as leather and cardboard. There are also hand held embossing machines that are often used by bookstores, government offices and schools. Ideal for seals of authenticity, hand held embossing machines work by two plates pressing together to make a single design.

Titanium was first discovered in 1791 by an English pastor named William Gregor. The substance was discovered accidentally when Gregor noticed that the sand was attracted to a black substance by a stream like a magnet. This led to the discovery that this metal is its own unique element, which is one of the strongest and toughest metals in the world today; and is used in many variations such as titanium wire.

Do you know what steel service centers actually are? A steel service center is actually a facility that purchases raw steel materials from a steel manufacturing company and sells it to a customer. Often, steel service centers will process the steel into a usable product that the customer can use directly out of the box or that only requires a small amount of modification before the final pieces are finished. A steel service center acts as a facilitator between steel manufacturing companies and the factories and companies that actually use the steel parts to create new products.

Steel is a metal that has many variations and alloys that give it different properties. Some steel alloys are designed for flexibility, others for durability, and others for strength. High strength steel contains a mixture of metal alloys including silicon, chromium, manganese, and molybdenum to retain flexibility and malleability even with the increased strength. Most high-strength steel is produced through a complicated process quenching, tempering, and cooling at slow speeds to retain strength without the metal getting brittle. Higher strength steels can provide many benefits to a variety of industries, including construction, the automotive industry, and machine production.

Aluminized steel is a highly versatile product that has a surprising number of uses. Aluminized steel has a coating of aluminum alloy over the steel, providing the rust-resistance of aluminum with the strength of steel. Aluminized steel is so widespread, it is used in applications in every industry, from industrial production to children’s play equipment.

An angle iron is a piece of metal bent into the shape of the letter “L.” It is called an angle iron because it always has a 90 degree angle. Usually, the piece is created from galvanized steel iron, which is a form of iron that has strength that is more flexible and a higher resistance to oxidation than traditional iron. Angle iron pieces are used in nearly every industry, but you often see them most in construction and factory production. Often the factory will punch holes into each side of the metal so the metal can be easily screwed into place without special tools. Here are a few places where you might run across angle irons in your everyday life:

Alloys of titanium help make the metal highly useful in today’s world. Straight titanium is actually not a metal at all, but rather more of a metallic powder. When mixed with other metals and materials, such as magnesium, titanium takes on the hard texture and appearance that we think of when considering the metal. Because titanium is so expensive, there are many benefits to using titanium alloys rather than just the original form of the titanium metal. Consider the following benefits of using a titanium alloy:

Titanium is a highly versatile metal that is used in a variety of industries. Some of the most popular uses for titanium metal include jewelry, aerospace manufacturing, electronic products, and precision cutting tools. Titanium is lightweight, durable, and resistant to chemicals, temperature extremes, abrasions, and a variety of other factors that can cause some metals to break down or become damaged. Titanium is also highly resistant to rust- even more so than some stainless steels.

Glass and metal are two very different substances. Glass is usually very brittle while metal is usually very strong. The difference between glass and metal are clear, and each has different specific uses. When talking about glass tubing vs. metal tubing, metal tubing would typically tend to be the more popular choice due to its superior durability. However more reasonable metal tubing may be opposed to glass tubing, it is important to remember that the two substances are different in many ways.

Many machines require tubes and piping of specific diameters in order to function properly. To achieve these specifications the method of tube swaging is used. This allows tubes to retain a tubular shape as they are formed to connect with other tubes. A number of ornamental tubes are also done with swaging machines. Examples of these are shower curtain poles and candle holders. The swaging machine can change the diameter of these tubes at different points, creating a fancier and more intricate piping.

Stainless steel mesh is a type of wire mesh created from stainless steel wires or strips. Stainless steel performs well in a variety of places because the metal will not rust and provides the strength and structural integrity of steel and other strong metals. Stainless steel mesh has a variety of industrial uses from fencing to draining, to screening. Some forms of mesh are better suited to some uses than others. Because of this, there are a variety of types of stainless mesh that have applications in industries from food production to raw material mining and processing.

Hardware cloth is a type of metal “cloth” made from metal wire woven together that has a thin, fine texture. One of the original forms of this kind of cloth was chainmail armor. The links in the chain provided more strength than simple cloth or leather armor and were flexible enough to wear like clothing. Today’s hardware cloth is not used for armor, but rather as flexible straining and sifting materials in the industrial world. You can find wire cloth used in the industrial, construction, and household markets for a variety of uses from insect guards to metal laths to help plaster adhere to walls.

Copper is a great choice of metal to use for many different projects especially when electricity is involved. Copper can conduct electricity better among any other metals out there making it predominantly found in the engineering, heating, refrigeration, cooling electrical and heat exchanging application industries. Different shapes and sizes of copper can be cut out of large sheets of it and can be formed into rods, plates, pipes, sheets, coils and many more based on use and application.