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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.