by Adam Rogers | 11, Jan, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium News, Aluminium Tech, Industry News, Metal News, Metal Prices, Stainless Steel, Sustainability
Metalex news – Ups, downs and surprises in the world's metal marketsHappy New Year! We hope 2021 will treat you well. Here’s some news from our world to yours. Happy New Year! We hope 2021 will treat you well. Here’s some news from our world to yours....
by Adam Rogers | 28, Dec, 2020 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions, Recycling, Sustainability
About aluminium 6061 – Ideal for engineering and structural applicationsAluminium 6061 and 5052 are fairly similar, but 6061 is a lot stronger thanks to being a heat-treatable alloy. Loved for its many useful features, it is used more often than 5052 in engineering...
by Adam Rogers | 14, Dec, 2020 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium News, Metal News, Steel, Sustainability
Ocean-floor exploitation, monolith mystery, sheet steel ships and golf clubsAs experts in metal supplies UK we’re always on the look-out for exciting news. Here are four of the best stories form early December 2020, and here’s wishing you luck whatever...
by Adam Rogers | 23, Nov, 2020 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Plate, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses
About Aluminium 7075 – A popular engineering material Aluminium alloys are known for their strength and lightness, which means they have a very wide range of uses. In the case of aluminium 7075 the properties of base aluminium are improved by the alloying element...
by Adam Rogers | 9, Nov, 2020 | Aluminium, Copper, Environmental, Green, Industry News, Innovation, Metal News, Recycling, Sustainability
Green controversy, copper fights back, super-yachts and moreSome metals businesses are fighting back against greener aluminium, a blow to sustainability and incredibly short-sighted. The latest all-aluminium super-yacht is making waves amongst the super-rich....
by Adam Rogers | 26, Oct, 2020 | Aluminium, Aluminium Plate, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses
What is aluminium plate?When aluminium is forced between rolls and placed under great under pressure, it gets longer and thinner. This is how aluminium plate is made, along with aluminium sheet and foil. Plate is probably the most widely used form of industrial...
