by Adam Rogers | 26, Apr, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses
About aluminium 2011 – Brilliant machining and poor weldability Aluminium 2011 was created to allow great machining at high speeds. Doing so can result in fine chips being produced, but they’re easy to remove. Because it comes with such good machining...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Adam Rogers | 20, Jan, 2020 | Metal Definitions, Metal News, Metal Uses, Sustainability
Metal Suppliers News Weird metals – Meet lasered lead, Gallium, Cuprates, Kagome and more Metals can be weird. Very weird. This time around, to welcome you to 2020, we thought we’d take a look at some of the oddest, most extraordinary metals around. Here’s...
by Adam Rogers | 20, Aug, 2016 | Carbon Steel, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses, Steel
About carbon steel and its usesAs UK metal stockists we’re carbon steel suppliers as well as brass sheet suppliers and sellers of a huge range of aluminium products. So what, exactly, is carbon steel, and what is it used for? Here’s our guide. About carbon steel and...
