by Metalex | 24, May, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions, Metal Prices, Metal Uses, Recycling, Sustainability
About aluminium 2014 – Tough enough for aerospace applications Aluminium Alloy 2014 is a copper-based alloy with very high strength and excellent machining characteristics at some tempers. Aluminium 2014 is the second most popular alloy in the 2000 series, the...
by Metalex | 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 Metalex | 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 Metalex | 26, Oct, 2020 | Aluminium Plate, Aluminium, 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 Metalex | 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 Metalex | 19, Dec, 2018 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Innovation, Metal News, Metal Uses
Aluminium – A remarkable metal becoming even more remarkable Aluminium. It’s an astonishing substance, and as aluminium suppliers we see an awful lot of it. Excitingly, new developments in the metals sector are seeing it scale new heights of usefulness and...