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Technical Information

At Metalex we fulfil thousands of metal orders everyday and we work exceptionally hard with our customers to ensure that they receive exactly what they need.

To aid you, we have created a number of technical information pages to guide you in making the correct choices regarding characteristics, specifications and tolerances for your metal requirements.

Aluminium Technical Information

Stainless Steel Technical Information

Please complete the enquiry form located on this page, call +44 (0) 330 223 2653 or email us to discover how Metalex could be supplying you with premium metal products and professional metal processing services.

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