How to Prevent Metal Corrosion
Corrosion can have a variety of negative impacts on metal. When a metal suffers corrosion, it becomes unsafe and unstable, which can ultimately lead to accidents such as collapses. As a result, even minor corrosion requires repair and maintenance. This often results in high overheads for businesses, amounting to approximately $2.2 trillion spent worldwide annually. …
Aluminium welding: top safety tips
When it comes to welding, specifically within the welding industry, workplace safety is paramount. Unlike other metals, welding aluminium comes with a number of distinctive challenges because of its unique properties. Due to these characteristics, welding aluminium requires extra precaution to ensure a safe working environment. As a leading aluminium supplier in the UK, it’s …
What Are The Properties of Aluminium?
Aluminium is one of the most impressive and widely used resources on the planet. It can be found in huge engineering projects, in our households and in other everyday items. Aluminium has lots of interesting properties and characteristics which make it one of the most versatile metals. Aluminium occurs in many forms and its properties …
Everyday Uses of Aluminium Products
Where does aluminium come from? Aluminium is found in the bauxite ore that is commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical climates. Over a third of the world’s bauxite is mined in China, Australia and Guinea. Aluminium is 100% recyclable, meaning it can be used repeatedly without losing its physical or chemical properties. Qualities Aluminium has …
The Difference Between Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
Metals are found naturally and are mined from the earth, extracted from the natural ore using heat furnaces. Most metals can be recycled to save natural resources. This blog will look at ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as some of their advantages/disadvantages. Ferrous metals Ferrous metals are metals containing iron. The word ‘ferrous’ originates …
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What is Powder Coated Aluminium?
Powder coating is a process that coats and seals metal parts as an alternative to paints and other types of coatings. Powder coating is typically used on metals such as copper, brass, titanium, bronze, and stainless and mild steel. However, other non-metallic parts such as plastic, wood and glass can be powder coated too with …
Is Aluminium a strong metal?
Aluminium is a fantastic metal resource that has been used for countless purposes. It has a lot of fantastic qualities that make it so versatile in the production of aluminium products. Though it is not the first metal to spring to mind when we think of strength properties, aluminium is surprisingly impressive for a number …
Aluminium Prices Hit a Decade High
Aluminium is an incredible resource; it can be sourced cheaply and can be used to make a vast variety of products and is used in many industries such as automotive and aerospace. Additionally, aluminium products are used in everyday products. Prices for aluminium have risen to their highest rate for more than a decade. Bauxite, …
Aluminium Grades and Their Uses
Aluminium is one of the most prevalent elements found on the Earth, as well as being hugely popular in metalwork. As such, it can be confusing trying to navigate the different uses of aluminium the next time you purchase from an aluminium stockist. This blog will cover some of the different grades of aluminium available, …
Are Aluminium Products Recyclable?
Aluminium products are a fantastic resource. Aluminium is the most abundant metal resource on the planet and makes up around 8% of the Earth’s crust. It is now the most commonly available of all non-ferrous metals. It is incredibly easily available, but that does not make it any less impressive. Aluminium has incredible strength at …
