Marvellous Metals
6061 aluminium plate, 7075 aluminium round bar, brass round bar cz121, aluminium extrusion, it’s all familiar stuff. But look deeper and science has discovered some very odd metals indeed, with very strange properties. Let’s explore the ins and outs of Gallium. ...
Massive Metal Mining Machines – The Big Stuff
In our sector, more or less everything is BIG. The machinery, the technology, the processes and the mines themselves are all absolutely massive, whether open cast or underground. This time around we are exploring the mighty world of massive metal mining machines. ...
US tariff troubles, Scottish steel nightmares Car bonnet sculptures
The festive season is over, the mornings and evenings are lighter, and spring is in the air. We’re stocked with all manner of essential metal supplies, from everyday products like quality 6061 plate to brass square bar en12165 and carbon steel. Suppliers like us keep...
Weird metal stories – Bizarre robots, shape shifters, asteroids
Metals are some of the commonest substances on earth. They can also be some of the oddest, capable of extraordinary feats of weirdness when manipulated by scientists. As steel suppliers, UK brass suppliers, and experts in handy stuff like 6082 plate and aluminium...
Happy festivities to our metal suppliers UK customers
The price of metals tends to be fairly volatile in ordinary times. Like everyone else, as metals supply professionals we’ve had an ‘interesting’ year as covid, the drive to cut CO2 emissions and international tensions have impacted prices and supplies. But we’re still...
Wind-powered aluminium, anti-covid steel, recycling triumph
It has been an exciting few weeks in our industry, with all sorts of innovations being announced. Anti-covid steel is about to become a thing. Australia hopes to power one of its biggest aluminium plants using a new 1000MW wind farm. We report on potential trouble...
Featured metal – 30 fascinating facts about steel
As popular steel suppliers in the UK, we supply steel in all sorts of shapes and forms, as well as providing the metal in forms that meets very specific needs. Just ask. Our steel supplies come in alloy form, carbon steel, and stainless steel, used for a wide variety...
The latest metal supply news from around the world.
Metalex is home to all the metal supplies you could possibly need, whether it’s 6061 t6 aluminium plate, brass flat bar cz121 or anything else, we’re likely to stock it. As popular aluminium stockholders and metals supply experts, we like to keep our finger on the...
Featured metal – Brass facts from expert brass suppliers
What, exactly, is brass? What’s it made of, how does it behave under various circumstances, how’s it used and what for? Here are some brass facts for you, fresh from your metal supplies experts. If we can help you with brass supplies or insight into the metal, we’ll...
Metal stockists news and views – What’s happening for October 2021?
As trusted brass sheet suppliers and carbon steel suppliers, we’re always on the look-out for relevant news stories. As popular UK metal stockists, it’s always good to see our world slowly, steadily getting ‘greener’, particularly the aluminium sector. Here’s some...
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