by Metalex | 11, Apr, 2022 | Industry News, Innovation, Metal News, Metal Uses, Recycling, Sustainability
About mining metals under the oceanAs a trusted metals supplier we know exactly how important the products we sell to the world we all live in. The built environment, transport across the planet itself and beyond, communications, the goods we buy on an everyday basis,...
by Metalex | 28, Mar, 2022 | Innovation, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses
Space metals – Which metals are tough enough for lift off?The forces you get when a space rocket takes off are quite something, especially during the phase of ‘maximum aerodynamic pressure’ when the rocket’s actually thrusting through the earth’s atmosphere. Despite...
by Metalex | 28, Feb, 2022 | Innovation, Metal Definitions, Metal News, Metal Uses, Sustainability
Marvellous Metals – Meet Gallium6061 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...
by Metalex | 14, Feb, 2022 | Aluminium, Brass, Carbon Steel, Copper, Environmental, Innovation, Metal Uses, Steel
Massive Metal Mining Machines – The Big StuffIn 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...
by Metalex | 10, Jan, 2022 | Environmental, Green, Industry News, Innovation, Metal Definitions, Metal News, Metal Uses
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...
by Metalex | 13, Dec, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium Grades, Aluminium News, Aluminium Tech, Company News, Industry News, Metal News, Metal Prices, Metal Uses, Recycling, Sustainability
Wind-powered aluminium, anti-covid steel, recycling triumphIt 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...
