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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.

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