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It's been several hundred years since the question “What is in a name?” was introduced into the British consciousness. It's an interesting principle, because sometimes a name is very precise and exact and at other...

When you deal with as much steel as those in the trade do, you get to know your product quite well. By look, feel, weight or density, you can identify different metals and you have...

One of the wonderful things about working in steel is that you get to see the full breadth of industry that uses steel as an integral part. Although many still have the idea that steel...

When you work with metals on a regular basis, sometimes you just get used to using certain terms or measurements without thinking anything further about them. One of these is the NPS, which is nominal...

We've already covered some of our favourite steel grades in previous blogs; steels that are exceptional, advanced or perfect for a particular job but there's one 'steel' we've yet to mention despite the fact it...

There can be almost no way that you’ve avoided all coverage of the challenges that are facing the British steel industry, there have been numerous bulletins, radio broadcasts and newspaper column inches devoted to the...

For those who have a need for such things, the choice of steel grades available is close to dizzying. You could spend years comparing and contrasting all of the different grades and compositions, but thankfully...

There have been an awful lot of digital and newspaper column inches given over to the events in the steel industry over the last few days; questions about the future of the steel industry in...

There are a great number of steel grades in the world, all with their own quirks, deviations and peculiarities, but sometimes it feels that some of the guys out there are taking all of the...