Metal Powders
Aluminium is the most widely used non ferrous metal (approx 26 million tonnes consumed annually) and comes in a variety of forms and specifications for industries as diverse as aerospace, construction, packaging, electronics, engineering, power transmission, etc.
The major economic use of carbon other than food and wood is hydrocarbons in the form of fossil fuel methane gas and crude oil. The uses of carbon and its compounds can be quite varied. It can form alloys with iron, and most commonly being carbon steel. Graphite is combined with clays to form the 'lead' used in pencils.
Unalloyed chromium is the most "popular" metal surface coating with unbeatable combined durability. This is due to it's relative hardness and corrosion resistance. Through using electroplating techniques a thin layer of chromium is deposited on pretreated metallic surfaces.
Chromium carbide is a hard ceramic material and is usually processed by sintering. It is a gray powder with a crystal type structure.
The main consumption of cobalt is in the alloy's industry in the production of cobalt-based superalloy's. The temperature stability of cobalt allows the product to be used when making gas turbines and jet aircraft engines.
The main use of copper is in electrical wires, however it is also used heavily in roofing, plumbing and industrial machinery. It is mostly used in it's metal form, but when a higher hardness is required it can be combined with other elements to make an alloy, such as bronze and brass.
Bornite or mhalcopyrite are often referred to as copper sulfides in the mining industry.
Globally more than 50% of ferro boron produced is consumed in the steel industry. However it is also used in the manufacturing of cast iron, permanent magnets and armorphous metals.
Ferro boron is the lowest cost addition agent and is also available as cored wire.
Ferro molybdenum can be used in any melting process to add molybdenum to all types of iron and steel.
Ferro niobium's major usage is in the alloying process of steel, which is then used in industries such as automobile, construction and amusement park rides.
Ferro phosphorus is used in the production of phosphoric irons and certain free cutting steels, supplied in lumpy or crushed form, typically 25% P with controlled Si contents 1% and 2% max.
Germanium dioxide is transparent in infrared and is useful as an optical material for wide-angle lenses and in optical microscope objective lenses.
Iron is the most commonly used of all the metals worldwide.
It's used in various industries, one of the main one's being engineering, when constructing machinery, machine tools, components for buildings and automobiles. Its low cost and high strength make it ideal for these types of applications. As pure iron is quite soft, it is most commonly used in the form of steel.
After iron and aluminium, magnesium is the third most commonly used structural metal worldwide.
The main applications of magnesium are being used as a component of aluminium alloys, in die-casting to remove sulphur in the making of steel and iron, and finally the production of titanium in the Kroll-process.
Manganese is vital to iron and steel production because of its sulfur-fixing, deoxidizing and alloying characteristics. Steelmaking accounts for the most manganese demand. Among a variety of other uses, manganese is a key component of low-cost stainless steel formulations.
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3) is a compound that occurs naturally as the mineral rhodochrosite.
Molybednum is often used in applications such as armour manufacturing, production of aircraft components and industrial motors. It is molybednum's ability to withstand extreme tempratures that make it ideal for anything that involves intense heat.
Nickel is used in various industrial and consumer products, some of which include stainless steel, magnets, coins, rechargeable batteries, electric guitar strings, and special alloys. Nickel is an alloy metal and its primary use is in nickel steels and nickel cast irons. It is also widely used in many other alloys, such as nickel brasses and bronzes, and alloys with copper, chromium, aluminum, lead, cobalt, silver, and gold.
Nickel boron provides permanent dry lubricity (less friction amongst reciprocating parts).
Nickel chromium (Nichrome) is an alloy that tends to be expensive due to its high nickel content, but we have very competitive prices.
Nickel molybdenum increases the hardenability of steel.
Nickel niobium is used in nickel-based, cobalt-based and iron-based superalloys for applications such as jet engine components, gas turbines, rocket subassemblies, heat resisting and combustion equipment.
Nickel vanadium is mainly used in the production of metal sputtering targets.
Silicon is very important to the construction industry as a principal constituent of natural stone, glass, concrete and cement. Silicon wafers are used as substrates in the manufacturing of discrete electronic devices such as transistors and in the development of integrated circuits such as computer chips.
Silicon carbonate is used for high performance "ceramic" brake discs as it can withstand extreme temperatures. The discs are used on many sports cars, including the Porsche Carrera GT, Bentleys, Ferraris and Lamborghinis to name a few.
Stainless steel's properties such as resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance and familiar lustre make it an ideal material for many applications in various different industries.
Around half of tin produced worldwide is used in solder in the form of an alloy with lead. The rest is divided between tin plating, tin chemicals, brass and bronze, and niche uses. Tin in combination with other elements also forms a wide variety of useful alloys.
Tin dioxide is commonly used as an opacifier as well as a white colorant in ceramic glazes, particularly glazes for earthenware, sanitary-ware and wall tiles.
Titanium is a major application in steel being used as an alloying element to reduce grain size, as well as a deoxidizer. It is also used in stainless steel in order to reduce carbon content. It is often alloyed with aluminum, vanadium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, along with other metals.
Approximately half of the tungsten produced globally is consumed for the making of hard materials with the remaining major useage being in alloys and steels. The jewellery industry makes rings of sintered tungsten carbide, tungsten carbide/metal composites, and also simply metallic tungsten.
Tungsten carbide is known for it's hard properties and can be used in many industries such as sport where it is commonly used on hiking and skiing poles.
Tungsten oxide is used in the manufacture of tungsten and tungstates, in alloys, in fire-proofing fabrics as well as ceramic pigments.
The main uses of zinc include galvanizing, alloys, brass and bronze. The metal is most commonly used as an anti-corrosion agent. Galvanization, is the most familiar form of using zinc in this way.
