Supplying the world with high purity metals, metal powders, low melting point alloys, alloys and inoculants
With over 180 years of experience, we’re proud to be one of the oldest trading metal companies in the world. We've striven for excellence since the very beginning and innovation, quality and service remain at the core of everything we do.
We deliver high purity metals at globally competitive prices, and we've been at the forefront for nearly two hundred years. So our reputation and heritage speaks for itself. We continue to succeed because we continue to lead.
We are experts in supplying high purity metals including low melting pointing point alloys to tight deadlines.
Our orders quantities are flexible we accommodate customers who only require small quantities.
Our company was built on the dream of one man.
Our future is built upon our great ideas.
We've been innovating at William Rowland since 1830
We celebrated 150 years of William Rowland in 1980. To mark this momentous occasion we created a William Rowland Commemorative Plate that featured our old horse ‘Farmer’. In the 1830’s, Farmer was a familiar sight around Sheffield as he helped deliver ingots of zinc, iron and tin to our customers.
In 1987, another significant venture began when DCX Chrome (formally known as Delachaux), a global manufacturer of high-quality chromium metal, appointed us as their sole sales agent in the UK and Eire. This exciting appointment was a show of confidence by DCX Chrome in recognition of our expertise and reputation in the aerospace industry.
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What is ferrous metal?
Posted: 2018-05-03 15:02:11
A ferrous metal is made up of iron and other metals to give the ferrous properties required. Although iron on its own is often referred to as a ferrous metal, the term really relates to any metal compounds that have iron in them. To test if a metal is ferrous or not, the valance is measured. A valence of +2 means that the metal is ferrous. Ferrous metals have some well-known properties. One is that they are magnetic and another is that they are very…
Antimony Metal - What you need to know
Posted: 2018-02-15 11:22:06
[caption id="attachment_416" align="alignleft" width="220"] Antimony metal[/caption] Antimony metal - what is it? Antimony is a semimetallic chemical element which can exist in two forms: the metallic form is bright, silvery, hard and brittle; the non metallic form is a grey powder. Antimony is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, it is stable in dry air and is not attacked by dilute acids or alkalis. Antimony and some of its alloys expand on…
What are Christmas baubles made of?
Posted: 2017-12-20 09:20:22
Although modern day baubles are typically made of blown glass, they have a long history and in the past have been made of glass, wood, metal and various other materials. Hans Greiner, who made glass beads and tin figures to hang on trees in addition to the traditional apples and candy canes, first manufactured Glass baubles in Lauscha, Germany. Glass tubes were heated over fire, and then inserted into a clay mold where they could be blown so that…
Surgical Metals
Posted: 2017-12-12 09:10:39
The most commonly used metals in surgery are surgical stainless steel and titanium. Surgical stainless steel is a term used to label particular grades of stainless steel that are commonly used in biomedical appliances. The most common forms are austenitic 316 stainless steel and martensitic 440 and 420 stainless steels and whilst there is no certain definition of what constitutes surgical stainless steel, manufacturers generally recognise this to…
WILLIAM ROWLAND - IN MOTION
We're always looking at innovative ways to deliver quality and service. View these short videos of our cutting-edge machinery and see how these are benefiting customers all over the world.
