Examine the frame of your electric car, or the skeleton of your LEED-certified green building, and you’ll see coal. Not literal coal, mind you. You’ll see steel components that rely on dirty coal to ...
Bearings can use steel or ceramic balls, but that begs the obvious question: which is better? Should you stick with ...
Volvo Trucks is introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it. The steel ...
Pressure vessels are the names given to closed containers that house gases or liquids at a significantly different pressure to ambient pressure. Given that safety and reliability are two key factors ...
A Maine company that recently started processing steel with a next-generation, $1.4 million laser has actually been handling metal since before the state was a state. American Steel and Aluminum LLC ...
In the movie Conan the Barbarian, we hear a great deal about “the riddle of steel.” We are never told exactly what that riddle is, but in modern times, it might be: What’s the difference between 4150 ...
For years, scientists noticed that magnetic fields could improve steel, but no one knew exactly why. New simulations reveal that magnetism changes how iron atoms behave, making it harder for carbon ...
It’s easy for Americans to think President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs won’t affect them. Most of us aren’t shopping for raw metals, after all. Yet the 25% tariffs rolled out on ...
Choosing between stainless steel and glass food storage involves weighing health, habit, and longevity. While glass offers inertness and visibility, steel provides durability and portability. Both are ...