While everyone has come across steel bollards, very few know of their dynamic features and uses. Bollards are steel, and sometimes aluminum, pillars used to line entries to stores and sidewalks. In fact, steel bollards are categorized under street furniture and contain the potential for well-designed and artistic blockades. Only a few people take note...
Steel production in the Great Lakes region has risen sharply. Last week’s steel production reached 657,000 tons up from the previous week’s 657,000 tons, a 1.97 percent increase. Domestic steel mills produced 1.779 million tons of steel, a 1.42 percent rise, while the capacity utilization rate in US steel mills is at 75.6 percent so...
There are several types and grades of steel from soft to hard and each one has its purpose as well as its price. Galvanized Steel Sheets of steel are galvanized by dipping them into a zinc bath to prevent rust as well as providing a harder surface. Galvanized steel is often used in applications that require bending...
The use of steel dates back to ancient times. In fact, what historians and archeologists call steel was primarily carbon steel. Carbon steel is a metal alloy consisting of carbon and iron. It has many advantages over other metals, and was used in areas as diverse as China, Africa, India and Rome. It was not,...