Eutectic alloys and non-eutectic alloys are categories when discussing low melting alloys. Low melting alloys require lower temperature ranges to melt, anywhere from 40 degrees to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. This property allows for the alloys to be melted at lower temperatures without damaging or impacting other nearby materials or surfaces that the low melting alloy…
Low melting alloys are commonly used throughout the manufacturing process to help create products or placed inside of products for a specific function. These alloys melt and flow at very low temperatures depending on the composition of the base metals and additive metals. A common low melting base metal may consist of bismuth at higher…
As product production goes into overdrive to meet rising consumer demand that has returned to pre-pandemic levels, minor metals are showing price increases as smelters are running at 80% to 100% capacity. Minor metals are by-products which come from base metals during the smelting process. Some of these minor metals are magnesium, silicon, and manganese…
For the last several months, metal markets have remained tough to predict because of the pandemic’s various impacts on demand and supply and the overall economic climate. Still, prudent businesses must base forecasts upon the best information they have available. Take a look at this year’s copper market and business developments to gain perspective on…