PPE is something we all must use in the daily life in the hot metals industry either in an operations, mainenance or process role. That said, well WE SHOULD! Sadly I can honestly say that I have visited many plants around the world where PPE is NOT compulsory, either not supplied from management for production use (due to cost skimping), or looked upon as something only 'weaker' people use or employees who are incompetent in their role and a sign that they make mistakes. While this is...

What are alloy hardeners and why do we add them to pure or primary aluminium? By the very term alloying hardeners, to can imagine why the first series of alloying ‘ingredients’ were added to pure aluminium. Adding alloys or a combination of alloys began because of several discoveries on the use of primary aluminium for industrial applications. Aluminium in its pure form has low strength, limited conductivity, ductility and viscosity (required for die casting). Pure aluminium has a yield...

By 20.05.2020 by Andreas Velling Aluminium is the second most abundant metal on earth and due to its excellent properties, is one of the most widely used metals today. Therefore, it is useful to be aware of the conditions that shorten the lifetime of these metals. Corrosion of any metal can significantly impact its functional strength causing structural damage like cracks, partial fracture, and total material failure in extreme cases. In this article, we shall take an in-depth look into...