Characteristic of alloying elements
Thursday, March 9th, 2006Manganese All commercial steels contain 0,3-0,8% manganese, to reduce oxides and to counteract the harmful influence of iron sulfide. Any manganese in excess of ...
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Manganese All commercial steels contain 0,3-0,8% manganese, to reduce oxides and to counteract the harmful influence of iron sulfide. Any manganese in excess of ...
Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys
Friday, February 24th, 2006Cobalt is useful in applications that utilize its magnetic properties, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and/or its strength at elevated temperatures. This article provides a general overview of cobalt-base alloys as wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and/or heat-resistant materials. Particular emphasis is placed on cobalt-base alloys for wear resistance, because this is the single largest ...
where is molybdenum going?
Thursday, February 16th, 2006arly forecasts for molybdenum suggested the same $32/lb this year as last, but that may be too high a projection. Already this month, transaction prices have slipped to $23 – and Citigroup analyst John Hill suggests "some further price erosion" ahead. ResourceInvestor.com says that "the molybdenum market is one of the ...