5 guides
Metal buying guides
The questions we answer on the phone every week, written down: which grade, which size, and what to put on the order.
- 2 min readEN19 vs EN24: which alloy steel to orderEN19 and EN24 compared: composition, Condition T strength, section size limits, equivalents, cost, and which one to order for shafts, gears and pins.
- 2 min read304 vs 316 stainless steel: which grade to use304 and 316 stainless steel compared: what molybdenum does, coastal and chemical use, L grades for welding, cost, and how to tell the two apart.
- 2 min readHardox 400 vs 450 vs 500: choosing a gradeHardox 400, 450 and 500 compared: hardness, wear life, bending, cutting and welding, and which grade suits buckets, liners, chutes and tipper bodies.
- 2 min readSchedule 40 vs schedule 80 pipe sizes in mmSchedule 40 and 80 pipe dimensions in millimetres: outside diameter and wall thickness for ½ to 12 inch pipe, what schedule means, and how to order.
- 2 min readHow to order metal cut to sizeWhat to put on a metal cutting list so the quote comes back right first time: material and grade, shape, sizes, lengths, quantities, tolerances and delivery.
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