Products of metallurgical production are in extraordinary demand in the market. Its popularity is due to the widespread use of metal products not only in the construction, automotive, aviation industries, but also in the food, chemical, and medical industries. The huge abundance of all kinds of products of the metallurgical industry can be summarized in three main groups: ferrous metals, non-ferrous and stainless steel. These types of rolled metal products belong to different price categories. Prices for non-ferrous and stainless see here .
Ferrous metallurgy products are mostly made from iron and its alloys with other elements. They are the basis for the efficient functioning of heavy industry. Smelting of pig iron and steel is quite in demand today, since mechanical engineering, instrument making, equipment production, design of water and air transport is impossible without strong, reliable wear-resistant parts. Many steels get quite good performance characteristics due to the introduction of additional chemical elements into their composition. Alloys with a high content of carbon and alloying additives become the basis for the production of parts and elements of mechanisms operating in aggressive environments, raw materials for the manufacture of various measuring and cutting tools.
Prices for non-ferrous metal products are much higher. This tendency is created due to the greater labor intensity and cost of mining, processing of non-ferrous ores. In addition, copper, titanium, tin, zinc, aluminum, nickel, as well as alloys based on them (brass, bronze, nichrome, tungsten, cupronickel, duralumin, babbitts) have a more aesthetic appearance and special physicochemical properties. They are quite demanded in the manufacture of electrical engineering, various solders, cables, wires, in heating equipment and climatic systems. flexibility, plasticity of materials, as well as their attractive appearance allow using non-ferrous alloys as finishing materials, as well as raw materials for figurines, souvenirs.
All alloys, depending on the additional elements included in their composition, have qualities and properties that differ from each other.
Stainless steel is something intermediate between ferrous metallurgy and non-ferrous alloys. The iron-based material has a high chromium content (over 12%), which increases its anti-corrosion properties, resistance to oxidation and wear. It is completely harmless and therefore suitable for use in the food and chemical industries. Due to its brilliant appearance (literally and figuratively) it is used as architectural elements in the construction of buildings.
