What we mean when we talk about low-carbon steel

Our industry’s history in many ways reflects the societies in which we operate, and since the industrial revolution, iron and steel production has been powered by coal.

Friday, April 16, 2021

Steel helps power the vehicles of the future

Electrical steel is vital for its use in the stators and rotors in the motor of an electric vehicle.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Why encourage the use of steel industry co-products?

Steelmaking not only produces steel but a range of material, which is either essential in the steelmaking process or is an unintended result of the production process.

Friday, July 24, 2020

worldsteel position paper on air quality management

For decades, the steel industry has taken measures to address these issues.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Stainless Steel Finishes

Standard mill finishes can be applied to flat rolled stainless steel directly by the rollers and by mechanical abrasives. Steel is first rolled to size and thickness and then annealed to change the properties of the final material. Any oxidation that forms on ...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Types of Stainless Steel

There are different types of stainless steels: when nickel is added, for instance, the austenite structure of iron is stabilized. This crystal structure makes such steels virtually non-magnetic and less brittle at low temperatures. For greater hardness and s...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Stainless Steel

In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.

Monday, November 17, 2014