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What are the different steel grades and how is this decided? This blog talks you through steel grades and grading systems.

What are the different melting points of metals? This blog covers everything from mercury with the lowest to tungsten with the highest.

What can you use brass for? This blog explains the properties of brass and what this means it can be used for.

Quenching is the process of rapidly cooling a metal to adjust its properties.

Ultimate tensile strength is the maximum stress a material can withstand. Read about the ultimate tensile strength of metals with metals4U.

What is a magnet? A magnet is an object that generates a magnetic field, these always contain metal, however, not all metals are magnetic. Magnets are almost everywhere you look, in applications as tiny as microchips all the way up to industrial mot

Understand the galvanising process and methods, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of galvanised steel with our helpful guide.

Understand the hardness of metals with the Mohs scale with our helpful guide. From steel hardness, to where common metals fall on the Mohs scale.

There are certain properties stainless steel must have to be magnetic. Learn what these are with metals4U.