Pre-Painted Steel Supplier – PPGI / PPGL Coil, Sheet & Strip

HXSCO supplies pre-painted steel — PPGI (pre-painted galvanised) and PPGL (pre-painted galvalume/aluzinc) — as coil,...

Pure Nickel Supplier – Nickel 200 / 201 Strip, Rod, Wire & Plate

HXSCO supplies pure nickel (Nickel 200 and low-carbon Nickel 201) as strip, foil, rod, bar,...

Weld Distortion Guide: Types, Causes & How to Control It

Weld distortion is the shrinkage of heated metal as it cools, pulling the joint out...

Heat-Affected Zone (HAZ) Guide: What It Is & How to Control Weld Properties

The heat-affected zone (HAZ) is the base metal beside a weld that was heated but...

Fretting Corrosion Guide: Causes at Contact Surfaces & How to Stop It

Fretting corrosion is surface damage from tiny repeated slip between two contacting surfaces — it...

Metal Formability Guide: n-Value, r-Value & Material Selection

Formability is how far a metal can be stamped, drawn or bent without cracking; it...

Metal Failure Analysis Guide: Ductile, Fatigue, Creep & Corrosion Modes

Metal failure analysis identifies why a part broke by reading fracture features, microstructure and service...

Dezincification Guide: Why Brass Fails in Water & How to Prevent It

Dezincification is the selective leaching of zinc from brass and some bronzes in certain waters,...

Cavitation Damage Guide: Causes in Pumps & Propellers & How to Avoid It

Cavitation is the violent collapse of vapour bubbles on a metal surface that blasts away...

Adhesive Bonding of Metals Guide: Types, Prep & Joint Design

Adhesive bonding joins metals with a cured polymer film that spreads load and seals against...