Titanium Bar Supplier – Grade 1, 2, 5 & 7 Round, Square & Flat Bar

HXSCO supplies titanium bar in the commercial-purity and alloy grades most demanded by industry —...

Stainless Steel Sheet Supplier – 304, 316, 321 & 430 Sheet, 2B/BA Finish

HXSCO supplies stainless steel sheet in the principal corrosion- and heat-resistant grades — 304/304L and...

Zinc Plating Guide: Electroplated Zinc Coatings, Types & Specs

Zinc plating (electroplated zinc) deposits a thin, uniform, sacrificial zinc layer onto steel for corrosion...

Tin Plating Guide: Electroplated Tin for Solderability & Food Contact

Tin plating electrodes a soft, non-toxic, solderable tin layer onto copper, steel and other substrates...

Thread Rolling Guide: Cold-Formed Threads, Strength & Process

Thread rolling cold-forms threads by pressing a hardened die into a rotating or fed blank...

Investment Casting Guide: Lost-Wax Process, Tolerances & Alloys

Investment casting (lost-wax casting) builds a ceramic shell around a wax pattern, melts the wax...

Hydroforming Guide: Tube & Sheet Hydroforming for Complex Shapes

Hydroforming shapes tube or sheet by pushing fluid pressure into a sealed blank so the...

Hot Rolling vs Cold Rolling: Process, Properties & When to Choose

Hot rolling forms metal above its recrystallisation temperature, giving faster, cheaper production of coil, plate...

Copper-Nickel Alloy Guide: CuNi 90/10 & 70/30 Properties & Uses

Copper-nickel (CuNi) alloys — mainly 90/10 (C70600) and 70/30 (C71500) — combine high resistance to...

Centrifugal Casting Guide: Process, Types & Applications

Centrifugal casting pours molten metal into a rapidly rotating mould so centrifugal force packs the...