Vanadium key to building a sustainable future
Vanadium is a key metal for sustainable development around the world. It is used to reduce the CO2 footprint of steelmaking and applied as...
Antiviral steel proven to battle Corona virus
Figure 1. Antiviral performance of the photocatalytic steel sheets using FeLuceTM (Silver finish).
Nippon Steel Corporation has developed photocatalytic steel sheet that provides a health-promoting...
Stainless steels and CO2; industry emissions and related data
Over the last few decades, carbon dioxide emissions have been recognized as a major concern in our society. As a direct consequence, new environmental...
Manual metal arc welding in the 21st century
Q: MMA welding or ‘stick’ welding has been around for over 100 years. What has changed in recent years? With all the developments in...
Deep-sea polymetallic nodules: a vast resource of lower-impact nickel
Deep-sea polymetallic nodules represent the cleanest source of battery-grade metals on the planet. Nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific ocean contain...
Chevron turns to metal additive manufacturing to stay on schedule
During a recent routine maintenance shutdown, extended lead times and supply chain delays on traditionally manufactured parts challenged Chevron’s planned restart schedule.
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300 series vs duplex: which should I choose?
The duplex alloys are “problem-solving alloys” for good reason, they have been successfully used in many places where carbon steels and standard austenitic alloys...
Challenges and opportunities in the additive manufacturing of stainless steels. Part 5 – The...
Addressing the challenge of hydrogen embrittlement in metallurgy
Titanium/stainless composite a longlasting roofing solution
Nippon Steel’s TranTixxii and NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation’s NSSC220M have been selected for the roof of an international conference centre in Jiangsu, China.
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Biological service ensures high gas yield from waste plant
A biogas plant with a large duplex stainless steel tank recently went live in Saitama Prefecture, 40 km north of Tokyo.
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