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The Complete Guide to Engineering Steel Grades and Their Uses

Engineering steel is a popular and useful material for many different industries. It’s made for heavy-duty applications and modern manufacturing due to its incredible versatility...
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Brass vs Bronze: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Use?

Brass and bronze are both metals with a lot of history and a multitude of uses in the present day. They share many properties, but...
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How To Buy Metal Online

Rapid Metals offers an easy way to buy metal online. We’re not the only business offering this – although we’d like to think that when...
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Best Practices for Storing and Handling Metals  Copy

Metal plays a huge role in all manner of industries, from construction to manufacturing. That said, maintaining the integrity and quality of metals means carrying...
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Best Practices for Storing and Handling Metals 

Metal plays a huge role in all manner of industries, from construction to manufacturing. That said, maintaining the integrity and quality of metals means carrying...
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Exploring Metal Trends in Various Industries  

Metal is the backbone of any number of industries, providing the opportunity for the needed development and advancement of technology. Aerospace, automotive, and construction are...
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Rapid Metals Attends Makers Central 2023!

The Rapid Metals team is proud to be attending Makers Central, an event that will be held on 13 – 14 May 2023 at the...
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The Seven Top Uses of Aluminium in the Industry Today

Aluminium in its rawest form – alum – has been around since the fifth century BC. Still, it was in the 19th century when a...
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Which is stronger – a solid steel rod or hollow steel pipe?

When selecting a metal type for a project, you’re often left deliberating between a solid rod or hollow pipe. Whether an 8mm stainless steel rod...
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What are the Top Five Uses of Copper in the Industry Today?

Whether it’s copper by the sheet or copper plate, copper is the third most-used metal globally. This is because the properties of sheet copper make...
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PROS AND CONS OF GALVANISED STEEL

Galvanised steel is a popular choice in industrial, agricultural, and construction projects. The main purpose of galvanisation is to protect the steel from corrosion, and...
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What’s the Difference between Galvanised Steel and Stainless Steel?

As galvanised steel sheet suppliers in the UK, we’re often posed the question of what the difference between galvanised steel and stainless steel is. The...
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