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Steel

Steel is a type of metal forged with iron and coal that is lighter and stronger than iron.

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m sections

Metals; Steel

Light footweight beams primarily used in the construction of pre-engineered housing. These beams are produced in lighter footweights, usually six to ten pounds per foot, than traditional structural ...

bantam beams

Metals; Steel

Light footweight beams primarily used in the construction of pre-engineered housing. These beams are produced in lighter footweights, usually six to ten pounds per foot, than traditional structural ...

junior beams

Metals; Steel

Light footweight beams primarily used in the construction of pre-engineered housing. These beams are produced in lighter footweights, usually six to ten pounds per foot, than traditional structural ...

machining

Metals; Steel

Refers to performing multiple processes to a piece of metal to produce a customer specified component part.

magnesium

Metals; Steel

A light, silvery, moderately hard metallic element used in processing metals and chemicals, and in alloying aluminum to give it desired metallurgical properties.

man-hours per ton (M-H/T)

Metals; Steel

This is a measure of labor efficiency — the ratio of total hours worked by steel employees to the tons shipped for a given period of time. Changes in the inventory level and work that is contracted ...

martensitic

Metals; Steel

Small category of stainless steel characterized by the use of heat treatment for hardening and strengthening. Martensitic stainless steels are plain chromium steels with no significant nickel ...

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