NON FERROUS METALS


NON FERROUS METALS

all grades

alluminium_alloys

Element: Calcium
Symbol: Ca
Atomic number: 20
Atomic weight: 40.08
Density, 20 C (68 F): 1.53 g/cm3
Melting point: 850 C (1562 F)
Boiling point: 1350 C (2462 F)
calcium_metal

Calcium, as limestone, has always been a basic ingredient in iron and steelmaking. Its uses as a fluxing agent are well known. Treatment of liquid steel with calcium has become an important means of deoxidation and, more importantly, desulfurization to previously unthinkable levels. Equally significant is the now routine use of calcium to control the shape, size and distribution of oxide and sulfide inclusions. Benefits directly attributable to calcium treatment include greater fluidity, simplified continuous casting and improved cleanliness, machinability, ductility and impact strength in the final product. Calcium silicon, containing 28-35% Ca, 60-65% Si and 6% Fe, is the most commonly used addition agent. It may contain up to 1 % C and 1.5% Al. Availability 99,9 % Ca all sizes


Element: Magnesium
Symbol: Mg
Atomic number: 12
Atomic weight: 24.32
Density, 20 C (68 F): 1.74 g/cm3
Melting point: 650 C (1202 F)
Boiling point: 1105 C (2021 F)
magnesium_alloys

Magnesium is essentially insoluble in solid steel and is not used as an alloying constituent per se. However, like calcium, magnesium is very useful as a desulfurizer, and large quantites have been consumed in steelmaking for this purpose. Magnesium is a powerful inoculant in cast iron. When added in concentrations exceeding 0.04%, it produces a spheroidal form of graphite that improves the iron’s strength and ductility. Availability all grades


Element: Magnesium
Symbol: Mg
Atomic number: 12
Atomic weight: 24.32
Density, 20 C (68 F): 1.74 g/cm3
Melting point: 650 C (1202 F)
Boiling point: 1105 C (2021 F)
magnesium_alloys

Magnesium is essentially insoluble in solid steel and is not used as an alloying constituent per se. However, like calcium, magnesium is very useful as a desulfurizer, and large quantites have been consumed in steelmaking for this purpose. Magnesium is a powerful inoculant in cast iron. When added in concentrations exceeding 0.04%, it produces a spheroidal form of graphite that improves the iron’s strength and ductility. Availability ingots 7,5 kg, 1 kg, 0,5 kg, 0,3 kg, 0,1 kg powder


Element: Manganese
Symbol: Mn
Atomic number: 25
Atomic weight: 54.93
Density, 20 C (68 F): 7.44 g/cm3
Melting point: 1244 C (2271 F)
Boiling point: 2095 C (3803 F)
manganese_metal

Manganese is intentionally present in most grades of steel and is a residual constituent of virtually all others. Aside from its historic importance as a desulfurizer and deoxidizer, manganese is undoubtedly the most prevalent alloying agent in steels, after carbon. Understandably, therefore, ferromanganese is the most widely used ferroalloy. Availability lumps and flakes


Element: Nickel
Symbol: Ni
Atomic number: 28
Atomic weight: 58.69
Density, 20 C (68 F): 8.902 g/cm3
Melting point: 1455 C (2651 F)
Boiling point: 2910 C (5270 F)
nickel

An important and widely used constituent of alloy steels, nickel is best known as a soid solution strengthener, a mild hardenability agent and, most important, as a means of promoting high toughness, especially at low temperatures. Nickel was probably the first of the modern alloying agents; some nickel steels were commercially produced around the turn of the century. Upwards of 8% nickel is used to produce the austenitic structure in 300-series stainless steels. Wrought steels, including stainless, consume 55% of free world production. In the concentrations found in low alloy steels, nickel has a modest but beneficial effect on atmospheric corrosion resistance. At the other end of the spectrum, nickel forms the basis for an extensive and important family of superalloys and heat-, oxidation- and corrosion-resistant materials. Availability

  • pellets, strips, squares
  • oxide
  • salts for electroplating – sulphate, chloride
  • powder

Nickel Pellets Typical Chemical Analysis (percent)

Nickel 99.48 Sulfer 0.005
Cobalt <0.00005 Copper 0.0002
Iron 0.006 Zinc <0.00005
Carbon 0.011 Lead <0.00002

Nickel Strips Typical Chemical Analysis (percent) Nickel plus cobalt – 99.99

Cobalt 0.050 Sulfer 0.0002
Copper 0.001 Arsenic 0.001
Carbon 0.003 Lead 0.0001
Iron 0.0005 Zinc 0.0003

Nickel Squares Typical Chemical Analysis (percent)

Nickel 99.92 Sulfer <0.001
Cobalt 0.06 Copper 0.003
Iron <0.0005 Zinc 0.0003
Carbon 0.002 Lead <0.00002

Nickel Sulfate Typical Chemical Analysis (percent)

Ni 24.4 Cu 0.001
Co 0.0003 Fe 0.004
Pb 0.0001 Zn 0.0002

Nickel Chloride Typical Chemical Analysis (percent)

Ni 24.7 Cl 0.001
Co 0.0003 Cu 0.001
Pb 0.0001 Fe 0.003
Zn 0.0002 Na <0.01

Nodular/Ductile Pig Iron

Basic Pig Iron, all grades

Hematite Pig Iron, all grades

Phosphorous Pig Iron

pig-iron

Element: Silicon
Symbol: Si
Atomic number: 14
Atomic weight: 28.09
Density, 20 C (68 F): 2.34 g/cm3
Melting point: 1412 C (2573 F)
Boiling point: 2355 C (4270 F)

Silicon, the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust (25.7%), is present in virtually all steels, either as a residual from ore, scrap or deoxidants, or as an intentional addition. Availability 5/5/3, 4/4/1, 2/2/1 high grade, low P 30 ppm max.

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