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From Your Car To The Hardware Store – How Some Of Our Metal Is Made
It’s a familiar story. The old faithful wagon has been spluttering and emitting strange smells for a little while now. Rego is due in a week. Offering it for free to the 17 year old kid looking for his first car ended in rejection, so there was only one thing left to...
What is White Rust?
White rust, also known as wet storage stain or storage stain, is the white powdery substance that can form on the surface of a galvanised metal. This powder is a form of natural corrosion. This corrosion is damaging to both the aesthetic and the anti-corrosion layer...
What is Galvanisation and Why is it Used?
Galvanisation is the process where a zinc coating is applied to steel or iron, in order to give it a protective layer, resistant to corrosion. The most common method of galvanisation is dipping the steel or iron into a pool of molten zinc. This method is called...
Annealing – Making Metal Ductile
What is Annealing? Annealing is a heat treatment which alters the physical and often chemical properties of a metal to see it increase in ductility and decrease in hardness. Annealing involves heating the metal to a certain point and then slowly cooling. It is often...