Metals and non-metals are combined to produce steel, one of the world’s largest industries. Using this combination to manufacture steel, different chemical properties can be obtained for specific applications. Various properties of alloy steel vs carbon steel...
Often used to increase strength or spread the load, a flange is a protruding ridge or rim. Sectional beams, for instance, usually have flanges on the end that carry most of the load and that are joined together by a web that joins the flanges together. Often, pipes...