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Exotic metals, in their essence, are alloys that are manufactured by experts through highly specialised and controlled processes. In contrast to this, ‘normal’ metals are made through generic and well-known processes and are typically the standard grades of a particular metal. This includes steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper and brass. ... Read More

Preventing corrosion is something that engineers around the world spend many hours dedicated to. According to NACE International today, every year, about US$2.5 trillion is lost to corrosion globally – that’s more than 3 percent of the global GDP. While it does obviously have significant financial implications, concerns over metal corrosion also ... Read More

Stainless steel and the mining industry go together like strawberries and cream. . . only maybe not quite so sweet! Mining itself is the process of discovering, valuing, extracting and processing useful minerals such as iron, coal or other precious metals. These minerals can then be used by various industries ... Read More

The Global Desalination Industry is currently experiencing an enormous boom. All over the world it is experiencing incredible growth and it is becoming increasingly relied upon to supply fresh drinkable water. Because of this demand, according to Adroit Market Research, the Desalination Industry was valued at USD $15.43 billion in ... Read More

The Middle East and North African (MENA) region is one of the most interesting oil and gas sectors in the world. Here we get you up to speed on the MENA oil and gas sector, including an update from Special Piping Materials Dubai, recent positive news stories from the region ... Read More

Stainless steel is a material that is known the world over and has a hugely diverse range of uses in everyday life; From the unforgettable accents of the Chrysler Building in New York to the essential components of an MRI scanner and more commonly, the humble spoon or coat zipper. ... Read More

We are often asked how hot and cold rolled steel differs and the short answer is in the processing. They are effectively two different types of metal with fundamental variations in the way they are manufactured as follows: Hot Rolled Steel In this process, the steel is rolled at a ... Read More

With so many different products like seamless pipes, welded pipes and flanges it might be overwhelming trying to pick which Stainless steel pipe to use for your business applications, or even what they can be used for in the first place. There are many different properties of each pipe that ... Read More

Special Piping Materials is renowned for the high volume of Duplex and Super Duplex products that it stocks. It supplies these materials to countless companies around the world who use its product’s in numerous applications in many different situations. Special Piping Materials can supply many different products in both Super Duplex and ... Read More

We are pleased to announce that our first shipment of approved brand Stainless Steel 316 Flanges (316/316L Flanges)have now landed in Fremantle port and will be available for supply from our Perth warehouse within the next 2 weeks Our stock Flanges are 100% LPE tested, 100% PMI tested by XRF ... Read More

Industrialists and scientist know a lot about the composition of stainless steel and its uses in residential, commercial and industrial applications but those people who are not so interested in the scientific and technical aspects of duplex stainless steel pipes might find it fascinating to learn the important role they ... Read More

Duplex Stainless Steel pipes are now highly popular and in common use throughout the world since they are much stronger than traditional pipes with weight saving properties. The corrosion resistance of the pipes prevents stress corrosion cracking. Companies are more inclined to purchase duplex stainless steel pipes because there is ... Read More