Recycling is a small but important effort we can all make to reduce our carbon footprint and help the environment. But while recycling typically conjures images of plastic bottles and hand-me-down clothing, recycling scrap metal is just as important. Scrap […]
The majority of us have experienced the pain of burning our hands or fingers at least once. Knowing the pain associated with burnt skin makes soldering seem even more dangerous and scary! But with the right tools and equipment, soldering […]
Life’s everyday necessities often include the things we can’t live without, like water, oxygen, food, and nutrients — but what do you know about steel and its critical role in our daily lives? The Steel Industry is Essential to Modern […]
Iron is one of today’s most popular metals for a variety of reasons. The metal is durable and resilient and helps to create beautiful designs used in architectural components. But while iron is beautiful and touts numerous benefits, over time […]
The evolution of the baseball bat is an interesting one. While today we see our favorite baseball players swinging beautiful custom-made baseball bats worth a couple hundred dollars, the pros of yesteryear had to make their own baseball bats from […]
There are 91 metals in the periodic table, each of which has its own specific properties. These properties, whether electrical, magnetic, or structural are all influenced by a variety of factors — a big one being temperature. Read on to […]
With Earth Day just behind us, it’s important to focus our efforts on reuse and sustainability. Here’s everything you need to know about recycling when it comes to steel and aluminum products. Can Steel Be Recycled? Steel is the most […]
Metals, including steel, are used in a vast array of applications across industry sectors. One of the ways in which different metals are showcased in high art forms is in the fabrication and manufacturing of motorcycles. Here are three of […]
Tampa Steel & Supply has a wide selection of flat steel products. When the term “flat” is used to describe steel, it refers to products that consist of both steel sheets as well as steel plates. Since flat steel products […]
Fluoropolymers. We encounter them on a daily basis, and they help much of our surrounding world and society function efficiently. As American chemist Roy Plunkett once said, “From stovetops to outer space, from electronics to ecology, from architecture to the […]
