TOO MUCH STAINLESS?

WIM's DESK
ThyssenKrupp makes 20 pct cut in European stainless steel capacity ...Forbes - 5 hours agoDUISBURG, Germany (AFX) - ThyssenKrupp AG said it is cutting stainless steel production by a total of around 120,000 metric tonnes in Europe in the third quarter…

With a glut of stainless flat products it could mean that Columbus will look after the local industry and drop their prices… LOL… A price increase must be on the way. Industry is funny like that.

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KNOW YOUR STAINLESS
Although Platinum is not an alloying element for Stainless it’s interesting to see how it is used for the catalytic converters in the stainless steel exhaust systems. Also the Platinum refinery has and is using tons of stainless in their plant.
Platinum
Atomic Number: 78
Atomic Weight: 195.078
Melting Point: 2041.55 K (1768.4°C or 3215.1°F)
Boiling Point: 4098 K (3825°C or 6917°F)
Density: 21.46 grams per cubic centimeter
What's in a name? From the Spanish word for silver, platina.
History and Uses:
Used by the pre-Columbian Indians of South America, platinum wasn't noticed by western scientists until 1735. Platinum can occur free in nature and is sometimes found in deposits of gold-bearing sands, primarily those found in the Ural mountains, Columbia and the western United States. Platinum, in the form of the mineral sperrylite (PtAs2), is also obtained as a byproduct of the nickel mining operation in the Sudbury region of Ontario, Canada. Credit for the modern rediscovery of platinum is usually given to Antonio de Ulloa.
Platinum is a soft, dense, ductile metal that is very resistant to corrosion. It is used to make jewelry, wire, electrical contacts and laboratory vessels. Platinum expands at nearly the same rate as soda-lime-silica glass, so it is used to make sealed electrodes in glass systems. Platinum is used to coat missile nose cones, jet engine fuel nozzles and other devices that must operate reliably for long periods of time at high temperatures. Platinum resistance wires are used in high temperature electric furnaces. Platinum anodes are used in cathodic protection systems to prevent ships, pipelines and steel piers from corroding in salt water.
Platinum is widely used as a catalyst. It will convert methyl alcohol vapors (CH4O) into formaldehyde (CH2O) on contact, glowing red hot in the process. This effect is used to make small hand warmers. Platinum is also used in a device called a catalytic converter, a device found in the exhaust systems of most cars. Catalytic converters combine carbon monoxide (CO) and unburned fuel from a car's exhaust with oxygen from the air, forming carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O). Platinum is also used as a catalyst in the production of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and in the cracking of petroleum products. Fuel cells, devices that combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity and water, also use platinum as a catalyst.

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SELF IMPROVEMENT
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NICKEL PRICE
LME Official Prices (US$/tonne) for 29 June 2005
CASH BUYER - $14690
CASH SELLER & SETTLEMENT - $14700
3 MONTHS BUYER - $14600
3 MONTHS SELLER - $14625
LME Official Opening Stock (in tones) NICKEL = 7290

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COMPUTER TIPS
Templates
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THE ASTUTE JAMMY LEXICON EXPLICATED
We forgive once we give up attachment to our wounds.- Lewis Hyde
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