WEB COUNTER

WIM's DESK

I’ve just installed a Web Counter to my Blog and now at least I can see how much traffic I’m getting. The occasional click of the REFRESH button also helps, so I’ll be clicking it quite frequently.

Today’s mass stay-away didn’t seem to affect our industry too much, or at least our Company, as everyone arrived at work. It seems the local tube mills have put in their applications against imports.

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KNOW YOUR STAINLESS

Molybdenum

Atomic Number: 42
Atomic Weight: 95.94
Melting Point: 2896 K (2623°C or 4753°F)
Boiling Point: 4912 K (4639°C or 8382°F)
Density: 10.2 grams per cubic centimeter

What's in a name? From the Greek word for lead, molybdos.

History and Uses:

Molybdenum was discovered by Carl Welhelm Scheele, a Swedish chemist, in 1778 in a mineral known as molybdenite (MoS2) which had been confused as a lead compound. Molybdenum was isolated by Peter Jacob Hjelm in 1781. Today, most molybdenum is obtained from molybdenite, wulfenite (PbMoO4) and powellite (CaMoO4). These ores typically occur in conjunction with ores of tin and tungsten. Molybdenum is also obtained as a byproduct of mining and processing tungsten and copper.
Molybdenum has a high melting point and is used to make the electrodes of electrically heated glass furnaces. Some electrical filaments are also made from molybdenum. The metal is used to make some missile and aircraft parts and is used in the nuclear power industry. Molybdenum is also used as a catalyst in the refining of petroleum.
Molybdenum is primarily used as an alloying agent in steel. When added to steel in concentrations between 0.25% and 8%, molybdenum forms ultra-high strength steels that can withstand pressures up to 300,000 pounds per square inch. Molybdenum also improves the strength of steel at high temperatures. When alloyed with nickel, molybdenum forms heat and corrosion resistant materials used in the chemical industry.
Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2), one of molybdenum's compounds, is used as a high temperature lubricant. Molybdenum trioxide (MoO3), another molybdenum compound, is used to adhere enamels to metals. Other molybdenum compounds include: molybdic acid (H2MoO4), molybdenum hexafluoride (MoF6) and molybdenum phosphide (MoP2).

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SELF IMPROVEMENT

10 Important Timesaving Tips
We all try to make the most of our time, however, we also tend to operate in the same manner we have become accustomed to. Here are some simple changes you can make that will actually give you more precious free time. (1 Tip per day)

Tip 3) Get rid of unnecessary activities. Don't be afraid to take these off your list!

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NICKEL PRICE
LME official prices (US$/tonne) for 24 June 2005

CASH BUYER - $14950
CASH SELLER & SETTLEMENT - $14955
3 MONTHS BUYER - $14850
3 MONTHS SELLER - $14875
LME Official Opening Stock (in tones) NICKEL = 7866

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COMPUTER TIPS
(Excel)... Percentages
To increase a number by a percentage, you can increase a numeric value stored in a cell by a percentage such as 5% e.g. F5 contains the original value:
=F5*(1+5%).
If the % amount is stored in another cell e.g. in F2
=F5*(1+$F$2)

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THE ASTUTE JAMMY LEXICON EXPLICATED

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
Explained: Acquaint oneself with the magnitude of the hard drive and the unsolicited pop-up’s in one’s Browser