International steel trade.
This book provides a basic guide to the iron and steel industry in a single convenient reference source. The origins of steel and its manufacture are explained first, with a basic outline of the principal steel grades. The author then goes on to look at production and consumption and its commercial...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Woodhead Pub.,
1995.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book provides a basic guide to the iron and steel industry in a single convenient reference source. The origins of steel and its manufacture are explained first, with a basic outline of the principal steel grades. The author then goes on to look at production and consumption and its commercial significance. He also analyses the global trade in steel and shows its importance to the metals industry as alloying elements and coatings. The final section considers the future for steel, the changing trade patterns, environmental issues and the threat of substitutes to the industry. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Title from content provider. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (138 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781845692858 1845692853 1855731002 9781855731004 |