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Notes from the physical metals market
How the exchange matches orders, how a deal is priced and delivered, and what is moving in the market — written for people who trade metal, not for search engines.
What we write about
Ten sections. Each one is where a question actually comes up in a deal or in working with metal, not where a keyword happens to sit.
- Grades and materials17 articles
- Weight and calculation5 articles
- Standards5 articles
- Machining5 articles
- Applications6 articles
- Customs and HS codes12 articles
- Logistics and delivery6 articles
- Exchange and deals6 articles
- Market4 articles
- Buying and selling6 articles
Articles
AISI 304 or 316: how they differ and which to choose
Molybdenum, chlorides and service life: how AISI 304 differs from 316, where 304 is enough and when you cannot do without 316. Tables, GOST equivalents and an analysis of media.
AISI 201: how it differs from 304 and where it is used
AISI 201 is an economical austenitic grade with manganese instead of nickel. Russian analogue 12Х15Г9НД, comparison with 304, magnetism, applications and the limits of substitution.