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Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains iron with chromium and other elements such as molybdenum, carbon, nickel and nitrogen depending on its specific use and cost. Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion results ...
Metal prices. Metal prices are the prices of metal as a commodity that are traded in bulk at a predefined purity or grade. Metal can be split into three major categories, precious metals, industrial metals and other metals. Precious metals and industrial metals are priced by trading of those metals on commodities exchanges. [1]
The most common austenitic stainless steel and most common of all stainless steel is Type 304, also known as 18/8 or A2. Type 304 is extensively used in such items as cookware, cutlery, and kitchen equipment. Type 316, also known as A4, is the next most common austenitic stainless steel. Some 300 series, such as Type 316, also contain some ...
Owner. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. The London Metal Exchange (LME) is a futures and forwards exchange in London, United Kingdom with the world's largest market [citation needed] in standardised forward contracts, futures contracts and options on base metals. The exchange also offers contracts on ferrous metals and precious metals. [1]
List of 15 largest global commodities trading companies. Vitol. Glencore International AG. Trafigura. Cargill. Salam Investment. Archer Daniels Midland. Gunvor (company)
wheat. corn. copper. The 2000s commodities boom or the commodities super cycle[1] was the rise of many physical commodity prices (such as those of food, oil, metals, chemicals and fuels) during the early 21st century (2000–2014), [2] following the Great Commodities Depression of the 1980s and 1990s. The boom was largely due to the rising ...
The Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE; 上海国际能源交易中心) is a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange established in 2013. [1] It was created for trading energy derivatives. Contracts include futures and options on commodities such crude oil, copper, low sulfur fuel oil, and rubber. The exchange's hours are 9AM–11 ...
SAE steel grades. The SAE steel grades system is a standard alloy numbering system (SAE J1086 – Numbering Metals and Alloys) for steel grades maintained by SAE International. In the 1930s and 1940s, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and SAE were both involved in efforts to standardize such a numbering system for steels.