Understanding iron ore: the source of all steel
Held in the highest regard since ancient times, iron ore is the source of all steel on earth. Given humanity’s increased consumption of...
5 Reasons To Love Mild Steel
At Pulmans, we love mild steel. Some people might think it’s odd to love this low carbon iron alloy, but when you take a look at the world...
A Recipe For Steel
Most people know the two main ingredients of steel – iron and carbon. These are the two ingredients that MUST be present for a material...
Origins Of The Steelpan
As steel charged into the 20th century with a flood of new uses due to more efficient production methods, a rather unexpected invention emerged...
Steel is Here to Stay
We’ve all heard the recent stories of technological breakthroughs in modern construction materials, most of which claim to have superior...
The History of Steel
Steel has become the go-to material for countless applications in the modern world, making it hard to imagine what life would be without it....
A dip into American steel history
At the turn of the Century one Andrew Carnegie sold his Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Steel Company, for a staggering $480 million, approximately...
Carl Wilhelm Siemens' Regenerative Furnace
By 1860 40 iron works round the world were using the Bessemer process. But during the 1950s Sir Carl Wilhelm Siemens had developed the Siemens...
Interesting Facts about Steel
The production of iron began sometime after 2000 BC in south-west or south-central Asia, perhaps in the Caucasus region. This was the beginning...
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