Steel v Aluminium: What are they? How are they different?
When one considers steel, immediately one thinks of strength, toughness, robustness, etc. So, we associate the word “strong” with steel. With aluminium, we associate a silvery metal that normally looks good and is lightweight, compared to steel. And, we usually consider steel to be stronger than aluminium. Aztex Equipment Liftwell Gates are manufactured using both steel and aluminium, for their respective strength and lightweight features. Heavy duty scaffolding made out of aluminium Steel is made by combining iron and carbon. Starting with iron ore (e.g., magnetite, haemetite, etc.) the metal is mined, then smelted and impurities removed. With the
