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Among high-volume engineering materials that have withstood
the test of time, steel leads the pack. And in 2016 steel, close to
100 per cent recyclable, satisfies a major concern of our age –
responsibility for the environment.
High among the premium products of this most useful material is
the stainless steel tube: corrosion resistant, leakproof, hygienic.
At the end of a waste incineration process it can be reclaimed
from the ashes. A discarded stainless steel tube that escapes
recycling will do no harm, either to soil or to ground water.
At the same time, when life cycles are factored into materials
costs, a tube fashioned of satin-smooth or mirror-bright stainless
steel will very often present the least expensive option. But
that is very old news – at least a century, and counting – to
customers of the companies whose products and services are
reviewed here.
Steel tubes
and pipe