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Are any specialty steels (tool steels, etc.) made in Australia, or do we just make low carbon structural steel and a little alloy steel? When I call up steel s

by wycx 10y ago

Are any specialty steels (tool steels, etc.) made in Australia, or do we just make low carbon structural steel and a little alloy steel? When I call up steel suppliers and ask if they have any maraging steel, they just laugh at me.

bigger_cheese 10y ago
The technical capability is there but my understanding is the sales volume is not present for speciality grades to be profitable. It is basically an economy of scale problem unless you make specialised grades in large amounts (thousands of Tonnes) it is not economical. The market for that volume is not there.