12/18/2013 10:47:00 AM
NEWS BRIEFS
Fastener Manufacturers Warned of Potential Alloy Shortage
Broder Metals Group is advising fastener manufacturers to prepare for a potential shortage of large diameter bars of Alloy T41.
Fastener manufacturers could can expect short supply of Alloy T41 bars in anything bigger than a 4.75″ diameter, according to Broder managing director Mark Burton.
“We have just been informed that BGH (our mill supplier) will be restricting its size range in future to up to and including 4.75″diameter,” stated Burton.
“If a manufacturer comes to us with a request for T41 bars between 5″ and 6″diameter, the mill will check to see if they can accommodate the order, but anything larger than 6″ diameter will not be produced in future.”
T41 is widely used for fasteners and support rods in turbine, boiler and power plants – particularly coal fired – throughout Europe.
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