This category will capture the attention of customers dealing with metallurgy as well as other industries. Tellurium, iron, nickel, cadmium, bronze ingots are used in various alloys giving certain features to the finished products.
Tellurium has a white-silver colour, metallic luster, and fragile structure. Tellurium ingots are used in the manufacturing of various copper, lead, and iron alloys. Tellurium is widely spread in semiconductor devices and electronics as well as in space and military industries. The largest producers of tellurium are China, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Canada, and the US.
Iron is a ductile silver-white metal with high chemical reactivity. It has good electrical and thermal conductivity and widespread use in metallurgy. Iron ingots are the main component of steel and cast iron - the most important structural materials. The unique ferromagnetic properties of some iron-based alloys contribute to their use in electrical engineering for the magnetic transformer cores and electric motors.
In 2018, Australia produced 900 million tons of iron ore. Besides, in 2018 the largest manufacturers were Brazil (490 million tons), China (340 million tons) and India (200 million tons).
Nickel is a ductile, corrosion-resistant, and very hard metal. Nickel ingots are mainly used as an integral component of various alloys. Besides, nickel is widely used in the production of chemical equipment and alkaline batteries as well as in shipbuilding and electrical engineering.
In 2018, world nickel production was 2.27 million tons. The main manufacturing countries are the Philippines, Russia, Indonesia, Canada, and Australia.
Cadmium is a soft, volatile, flexible, silver-white and toxic metal. Cadmium ingots are widely used in engineering and industry for anti-corrosion coating and production of nickel-cadmium electric batteries. Cadmium is also used in alloys for solders. The largest producing countries for cadmium are China, South Korea, and Japan.
Bronze is a double or multi-component alloy consisting of copper and other alloying elements improving the basic properties of the metal. Bronze ingots are used in modern engineering, rocket technology, aviation, shipbuilding, and other industries. In 2017, China produced 37.8% of the world copper production, Chile - 10.4%, Japan - 6.3%.
On the platform, predominantly Chinese suppliers offer tellurium ingots at an average price of $70-100 per 1 kg; cadmium ingots - $10-100 per 1 kg; nickel ingots - $20 -50 per 1 kg; bronze ingots - $10-15 per 1 kg; iron ingots - $1-20 apiece depending on the type of alloy. In this category, the minimum order starts from 1 kg or 1 pc.
