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METAL MATTERS – Why rust never sleeps…

When people see metal changing colour or breaking down, they often call it rusting — but did you know only iron-based metals can rust? Let’s take a closer look at what’s really going on with...

Celebrating 50 Years of Steel, Service & Support

On 13th October 1975, West Yorkshire Steel opened its doors with a commitment to supply quality steel and unbeatable service to the UK’s engineering and manufacturing industries. 50 years later, we’re proud to say that...

50 Years of Steel, Strength, and Success

This year, West Yorkshire Steel celebrates a momentous milestone - our 50th anniversary! To our customers, staff, and partners, we owe our deepest gratitude for five incredible decades of support and trust. From humble beginnings...

D2 tool steel information – over 100 years at the cutting edge

D2 is a high carbon, high chromium, molybdenum vanadium alloy tool steel. After hardening D2 achieves a high hardness with high compressive strength. It has excellent dimensional stability in hardening which makes this a quality...

EN24 steel information – strength in steel for over 100 years

What is EN24? EN24 is a 1.5% nickel, 1% chromium, 0.2% molybdenum alloy steel which has a long history dating back over 100 years. EN24 can be heat treated to a wide range of tensile...

Have you heard of Jet Man, Sir Frank Whittle?

West Yorkshire Steel has a strong respect for engineering and innovation, along with a soft spot for forward thinkers and mavericks! History is littered examples of those ahead of their time, but while the names...

Could mining be a natural process?

The idea of being sustainable is no longer a niche concern and is in fact a driving factor behind why customers choose certain products and why companies undergo extensive changes – all to reduce environmental...

A look at how the United States was built on steel

There are traces of the long and vibrant history of steel visible across West Yorkshire; it’s clear the see both the heritage of the material and its modern scientific face. Although the area has always...

Celebrating a British (Rail!) Design Icon

Steel has underpinned much of the progress that we’ve enjoyed, whether it’s the frame of the modern city skyline or the infrastructure of the internet age. These days, it can feel like progress is going...

Steel is the key to the underwater world

Since the earliest days of the blacksmith’s forge, significant efforts have been made to protect ferrous metal from chemical attack by oxygen and moisture – or in plain terms, rust. While some people appreciate the...