Join Gibbs Interwire and the Combined Metals family of companies May 16-18 at EASTEC 2023, Booth #5521. Meet our team at the industry’s leading Northeast manufacturing trade show and learn how our expertise can best serve your needs. Register as our guest. The Gibbs Interwire network of strip and wire facilities throughout Mexico, the US,… [Read More]
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JOIN US AT BOOTH # 3932 AT FABTECH MEXICO 2023
Meet Gibbs Interwire and the entire Combined Metals family of companies May 16-18 at booth #3932 at FABTECH Mexico 2023 in Mexico City! Centrally located in Querétaro, the Gibbs Interwire Mexico service center supplies strip and wire products in stainless steels, carbon alloys, nickel alloys and red metals, stocked locally for a fast delivery throughout Mexico, Central, and South… [Read More]
Hydrogen Embrittlement in Stainless: Why Some Alloys Are More Susceptible
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT 0f STAINLESS STEELS (Part 1) – Gene Sheldon Hydrogen embrittlement is one of a number of ways that hydrogen causes damage to metals such as hydrogen induced blistering, cracking due to hydride formation, precipitation of hydrogen in the metal leading to internal cracking, to name a few. This discussion will be specifically about… [Read More]
Unparalleled Global Spring Wire and Strip Coil Sources
Gibbs Interwire is the premier supplier of strip and wire products to springmakers in North America, offering eight stocking locations and one sales office across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 2021, Gibbs and Interwire joined forces to create one customer-focused company. We want to be your strip and wire partner. Here’s how. Global… [Read More]
Tensile Strength, Yield Strength, Elongation, & Hardness: Defined
Customers often require their material to meet certain metal mechanical properties: tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and hardness. Our in-house metallurgical expert, Gene Sheldon, explains the meaning behind these four properties (all of which can be found on your Gibbs certificate). Tensile Strength: The maximum load the material can bear before it fails. The unit… [Read More]
