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]
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Update on Integration Items for Gibbs Interwire.
As Of April 15, 2022 To Our Valued Customers Re: Update on integration items for Gibbs Interwire. We want to thank all of you for the support you have shown us as we combine two great companies: Interwire and Gibbs. We are very excited by the new company we have created. A number of you… [Read More]
Ask the Flat, Shaped & Square Wire Expert
Gibbs Interwire invites you to get to know Andy Stanton, our in-house Flat, Shaped & Square Wire Expert! Learn about Andy and get the answers to some commonly asked questions about Flat, Shaped, and Square wire vs strip. About Andy Stanton Flat, Shaped & Square Wire Expert, Gibbs Interwire My Father owned a small flat… [Read More]
Gibbs Interwire 2021 Holiday Message
Happy Holidays from Gibbs Interwire! I received my Christmas present early this year. I always thought a combination of Gibbs Interwire and Interwire made sense. Fortunately, I work for and with a very bright creative group that saw the same thing I did. We were also truly fortunate to work with Debbie Cardile, CEO and President of Interwire, who… [Read More]
302 Stainless Steel Standard Tempers and Chemistry
302 Stainless Steel Overview 302 Stainless Steel is a slightly higher carbon version of type 304 Stainless Steel. Type 302 (T302) is more corrosion resistant than Type 301 (T301) stainless steel due to a higher nickel content. Type 302, the general-purpose stainless alloy, is 18% chromium and 8% nickel. Type 302 cannot be hardened by heat… [Read More]