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Steel is one of the most widely used metals in the construction of many stunning and memorable buildings throughout history. Where traditional structures have several limitations, steel structures overcome all these drawbacks and serve reliable features. Here is a visual that features the top 10 famous steel structures in the world.

Here is an infographic that chart the progress of steel throughout history. It summarizes steel’s integral part in the industrial revolution, looks at the rise of steel usage in skyscrapers, steel’s role in today’s world, sustainability and the future of steel.

Since the beginning of the industrial age, steel has been an essential raw material. According to the World Steel Association, the global steel industry directly employs more than two million people with an additional two million contactors and four million people in supporting industries.

Metal is a very common material and can be found almost everywhere and in everything. However, have you ever stopped to think about how metals are created? How about what can be created when metals are mixed together? This infographic lays 20 common metal alloys and what they are made of.

Here is a visual that features the melting and freezing points of 80 well known elements, substances, and metal alloys. A melting or freezing point determines when a substance will change from a solid to a liquid state. Some naturally occurring materials can require thousands of degrees worth of heat to reach such a point.

Metal is defined by several properties including compressive strength, tensile strength, yield strength, and impact strength. The following infographic provides in-depth information about the properties, uses, and interesting facts about the top 10 strongest metals on earth.

Metals are so strong due to the forces of attraction which hold metal ions together. Metallic bonds are the strongest type of atomic bonds. In this infographic, learn more about the five strongest metals and their properties.

Each year in the United States, over 150 million tons of scrap materials are recycled. This includes 85 million tons of iron and steel, 5.5 million tons of aluminum, 2 million tons of stainless steel, 1.8 million tons of copper, 1.2 million tons of lead and 420,000 tons of zinc.

Did you know that steel is the world’s most recycled metal? One of the main reasons for this is that steel is extremely economical to recycle because of its magnetic qualities and because it does not lose any of its inherent strength qualities, no matter how many times it is recycled.