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From interesting steel items arriving daily to unique value-added service requests - there is always something new at Steel Supply, L.P.

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Sslp emergency services blog
A Saturday afternoon call from a customer in Austin turned into a team effort to get an urgent steel order ready for pickup. See how our sales and warehouse teams worked together to help the customer get the material they needed without waiting until Monday.
Structural aluminum angle
Why is structural aluminum commonly stocked in 25-foot lengths? It comes down to how aluminum is manufactured, handled, and the standards that developed around the industry.
Steelsupply how to protect steel from rust preventing rust
Protect outdoor steel from rust and corrosion with the right coatings, materials, design, and routine maintenance.
Steelsupply hot dip galvanized vs electrogalvanized
Hot-dip galvanizing and electrogalvanizing both use zinc to protect steel from corrosion, but the processes create very different coatings.
Steelsupply heat number blog image
A steel heat number identifies a specific batch of steel and provides traceability to its production records and Mill Test Report (MTR).