stainless steels

About 13% each of all metallurgical molybdenum is consumed in the production of:

Another 35% of all metallurgical molybdenum products are added to:

Those steels generally contain up to 1% molybdenum added to improve hardenability, weldability, toughness and heat resistance.

This includes:

About 35% of all metallurgical molybdenum products are used in alloy steels.

Climax Molybdenum is one of the world's leading producer of molybdenum for metallurgical applications. Our metallurgical products comprise Technical Grade Oxide in powder form as well as in briquettes (carbon-free) and Ferromolybdenum in various grain sizes manufactured at our production facilities in the US and Europe.

Molybdenum is used to improve mechanical and physical properties of all kinds of steels. Applications for our products include additions to constructional alloy steels, tool and high speed steels, stainless steels, super alloys and cast irons as well as cast steels.

The steel industry is the largest user of molybdenum, accounting for more than 80% of molybdenum mined in the world. 

Metallurgical

stainless steels