Molybdenum (“moly”) is a metallic element used primarily as an alloy agent in steel manufacturing. When added to steel, moly enhances steel strength, resistance to corrosion, and extreme temperature performance. Within the chemical industry, moly has an important role in the petroleum refining process, acting as a cracking agent to remove sulfur from liquid fuels.
Industrial Applications for Molybdenum
Category Applications Steel Full Alloy Construction & Automotive industries, shipbuilding, heavy machinery, offshore pipelines Stainless Fuel tanks, chemical and petroleum refineries, desalination plants Carbon Construction equipment and buildings, and transportation Tool Steels that cut other steels, extremely hard pieces of metal HSLA High Strength, Low Alloy, Oil and Gas pipelines, construction and automotive industries, bridges
Other Metallurgical Superalloys Supercharges, aircraft engines, gas turbines, chemical and petroleum plants Cast Iron Diesel engine motor blocks and cylinder heads, mining milling and crushing equipment Mo Metals & Alloys Auto parts, light bulb filaments, glass manufacturing, head shields
Non-Metallurgical Catalysts Petroleum hydro-processing and desulfurization Lubricants High performance base oils, greases, synthetic fluids, bonds coating, friction products Pigments Paints, inks, plastic and rubber products, ceramics Other Chemical Smoke suppressants, PVC cabling, metal-based smoke suppresants
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