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The Metals Service Center Institute celebrates its 100-year anniversary by proving that metals are, indeed, ubiquitous in our modern lives. What is the single most important item in your life? Odds are, it's made of aluminum or iron.

The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) celebrates its centennial this year with a video dedicated to the daily importance of four conspicuous metals: iron, carbon, nickel, and aluminum. Although manufacturers deal with these materials on a daily basis, it’s easy to forget how our lives outside of work would be significantly different without them.

The video asks a simple question: what is the single most important item in your life? Odds are, it’s made with one of those four metals.

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