# Heat exchangers and pinch integration and Steel

Their prices have moved together.

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[Heat exchangers and pinch integration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/) (energy) and [Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/steel/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: main material

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Shells, tubes and plates are mostly carbon and stainless steel. Monthly moves correlate at 0.28 and yearly at 0.45 with the steel index, a weak to moderate link because fabrication and engineering add much on top of metal.

- **0.28** monthly change correlation
- **0.45** 12-month change correlation
- **0.66** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.