Steel

Steel

Steel is a type of metal forged with iron and coal that is lighter and stronger than iron.

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London metal exchange (LME)

Metals; Steel

A metals trading centre for the Western World. The LME also determines the metal price for aluminium trading for current and future delivery.

Long products

Metals; Steel

Classification of steel products that includes bar, rod and structural products, that are "long," rather than "flat. "

Lance

Metals; Steel

A long metallic tube through which oxygen is blown into the BOS vessel under high pressure.

Line pipe

Metals; Steel

Pipe used in the surface transmission of oil, natural gas and other fluids.

Shape correcting

Metals; Steel

Rolling, heating, and quenching steel sheets often affect the dimensions of the steel. Levelers, temper mills, and edge trimmers rework the processed steel to match customer specifications.

Steel that does not meet the original customer's specifications because of a defect in its chemistry, gauge or surface quality. Mills must search to find another customer (that can accept the lower ...

Service centre

Metals; Steel

A catchall name for an operation that buys steel, often processes it in some way and then sells it in a slightly different form. A service centre is distinguished from an end-user by the fact that, ...