Steel

Steel

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

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Shearing

Metals; Steel

If the edges of sheet and strip are not controlled during reduction, they must be trimmed parallel by shears. This process may be performed by either the steel mill or steel processor to match ...

Scrap substitute

Metals; Steel

Raw material that can be charged in place of scrap in electric arc furnaces and basic oxygen furnaces. Scrap substitutes include, among others, DRI, HBI, iron carbide, and pig iron.

Seamless pipe

Metals; Steel

Pipe made from a solid billet, which is heated, then rotated under extreme pressure. This rotational pressure creates an opening in the centre of the billet, which is then shaped by a mandrel to ...

Scrubber

Metals; Steel

An air pollutant device that reduces the temperature of an emission – a liquid spray is used to remove pollutants from a gas stream by absorbtion or chemical reaction.

Semi-finished steel

Metals; Steel

Steel shapes — for example, blooms, billets, or slabs — that later are rolled into finished products such as beams, bars, or sheet.

Steel product group that includes I-beams, H-beams, wide-flange beams, and sheet piling. These products are used in the construction of multi-story buildings, industrial buildings, bridge trusses, ...

Super stainless steel

Metals; Steel

Stainless steel alloys with significant additions of chromium, nickel, molybdenum, or copper. Super stainless steel is used in chemical processing, petroleum refining, marine, heat treating, ...