Steel

Steel

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

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Camber tolerances

Metals; Steel

Camber is the deviation from edge straightness. Maximum allowable tolerance of this deviation of a side edge from a straight line are defined in ASTM Standards.

Hot end

Metals; Steel

The section of a steelmaking complex from the furnace up to, but not including, the hot-strip mill.

A rolling mill of several stands of rolls that converts slabs into hot-rolled coils. The hot-strip mill squeezes slabs, which can range in thickness from two to ten inches, depending on the type of ...

Hot briquetted iron (HBI)

Metals; Steel

Direct reduced iron that has been processed into briquettes. Instead of using a blast furnace, the oxygen is removed from the ore using natural gas and results in a substance that is 90%–92% iron. ...

Hydroforming

Metals; Steel

A forming process in which a tube is placed into a forming die. The tube is then formed to the shape of the die through the application of internal water pressure. The hydroforming process allows ...

I-beams

Metals; Steel

Structural sections on which the flanges are tapered and are typically not as long as the flanges on wide-flange beams. The flanges are thicker at the cross sections and thinner at the toes of the ...

Hot roll

Metals; Steel

Product that is sold in its "as produced state" off the Hot Mill with no further reduction or processing steps aside from being pickled and oiled (if specified).