Steel

Steel

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

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Hot mill

Metals; Steel

The rolling mill that reduces a hot slab into a coil of specified thickness; the processing is done at a relatively high temperature (when the steel is still "red").

Hot metal

Metals; Steel

The name for the molten iron produced in a blast furnace. It proceeds to the basic oxygen furnace in molten form or is cast as pig iron.

Hydrate

Metals; Steel

An aluminium oxide with three molecules of chemically combined water.

Mechanical properties

Metals; Steel

Those properties of a material that reveal the elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied, or that involve the relationship between stress and strain; for example, the modulus of ...

Metric tonne (MT)

Metals; Steel

A unit of mass and weight equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204. 6 pounds.

Nickel (Ni)

Metals; Steel

An alloying element used as a raw material for certain classes of stainless steel. Nickel provides high degrees of ductility (ability to change shape without fracture) as well as resistance to ...

Normally defined as steel mills that melt scrap metal to produce commodity products. Although the mini-mills are subject to the same steel processing requirements after the caster as the integrated ...