Billet (steel)
Billet is the name for a semi-finished product made of steel , with a square or round cross-section , the side lengths or diameters of which are manufactured from 50 to 130 mm. The billet is roughly processed and has round edges. Its length is usually between a few meters and 18 m. They have an almost constant cross-section over their entire length.
Manufacturing
Billets are manufactured using the continuous casting process and further processed in the rolling mill . They can be rolled immediately afterwards, while they are still warm, or after transport and storage. Then of course with more complex pre-treatment (heating).
classification
Along with slabs, billets are semi-finished products of continuous steel casting . If you look at all cast semi-finished products, then there are also bars .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Welcome , products from Marienhütte - Stahl und Walzwerk GmbH, accessed in 2014
- ↑ Input material for the rolling mill: Continuously cast billets ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Products from ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH, accessed in 2014 and picture: Fotothek df n-08 0000711.jpg
- ↑ http://www.stahlbauteile.com/stahllexikon/stahllexikon-k.html
