What is Alloy Steel Sheets, Plates and Coils?
Alloy steel sheets, plates and coils are versatile materials renowned for their strength, durability and resistance to wear and tear. Composed primarily of various elements such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum and manganese to enhance mechanical properties; alloy steel also boasts excellent machinability properties that facilitate shaping and forming processes easily - which makes these versatile materials suitable for applications including automotive parts manufacturing processes, machinery components production as well as structural elements in construction projects.
In addition to their superior machinability, alloy steel sheets, plates, and coils exhibit remarkable corrosion resistance. Thanks to alloying elements forming an invisible protective shield over its surface and helping stop oxidation and corrosion even under harsh environments like marine applications or chemical processing plants; or offshore structures exposed to moisture or chemical substances regularly. This makes these alloy steel products highly suitable for marine, offshore structures or any environment where moisture or chemicals could pose threats.
Alloy steel sheets, plates, and coils offer numerous advantages for fabrication in terms of their weldability. The ease with which they can be joined together without compromise to their structural integrity is a key benefit. This includes the ability to join components quickly without damaging their structural integrity, making alloy steel indispensable in construction industry projects involving bridges, pipelines, and pressure vessels. Additionally, it is crucial for repairs and modifications, thus prolonging the lifespan of various industrial equipment and infrastructure.
Alloy steel sheets, plates, and coils have become indispensable parts of many industries thanks to their versatile nature and long lifespan. Their use extends far beyond aerospace applications for aircraft parts like fuselage panels and engine components - they even find extensive use in energy sector production of turbines, boilers and heat exchangers where high temperatures and mechanical stress is prevalent - to being widely utilized by automotive industries for chassis suspension systems, engine components thanks to their strength and impact resistance.
Apple Steels is a leading manufacturer, supplier and stockist of alloy steel sheets, plates, and coils in Mumbai, India. Renowned for their strength and versatility, our alloy steel products meet diverse industrial needs. Focusing on quality and reliability, we are a trusted provider of high-grade alloy steel materials to various sectors worldwide.
Melting and Casting
Steel and alloying metals are loaded into an electric arc furnace. Once in the furnace, the metal is heated to a specific temperature above its melting point, usually in excess of 2800°F.
Forming
Most cast steel is formed by hot rolling—the slab, bloom, or billet is heated and passed through large rollers, stretching out the steel into a longer, thinner form.
Heat Treatment
Heat treatment strengthens rolled steel by recrystallizing the deformed microstructure. Most steel is heat treated by annealing.
Cutting or Machining
Steel is cut to a specified shape and size. The steel can be sheared with circular knives, sawed with high-speed blades, or blanked with punches.
Finishing
Steels can be made with a wide variety of surface finishes. The chosen surface finish is not purely aesthetic. The type of finish is determined by the intended application.
Specifications | ASTM A387 / ASME SA387 |
Dimensions | MSRR, AMS, BS, JIS, AISI, ASTM, GB, DIN, EN, etc |
Size Range | Cold Rolled : 0.5-6.4 mm Hot Rolled : 3.0–10.0 mm |
Width | 1000mm, 1219mm, 1500mm, 1800mm, 2000mm, 2500mm, 3000mm, 3500mm, etc |
Length | 2000mm, 2440mm, 3000mm, 5800mm, 6000mm, etc |
Thickness | 0.3 mm to 120 mm |
International Standard of Sheets | ASTM A480 ASTM A959 ASME IID EN ISO 9445 EN ISO 18286 EN 10051 EN 10088-1 ISO 15510 |
Tolerances (width / thickness | EN 10258/ DIN 59381 EN 10151 EN 10088 |
Finish | 2B, 2D, BA NO (8), Cold rolled sheet (CR), Hot rolled plate (HR), SATIN (Met with Plastic Coated), No.1 finish hot rolled, 1D, 2B, No.4, BA, 8K, satin, mirror etc. |
Hardness | Half Hard, Soft, Hard, Quarter Hard, Spring Hard |
Form | Sheet, Plain Sheet, Flat Shim, Flat Sheet, Shim Sheet, Rolling Sheet, soft annealed, descaled, sheared, annealed |
Value Added Service | Cladding, Heat Treatment, Annealed, Pickling, Polish, Rolling, Cutting, Bending, Forging, Minor Fabrication Etc. |
Profiling | Plasma Plate Cutting Laser Plate Cutting Oxy-propane Flame Cutting |
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