Semi-finished casting products are intermediate castings produced in a steel mill that need further processing before being finished goods. A billet is a length of metal that has a round or square cross-section.
Billets are further processed via profile rolling and drawing, Final products include bar stock and wire.
A slab is a length of metal that is rectangular in cross-section, The slab is created directly by continuous casting or indirectly by rolling an ingot on a slabbing mill. Slabs are usually further processed via flat rolling, skelping, and pipe rolling. Common final products include sheet metal, plates, strip metal, pipes, and tubes.
Billet | |
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Grade of Steel (JIS) | 303、304/304L、316/316L、347、416、2205、XM-19… etc. |
Dimension | Round: 160、180、200、240mm Square: 155、205mm |
Slab | |
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Grade of Steel | 304、304L、304/304L、316L、316/316L、2205 |
Dimension | 175、200mm |
Width | 1,000-1,280mm |