Steel billet
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A steel billet is a steel piece with a regular geometric shape, used as raw material for producing steel products. The billet is typically produced in the initial stages of steelmaking and is then transformed into various sections through hot rolling.
How is a steel billet produced?
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Melting steel in an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) or Blast Furnace (BF)
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Refining the molten steel
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Continuous Casting or mold casting
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Output of a steel piece of specific length as a billet
Applications of Steel Billets:
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Rebar Production: The most common application, especially using 120 or 150 billets.
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Production of Beams, Angles, and Channels: Billets or blooms are used.
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Steel Sheet Production: Slabs are used for this purpose.
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Pipe and Profile Production: Both billets and slabs are used depending on the product type.