Important questions Worth Asking from Steel Manufacturers and ...

Steel industry is one of the essential industries for the development of any community. It provides necessary inputs mainly for the construction of infrastructures, power generation and distribution, transportation facilities and vehicles, manufacturing machinery and equipment - all of which are vital for a community to achieve growth.

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The industry’s outputs are utilized by both commercial and industrial enterprises, such as electronics, steel sections manufacturing, and shipbuilding, among others. Hence, the industry’s demand for steel production has extremely increased throughout the years.

The high demand on steel products also paved the way for many business owners to venture in manufacturing and trading different steel products that will cater various requirements from different industries.

Currently, there is a great competition in the market on steel manufacturing and supply and here are essential questions to ask a steel supplier to consider before buying a steel product for a specific project or requirement:

I. How many years have you been in the industry?

Experience always plays a big role when it comes to making partnerships. It’s helpful to have a steel supplier on your side that has been in the industry for a good number of years and has established a good reputation and relationship with its customers and business partners. A newer supplier may not have access to relationships that can get you the high-quality steel you want at a price that’s reasonable.

Besides their years of service, it is of greater importance to also know which scale of operations has your steel provider handled in the past. You can request for a portfolio of their past clients, their company profile, or even certifications (if applicable). These are good indicators that the supplier is institutionally recognized in providing high-quality materials. Furthermore, asking about their experience also ensures that they have a mature business model honed and perfected through years and years of innovation and experimentation.

II. Do you have the production capability?

As a customer, you should expect your steel provider to give information about their production capacity as well as the necessary tools and equipment they have in their manufacturing plant to be able to meet customer requirements. You should overlook the types of tools and equipment which your steel provider utilizes and through it, you can easily see which one has superior capabilities due to its infrastructure.

Manufacturers/suppliers having innovative tools and equipment are likely to finish the production projects without any delays, increasing efficiency and quality for low costs.

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III. Can you deliver on time?

Ask your steel supplier if they can also deliver on time. Whatever venture you’re working on — be it a small-scale residential renovation or a large commercial building — meeting deadlines is always the target. Since construction materials are some of the basic fundamentals of any building project management plan, knowing that you are dependent on a supplier that prioritizes on-time deliveries is a must.

Commitment to eliminate delivery delays is a sign that your chosen supplier values you as a client and also their word. This means that you can rely on them to supply you with the right materials, no matter where you’re located, with minimal issues encountered along the way.

IV. Do you offer competitive prices and discounts?

Even if manufactured steel materials are readily available and typically inexpensive, the price may still vary from supplier to supplier. As much as possible, you’ll want to get the best value out of the products. Sure, you might be able to find steel parts at an affordable price, but the quality might not pay off in the long run. In much the same way, you don’t want to misconstrue that expensive parts are generally higher in quality

To help you with this dilemma, ask the manufacturer or supplier if they offer discounts or if their prices are negotiable. A flexible company will go out of its way to negotiate and come up with a price arrangement that benefits both parties.

These are just some of the essential questions to ask a steel supplier to ensure that you choose the best one for your project. Remember that at any point you’ll need to find a reliable supplier, it’s safe to ask everything on your mind. Doing this allows you to find the right partnership, no matter the complexity and scope of your project.

ESC Group has been in the industry for over 30 years and has expanded its reach globally. At present, it has its manufacturing and offices strategically located across the globe to be able to serve its client’s needs. ESC offers a wide array of steel products specialized in providing sheet piling solutions, marine systems and customized steel structures.

ESC has also partnered with Japan-based Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), one of the largest steel trading companies not only in Japan but globally. ESC offers not only quality products, but also quality services with its roster of expert engineering and technical personnel providing effective customer services.

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Not a stupid question at all. In fact many makers have been sorely disappointed in steel because of not knowing the difference. 416 stainless for instance can be had both ways. The surface looks better in cold rolled. I use it because it cleans up a little better in the milling vice. You have to be really careful with 440-c for instance. Hot rolled bar, is uglier on the surface. But is good stuff. There is a lot of sheared 440-c out there from cold rolled plate. It can have a very strong tractor tire tread grain when trying to finish. Seems that hot rolled is just a bit more dense. In steel going to be used forging, it probably doesn't matter. You can improve on the grain in cold rolled by forging, but hot rolled is damed good just as it comes form the mill. There is a lot of talk about grain refinement. It is mostly BS. You can get a shape that you want by forging with less metal that stock removal, But the grain refinement comes from the heat treating. Not from forging. Such things as edge packing, and breaking up the molecules is pure smoke and mirrors. Sells well to the UN educated. But is nothing more than Flem-flam at it's best. Mike "How it is made", prolly the best show ever made for gearheads,
had a segment on how they make steel. Wuz most excellent indeed.

Oftentimes you see a blacksmith forging a bar (making, say,
damascus), working with something like 1"x1"x10" bar.

Now, imagine that bar is 15 feet x 15 feet x 20 feet, being forged
by a gian press, while being held in giant tongs. That's what it looks
like.

Before that happens, they smelter iron and additives in a giant
smelter, with 3 giant electrodes. Must be megaAmps of current
doing the job. As the metal melts, they add alloying elements and
frequently check the resulting "mix" for proper percentages, adjusting
as needed. As they pour, filters will catch larger debri. Of course,
to qualify for NASA, this process needs to be pretty darn clean. It might
have to be repeated few times, to get progressively cleaner, better steel.


Some metals, like brass, can be hardened by "working" it . Steel doesn't
exhibit this feature. Still, when they roll, a lots of stress ends up in the
metal . Also, when hot rolling, exterior layers loose carbon and other alloying
elements. Nasty, hard scale forms. It has to be removed - this makes steel
"decarb" free and it also brings it down to exact dimensions (precision-ground) or just slightly oversized (called just that). Another way to remove the scale is to pickle the steel in acid, but of course it is not precise at all.

When using hot roll for removal-method knifes, one has to be careful not to end up with a warped blade, again due to the stress of hot-rolling being hidden in the metal bar. At best, you will have to spend lots of time orrecting it. Ok this was just on history channel and a while back how its made.

When steel is heated up the molecules align in to what they called a matrix. This becomes a stronger steel. In cold rolling they start with a huge billet of steel and run it throguh rollers compressing the steel. In cold roll steel youll have the same matrix as you did in the original billet (for the most part its really less change to the matrix). Cold rolling also uses many more rollers and or passes to get the stock to the final size and shape this is why it will tend to have a nicer looking finish.

With hot rolled steel the matrix will change become more dense and well aligned. In stock removal this is a good thing as it will grind and file etc smoother for us (more consitancy) than cold rolled. In the end though if your heat treating is good other than the ease of finishing both will end up the same or very close to the same in hardness grain structure etc.

Remember on raw hot rolled youll need to remove a portion of the mettal from top bottom and both esdges to get past the scale layer.

OT sort of but intresting. You know that alluminum foil you use to wrap your lunch in? Well it is a multi layer or damascus alloy. To get foil they use hot roller to thin out a very huge billet of aluminum. Once its at a given thickness it is folded in half and ran through the rollers again to increase its strength. Depending on how heavy a duty its to be used for it may be folded again and again ran through the rollers. So you heavy duty foil is folded twice giving a 4 layer damscus aluminum foil

Just a fun little fact i picked up watchign how its made heheh