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Metals

Of or pertaining to any element, compound or alloy that conducts both heat and electricity.

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bar turning

Metals; Steel

Involves machining a metal bar into a smaller diameter.

bars

Metals; Steel

Long steel products that are rolled from billets. Merchant bar and reinforcing bar (rebar) are two common categories of bars, where merchants include rounds, flats, angles, ...

bending

Metals; Steel

The forming of metals into various angles.

billet

Metals; Steel

A semi-finished steel form that is used for “long” products: bars, channels or other structural shapes. A billet is different from a slab because of its outer dimensions; billets ...

black plate

Metals; Steel

Cold-reduced sheet steel, 12 inches to 32 inches wide, that serves as the substrate (raw material) to be coated in the tin mill.

blast furnace

Metals; Steel

A towering cylinder lined with heat-resistant (refractory) bricks, used by integrated steel mills to smelt iron from iron ore. Its name comes from the “blast” of hot air and ...

blanking

Metals; Steel

An early step in preparing flat-rolled steel for use by an end user. A blank is a section of sheet that has the same outer dimensions as a specified part (such as a car door or ...