Steel billets result from the second stage of the steel production process and are hot-rolled or forged from an ingot or strand cast. Being smaller and longer than a bloom, billets have usually a square cross section less than 36 square inches.
Steel slabs are hot-rolled from an ingot or strand cast, which are wide and rectangular in shape.
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Description
Product
Bloom
Certification
ROHS, ISO, IBR, BV, SGS
Standard
JIS, AISI, ASTM, GB, DIN, EN
Grade
Size
Blooms are hot-rolled or forged from an ingot or strand cast. They usually have a square cross section exceeding 36 square inches. They are mainly used in the manufacture of ‘long’ products such as structural shapes, structural profiles, building beams, rails and columns.