Strong, highly formable, and simple to weld all describe HSLA steel coil. High strength low alloy steels are created to meet certain mechanical properties rather than a particular chemical, in contrast to other steels. With additional processing options, Siegal Steel offers an HSLA steel coil in grades 50, 60, 70, and 80. By creating stock and release programs of high strength low alloy steel coil to meet your inventory demands, we offer further HSLA Steel Supplier cost savings.
HSLA STEEL INVENTORY:
· Grades: 50, 60, 70, 80
· Thickness: .045-.250
· Products: Ribbon Coils, Oscillate Coils, Cut Lengths
· Processes: Edging, Slitting, Annealing
· Chemistry: up to several percent of Mn, Si, Cr, Mo
· Cost: Medium
HSLA structural steels are the best option for structural construction, including truck frames, brackets, crane booms, rail cars, and other similar applications. HSLA structural steels are manufactured to meet specific mechanical properties, such as hardness, strength, corrosion resistance, and environmental durability. Engineers prioritize HSLA mechanical qualities over chemical composition when choosing materials for a given project, even though approved HSLA steel grades have particular chemical compositions.
Types of ultra high strength steels
The metallurgical types of steels capable of achieving UHSS strengths can include:
· Martensitic (M)
· Press Hardening Steel (PHS, aka hardenable boron steel, aka “hot formed” steels)
· Complex Phase (CP)
· High Edge Ductility (HE)
· Dual Phase (DP)
· Dual Phase with High Formability (DH)
· Ferritic Bainitic (FB)
By utilizing high yield stress and tensile strength, design stresses can be raised. This might lead to a need for thinner plates, which could save on dead weight as well. Volumes of deposited weld material, and consequently weld consumables and weld times, can be greatly reduced if plate thickness reductions are feasible. In the case of larger structures or parts that are subject to heavy loads, it may be possible to use simpler structural elements and construction methods. Therefore, savings on fabrication, transportation, handling, and construction can be made in addition to savings on materials.
