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Semi-finished casting products

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is a length of metal that has a round or square cross-section, with an area less than 36 in (230 cm). Billets are created directly via
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and machined to length. Because their size is not modified significantly, they are not always classified as semi-finished casting products.
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is also used to produce short circular tubes as billets, usually to achieve a precise metallurgical structure. They are commonly used as
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Ingots are large rough castings designed for storage and transportation. The shape usually resembles a rectangle or square with generous
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route. One of the reasons to preferably produce slab through BF route is to achieve high quality.
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A slab is a length of metal that is rectangular in cross-section. The slab is created directly by
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or indirectly by rolling an ingot on a slabbing mill. Slabs are usually further processed via
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before being worked into wrought iron. In the era of commercial
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Degarmo, E. Paul; Black, J T.; Kohser, Ronald A. (2003),
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an ingot or bloom. Billets are further processed via
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Index

Bloom (casting)
intermediate
castings
steel mill
finished goods

Ingot
fillets
wrought iron
iron
bloomery
steel
rolling
rotary piercing
structural shape rolling
structural shapes
rails
seamless pipes

Bar stock
continuous casting
extrusion
hot rolling
profile rolling
drawing
bar stock
wire
Centrifugal casting
cylinder sleeves
ground

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