STAINLESS STEEL SLABS OFFER IMPROVED YIELD AND SUPERIOR COST EFFICIENCY

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STAINLESS STEEL SLABS OFFER IMPROVED YIELD AND SUPERIOR COST EFFICIENCY

Time:2015-09-04 10:26:59; Source:news_from

Using stainless steel slabs instead of ingots in heavy forging provides significant cost and material savings. Outokumpu, global leader in high-performance stainless steels, will showcase its 300 mm-thick stainless steel slabs at MetalForm China 2015 in Shanghai.

Cast slabs up to 300 mm in thickness offer numerous benefits over traditionally used ingots. Forging an ingot requires more heating, work, energy and time than forming a slab. Due to the ingot’s narrow, tapering shape, the heads and tails must be discarded, resulting in wasted material. By using slabs, the customer automatically saves resources and increases their yield by 8-15%.

Continuously cast slabs are delivered ground or unground up to a maximum weight of 30 tonnes. Stainless steel slabs are used widely in demanding applications such as flanges, power plant components, shipbuilding, marine parts and petrochemical pipes and parts. Outokumpu is the only European company to produce 300 mm-thick stainless steel slabs.
Praised by customers for its high standards of quality and reliability, Outokumpu has extensive experience supplying semi-finished products from its European mills to forging customers around the world. Outokumpu’s expert teams provide tailored advisory services helping customers choose the ideal product for their specific application.

Outokumpu has over a century of experience creating efficient, long-lasting, recyclable stainless steels. Its global offering includes quality-critical Long Products for forging. Outokumpu’s Long Products sites are located in the UK, Sweden and the US, all renowned for their high quality products, flexibility and world-class delivery performance.

Outokumpu is displaying its cast stainless steel semi-finished offering at Booth #F16 at MetalForm China, Shanghai from 16 to 19 September.

Outokumpu will be hosting a presentation by Mr. Qi, Vice General Engineer of Forging & Metallurgy, Shanghai Electric, who will share insights on the competitive advantages of Outokumpu stainless steel in heavy forging.

Read more about Outokumpu Long Products at outokumpu.com/longproducts.

For more information during the exhibition, please contact us at booth #F16:

Mr. Angus Wilkinson, Product Manager, SMACC, Outokumpu Long Products Mobile +44 7736 168 223
Mr. Howard Tung, Business Development head, APAC Mobile: +886 988128416

Outokumpu Group Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel. We create advanced materials that are efficient, long lasting and recyclable – thus building a world that lasts forever. Stainless steel, invented a century ago, is an ideal material to create lasting solutions in demanding applications from cutlery to bridges, energy and medical equipment: it is 100% recyclable, corrosion-resistant, maintenance-free, durable and hygienic. Outokumpu employs more than 12 000 professionals in more than 30 countries, with headquarters in Espoo, Finland and shares listed in Nasdaq Helsinki. www.outokumpu.com