The mechanical properties that a steel needs to have will depend entirely on the details of how it will be used in a specific application. That’s why at Steeltec our bar drawing process is carefully controlled to produce the ideal, application-specific combination of material strength and toughness. We also offer a wide range of material sizes and carefully adjusted alloy compositions. This allows to maintain tight tolerances and our in-line surface quality testing ensure the best possible surface finish. The potential risks associated with low-purity materials are identified very early in the production process, which allows us to react in a timely manner. As a result, we are able to offer customized steel solutions with particularly impressive levels of purity.
High standards also apply to contract finishing work
Our high quality standards also apply whenever external contractors carry out final finishing operations on our steel products, such as annealing, coating or special heat treatment operations. We also maintain a high level of flexibility with respect to coil heights and weights. For cold-heading operations, a variety of ovens can be used for downstream heat treatment. IATF 16949 certification means that numerous OEMs in the automotive industry can rely with confidence on our processes – right through to the final product.
Shorter production times with Swissbain-7MnB8
Customers who work with Swissbain-7MnB8 can fabricate components efficiently and in a resource-friendly manner while ensuring that their components have consistently uniform properties. Thanks to its special microstructure and its outstanding mechanical properties, Swissbain-7MnB8 is ideally suited for cold forming operations. Compared with commonly used QT steels, Swissbain-7MnB8 is significantly more efficient, due in part to shorter fabrication times, e.g. in the manufacture of high-strength components for the automotive and construction industries. And by choosing Swissbain-7MnB8, there is no longer a need for costly additional processing steps. It is also easy to weld, easy to machine and produces parts with an outstanding surface quality.
Boosting competitiveness with ETG® 25 and HSX® 90
Steeltec’s ETG® 25 and HSX® 90 steels are also ideal materials for manufacturing cold-formed parts. ETG® 25 is the high-strength special steel solution for all applications that demand steel stock with excellent cold working, bending and welding properties. Our HSX® 90 steel offers high strength even its as-delivered state and is well-suited for cold-forming operations, such as the production of threaded parts. The properties that a customer requires with respect to the steel’s machinability, cold-workability or weldability can be precisely adjusted during the production process. High-strength special steels from Steeltec enable customers to reduce costs and boost market competitiveness.
