Bloom, billet, slab, plate

Bloom, billet, slab, plate

1. Bloom, billet, slab, plate By Er . Rampal Singh Ojha

2. Bloom, billet, Slab Blooms – it is product of first breakdown of ingot, generally hot working,(Cross sectional area generally > 150cmX150cm) Billet - product obtained from a further reduction by hot rolling ( Cross sectional area> 40cmX40cm) Slab - slab is any hot rolled ingot with cross sectional area 100cm2 and width > 2x thickness)

3. Plate, sheet, strip Plate – Plate is product with a thickness > 6mm Sheet - Product with thickness <6mm and width >600mm Strip – strip os product with thickness < 6mm and width <600mm Bloom, billets and slabs are known as semi finished products