What is hot rolled reinforcing steel bars manufacturer and Why Do We Use Them?

29 Jul.,2024

 

What are Hot Rolled Bars? Steel Foundations

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What are Hot Rolled Bars?

Steel Foundations

Hot rolled bars are products of a bar mill.  Depending on the final application, the bars can be either shipped as hot rolled bars or further processed into cold rolled bars, also known as cold finished steel bars.  The cross-sectional shape can be round, square, flat or hexagonal.

Most common types of hot rolled bar is merchant bar quality, or MBQ, which is specified when standard steel quality for non-critical applications is needed.  Bars come in sizes ranging from 0.25 to 3.5 inch (6.4 to 90 mm) in diameter or side length.  Depending on their chemical composition and properties, MBQ bars can be used in a wide variety of applications, such as general purpose structural, machinery parts, frames, fixtures, automotive and agricultural implements and equipment, brackets, stakes, ornamental works, forgings, base plates.  As well as many other miscellaneous, non-critical applications that involve mild cold bending, mild hot forming, punching, machining, and/or welding.

Bars can also be produced as special bar quality steels, or SBQ, for more critical applications.  SBQ bar can have special requirements for minimal steel impurities or tighter chemistry, dimensional, or property tolerances.  They are mainly used in the production of fast-moving automotive and aircraft parts that require high-demanding performance.

Hot rolled bar begins by heating blooms or billets in a reheat furnace. The temperature of the billet exiting the reheat furnace is dependent on the steel grade being rolled and the design of the rolling mill.  However, it must be heated above the material&#;s recrystallization temperature, due to the extreme amount of reduction done during this process.

The reheated steel is cleaned using a descaler and rolled to its final size and shape through a series of rolling passes (generally referred to as roughing, intermediate and finishing passes).  Then the bar is cut to the desired length and allowed to cool to ambient temperature.

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Processing parameters, such as reheating temperature, hot rolling specifics of reduction per pass, temperature of each rolling pass, interpass times, strain rates in each pass, total amount of rolling reduction, steel chemistry and final cooling time-temperature profile can all influence the final as rolled steel bar properties.

Hot Rolled Steel vs. Cold Rolled Steel

An Overview of Hot Rolled Steel

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Hot rolled steel is steel that has undergone the rolling process at a temperature above its recrystallization temperature (usually ° F or greater). Compared to unprocessed steel, the processed material exhibits greater formability and workability, making it easier to work with in subsequent processing operations.

The hot rolling process starts with a large, rectangular slab of metal referred to as a billet. First, the billet is heated and compressed into a large roll. While still hot, it passes through a series of rotating rollers to achieve the desired dimensions. In sheet metal production operations, the rolled steel is then wound into coiled rolls and left to cool. In production operations involving other forms, the processed material is cut into the specified units and packaged.

Benefits of Hot Rolled Steel

Hot rolled steel offers several manufacturing advantages, such as:

  • Lower cost: Hot rolled steel tends to be less expensive than cold rolled steel since it involves less processing.
  • Better workability: As the hot rolling process occurs at elevated temperatures, the processed material is easy to form and shape.
  • Little to no internal stress: The hot rolling process involves cooling the steel gradually, which allows the material to essentially normalize its structure and become free of internal stresses.

Applications of Hot Rolled Steel

Since hot rolled steel shrinks slightly during the cooling stage, there is a lesser degree of control over its final shape. For this reason, it is typically used in applications that do not require extremely tight tolerances, such as:

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  • Agricultural equipment
  • Automobile parts (e.g., frames and wheel rims)
  • Construction materials (e.g., I-beams)
  • Railroad equipment (e.g., tracks and railcar components)