AIST 2014 North American Plate/Steckel Mill Roundup Industry Roundup

Industry Roundup
AIST 2014 North American
Plate/Steckel Mill Roundup
AIST Roundup data is intended for reference information only. No warranty is implied.
Mill builder
BUR width
Capacity (million tons/year)
Startup
Modernization
Mechanical
Electrical
Inches
mm
Short
tons
Metric
tons
Essar Steel Algoma
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
1960
1970 (relocated)
Dominion
Mixed suppliers
166
4,216
1
0.91
EVRAZ North America
EVRAZ Regina
Regina, Sask.
1980
—
Tippins
—
78
1,981
1.1
1
2012
—
Siemens
Siemens
130
3,000
0.7
0.63
ArcelorMittal
Burns Harbor 160"
Burns Harbor, Ind.
1964
1996
Mesta
GE
160
4,064
0.78
0.71
Burns Harbor 110"
Burns Harbor, Ind.
1978
—
Mesta
GE
110
2,794
0.36
0.33
Coatesville 140"
Coatesville, Pa.
1959
1988
Mesta
GE
140
3,556
0.55
0.5
Coatesville 206"
Coatesville, Pa.
1918
1950
United
GE
204
5,182
0.05
0.05
Conshohocken
Conshohocken, Pa.
1962
1994
Dan-United
GE
110
3,048
0.45
0.41
Gary Works
Gary, Ind.
2006
—
Mesta
—
154
3,912
0.64
0.58
1914
1968
Continental
—
160
4,064
0.45
0.41
1996
—
Tippins
—
150
3,810
1.2
1.09
—
—
—
—
144
3,658
0.125
0.11
JSW Steel USA
Texas Works
Baytown, Texas
1971
—
Mesta
GE
160
4,064
0.78
0.71
Nucor Corp.
Nucor Steel–Hertford County
Cofield, N.C.
2000
—
Danieli
Toshiba
Automation
120
3,302
1.1
1
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
1985
2007
Tippins
—
112
2,845
1.2
1.09
2001
—
Kvaerner
—
130
3,302
1.25
1.13
1997
—
Demag
Ansaldo
120
3,048
1.25
1.13
Company and location
Canada
Mexico
Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA)
Monclova, Coah.
United States
EVRAZ North America
EVRAZ Claymont
Claymont, Del.
(idle)
EVRAZ Portland
Portland, Ore.
Joy Global Steel Products
Longview, Texas
SSAB Americas
Alabama
Mobile, Ala.
Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa
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Slab sizes
(thickness x width x length)
Finished plate sizes — discrete
thickness (gauge x width)
Coil sizes
Specific weight
(kg/cm width) x
coiled thickness
(mm)
Inches
mm
Inches
mm
Rated PIW x
coiled thickness
8.1 x 46–86 x 142–386
206 x 1,168–2,184 x
3,607–9,804
0.25–3 x 50–150
6.35–76 x
1,270–3,810
300–505 x
0.068–0.25
54–91 x 1.73–6.35
6–8 x 40–78 x 350–369
152–203 x 1,016–1,981
x 8,890–9,373
0.375–3 x 40–78
9.53–76 x
1,016–1,981
590–837
106–149
6–9.84 x 36–96 x
80–345
152–250 x 914–2,438 x
2,030–8,765
0.312–2 x 56–120
7.92–51 x
1,422–3,048
—
—
4–12 x 36–76 x 70–262
102–305 x 914–1930 x
1,778–6,655
0.187–4 x 48–152
4.75–102 x
1,219–3,861
—
—
4–12 x 36–76 x 54–148
102–305 x 914–1,930 x
1,372–3,759
0.187–1 x 48–100
4.75–25 x
1,219–2,540
—
—
4–16 x 38–100 x 42–172
102–406 x 965–2,540 x
0.187–28 x 60–132
1,067–4,369
4.75–711 x
1,524–3,353
—
—
9–16 x 50–100 x 85–172
229–406 x 1,270–2,540
0.625–28 x 140–195
x 2,159–4,369
15.88–711 x
3,556–4,953
—
—
4–12 x 40–106 x 68–288
102–305 x 1,016–2,692
x 1,727–7,417
3.56–76 x
1,219–2,642
130–800 x
0.14–0.625
23–143 x
3.56–15.88
4–12 x 45–80 x 68–292
102–305 x 1,219–3,099
0.187–1.5 x 48–152
x 2,540–10,262
4.75–38 x
1,219–3,861
—
—
5–12 x 33–100 x 68–230
127–305 x 838–2,540 x
1,727–5,842
0.25–5 x 48–150
6.35–127 x
1,219–3,810
—
—
4–15 x 48–122 x
100–404
102–381 x 1,219–3,099
x 2,540–10,262
0.187–8 x 48–138
4.75–203 x
1,219–3,505
Ingot casting
—
0.75–12.25 x 120
19.05–311 x 3,048
—
—
8–12 x 36–72
x 43–152
102–305 x 914–1930 x
1,778–6,655
0.3125–6 x 72–152
4.75–102 x
1,219–3,861
—
—
127–152 x 1,829–3,175
0.3125–3 x 72–125
x 4,064–15,240
7.94–76 x
1,829–3,175
—
—
5–6 x 72–125 x 160–600
0.14–3 x 48–104
315–1,070 x 0.09–1 56–191 x 2.29–25.4
5.26 x 42–101 x
320–768
134 x 1,067–2,565 x
8,128–19,507
0.75–2.5 x 42–100
19.05–64 x
1,067–2,540
6 x 60–124 x 220–756
152 x 1,524–3,150 x
5,588–19,202
—
—
1,250 x 0.09–0.75
223 x 2.29–19.05
6 x 60–123 x 220–880
152 x 1,524–3,124 x
5,588–22,352
0.18–3 x 60–122
4.57–76 x
1,524–3,099
365–1,000 x
0.131–0.75
65–179 x
3.33–19.05
470–1,100 x 0.16–1 84–196 x 4.06–25.4
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Reheat
furnaces
Steckel drum
furnaces
Roughing mill capacity
(million tons/year)
Separating force
No./Type/
Manufacturer
No./Type/
Manufacturer
Type
Tons
Essar Steel Algoma
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
3/Walking
beam/LOI
—
2-high
EVRAZ North America
EVRAZ Regina
Regina, Sask.
1/Walking
beam/Salem
2
2/Pusher/
Tenova LOI
Italimpianti
ArcelorMittal
Burns Harbor 160"
Burns Harbor, Ind.
Finishing mill
Separating force
kN
Metric
tons
Tons
kN
2,500
22,241
2-high
4,600
40,924
2-high
4,500
40,034
2-high
4,000
35,586
—
4-high
—
—
4-high
—
—
2/Pusher/Rust
—
2-high
3,000
26,689
4-high
6,000
53,379
Burns Harbor 110"
Burns Harbor, Ind.
2/Pusher/Rust
—
2-high
3,000
26,689
4-high
9,000
61,385
Coatesville 140"
Coatesville, Pa.
15/Soaking
pits/SwindellDressler
—
—
—
—
4-high
4,500
40,034
Coatesville 206"
Coatesville, Pa.
—
—
—
—
—
4-high
3,500
31,138
4,300
38,255
4-high
5,500
48,930
Company and location
Canada
Mexico
Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA)
Monclova, N.L.
United States
2/Open bottom/
4-high
PIFCOM
Conshohocken
Conshohocken, Pa.
2/Pusher/Rust
Gary Works
Gary, Ind.
2/Pusher/Rust
—
—
—
—
—
6,000
53,379
1/Pusher/Rust
—
2-high
4,000
35,586
2-high
4,000
35,586
1/Walking
beam/Itam
2/Closed/Salem
—
—
—
—
10,000
88,964
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3/Pusher/
Surface
Combustion
—
2-high
4,600
35,586
4-high
6,300
56,050
1/Walking
beam/Bricmont
—
—
—
—
—
7,000
62,275
1/Walking
beam/A.C.
Ledbetter
2/Open bottom/
Tippins
—
—
—
—
4,000
35,586
Techint
2/Open bottom
—
—
—
4-high
5,600
49,820
1/Walking
2/Closed
hearth/Thyssen bottom/Demag
—
—
—
4-high
6,200
55,158
EVRAZ North America
EVRAZ Claymont
Claymont, Del.
(idle)
EVRAZ Portland
Portland, Ore.
Joy Global Steel Products
Longview, Texas
JSW Steel USA
Texas Works
Baytown, Texas
Nucor Corp.
Nucor Steel–Hertford County
Cofield, N.C.
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
SSAB Americas
Alabama
Mobile, Ala.
Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa
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Edger
Runout table
cooling
Coiler
Dividing/crop shear
Hot leveler
Capacity
Yes/No
No. of
banks
Type
No.
Type
Type/
Manufacturer Inches
Yes
16
Laminar
2
Water
hydraulic
—
Yes
6
Laminar
1
Upcoiler
Yes
—
—
—
No
—
—
No
—
Yes
Roll diameter/separating force
mm
No.
rolls
Inches/tons
mm/kN
—
—
—
—
—
Static
—
—
11
13.25
337
Downcoiler
Siemens
—
—
Yes
—
—
—
—
Schloemann
1.5
38
6 over 5
12/3,500
305/31,138
—
—
—
Schloemann
1
25
6 over 5
12/700
305/6,228
—
—
—
—
Mesta
Mechanical
1.5
38
6 over 5
9/750
229/6,672
No
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3 over 4
16/500
406/4,448
Yes
20
Laminar
1
Downcoiler
Birdsboro
Mechanical
1.25
32
11
13/350
330/3,114
No
—
—
—
—
—
1.5
38
6 over 5
12/700
305/6,228
No
—
—
—
—
Bliss
1.5
38
6 over 5
12/3,000
305/26,689
Yes
23
Laminar
1
Downcoiler
Static
1.32
34
6 over 5
10/750
254/6,672
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
No
—
—
—
—
Schloemann
1.5
38
6 over 5
9/360
229/3,202
Yes
—
—
—
—
Hot dividing
shear
2.1
53
9
11.1/2,400
282/21,351
No
7
Laminar
1
Upcoiler
—
—
—
11
9
229
Yes
36
Laminar Danieli Downcoiler
Flying
2.1
53
11
11.2/1,450
284/12,900
Yes
9
Laminar Demag Downcoiler
Flying
1.5
38
11
8.66/1,100
220/9,786
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Cooling bed
Cold leveler
Roll diameter/separating force
Length x width
Company and location
Side trimmer
Thickness/
capacity
mm/kN
Type/
Manufacturer
Inches
mm
Type
Feet
m
No. of
rolls
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Roller disc
—
—
11
13.25
337
Roller disc
—
—
Yes
—
—
—
—
—
Rotary
—
—
Inches/
tons
Canada
Essar Steel Algoma
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
EVRAZ North America
EVRAZ Regina
Regina, Sask.
Mexico
Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA)
Monclova, N.L.
United States
ArcelorMittal
Burns Harbor 160"
Burns Harbor, Ind.
Walking beam 132 x 75 40 x 23
—
—
—
Mesta
1.5
38
Burns Harbor 110"
Burns Harbor, Ind.
Walking beam 125 x 125 38 x 38
—
—
—
Mesta
1
25
Coatesville 140"
Coatesville, Pa.
Dog and chain 100 x 85 30 x 26
walking beam 70 x 80 21 x 24
5
12.5/1,145
318/
10,186
—
—
—
9
14/5,000
16/5,000
356/44,500
406/44,500
—
—
—
Coatesville 206"
Coatesville, Pa.
Conshohocken
Conshohocken, Pa.
Gary Works
Gary, Ind.
EVRAZ North America
EVRAZ Claymont
Claymont, Del.
(idle)
EVRAZ Portland
Portland, Ore.
Joy Global Steel Products
Longview, Texas
—
—
—
Roller disc
100 x 150 30 x 46
7
11.25/500
286/
4,448
Rotary
0.75
19
—
130 x 154 40 x 47
—
—
—
Mesta
1.5
38
4 over
5
14
356
Knife
1.5
38
—
—
—
Rotary
1
25
—
—
—
—
—
—
Push dogs
95 x 90
Push dogs
100 x 60 30 x 18
—
—
29 x 27
—
JSW Steel USA
Texas Works
Baytown, Texas
Chain dogs
132 x 96 40 x 29
—
7, 16
178, 406
Nucor Corp.
Nucor Steel–Hertford County
Cofield, N.C.
Roller disc
125 x 170 38 x 52
—
5.5
140
Rotary
1
25
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Roller disc
9, 17
6.5, 5.5
165, 140
—
—
—
SSAB Americas
Alabama
Mobile, Ala.
Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa
—
—
Rotary/
double- 0.75–1.5 19–38
side shear
Roller disc
120 x 248 37 x 76
5 over
6
14/2,500
356/
22,241
Rotary
0.625
16
Roller disc
120 x 247 37 x 75
11
8.66/1,100
220/
9,786
Rotary
0.625
16
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Finishing shear(s)
In-line testing
Plate marking
Plate piling
Heat treat line
mm
Type
Type/
Manufacturer
Magnetic/Bomb bay
Type/Manufacturer
—
Manual testing consisting of jib crane
conveyor and track
torch
Pin stamper/
InfoSight
Paint stenciler/
InfoSight
Magnetic piler 2
tables, Magnet
equipped cranes
Roller hearth, Q&T, normalize
#1 FCE/Lee Wilson
#2 FCE/A.C. Ledbetter
#3 FCE/A.C. Ledbetter
Quench/Drever
Thickness/
capacity
Type
Inches
Cold x-cut
0.750 asshear,
rolled,
flame torch cut, 2.75 all grades,
plasma machine 1.0 all grades
Alligator
1.5
38
—
Manual
—
—
Yes
—
—
—
—
Yes
—
Mesta
1.5
38
Newage Brinnell
Stamp and paint/
Magnemag
Crane
Drever
Mesta
1
25
—
Manual hand
stamp and stencil
Crane
—
—
—
—
—
Stamp and paint/
Magnemag
Crane
Roller hearth, Q&T,
normalize/Drever
—
—
—
—
Manual hand
stamp and stencil
Crane
Batch car bottom, Q&T,
normalize
Rocking
1.5
38
Brinell
Magnemag
Magnetic
Normalizing, annealing and
Q&T
Mesta
1.5
38
Newage Brinnell
Paint (mill)/
InfoSight, Paint
(HT)/Magnemag
Crane
Normalizing/LOI, quench/
Drever
Bliss
1.5
38
—
Numtec S & P
Crane
—
Static
1.5
38
—
Robot stamp, print
Both
Roller hearth, Q&T, normalize
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Schloemann
1.5
38
—
Magnemag
—
Normalizing/Tenova
Cold dividing
2
51
—
Stamping and
printing
Magnetic
Normalize, Q&T
Flying
mechanical
1
25
—
Stamping and
printing
Bomb bay
—
Static
2
5
Flying
0.75
19
Manual testing consisting of jib crane
conveyor and track
torch
Demag
2
51
—
Flying die stamp/
Magnemag
Heavy plate: 2 trolleys, 8 magnets each
Light plate (bomb
Stencil/Magnemag
bay)
Stencil/Magnemag
Magnetic crane
manual die stamp
Normalize, Q&T
—
—
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