High Strength Low Alloy Steels (HSLA Steel) Supplier

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How Is HSLA Steel Made?
HSLA steel is made the same way that other kinds of steel are. Coal and iron ore are put into a furnace, which melts the materials and burns off some of the impurities. The molten mixture is then mixed with different amounts and types of alloying elements, which depend on the grade of HSLA steel. Once the right mix of chemicals has been reached, several other steps are taken to make sure that the HSLA steel has as few impurities as possible. The steel is then left to cool and harden into a large rectangle called an ingot. Then, the HSLA steel ingot is cut down to its final size.

How Does HSLA Steel Work?
There are many ways in which HSLA steel can be better than regular carbon steel. When alloying elements are added to carbon steel, they make the steel stronger and harder. This is because the atoms of the alloying elements stop dislocations from moving in the steel's microstructure. It is known that adding tungsten, vanadium, silicon, nickel, molybdenum, and manganese to carbon steel makes it stronger and harder. Nickel is especially good for making things stronger.
HSLA steels can also be made more resistant to corrosion. Copper, nickel, and chromium are all elements that can be added to steel to make it more resistant to corrosion. This is possible because copper, nickel, and chromium are more likely to oxidize than iron in HSLA steel. This keeps the iron from turning into rust, which is iron oxide.

Common Grades of HSLA Steel

Because of the different ways that alloying elements can be put together, there are many different grades of HSLA steel. The chemical make-up and grade of HSLA steel should depend on what it will be used for.

ASTM A36 is a type of HSLA steel that is often used. ASTM A36 is an HSLA steel that can be used for many different things. Usually, it is used to put up steel structures. It is cheap, can be welded, and can be machined. The fact that it is so versatile and has good mechanical properties is what makes it such a popular choice for building structures.

HSLA Steel also includes weathering steel. It is often used in structural applications, like bridge building, where a coating or layers of paint are not used. ASTM A242 and ASTM A588 are two grades of weathering steel that are often used.

HSLA steel isn't just used for building structures. It is also often used in pipelines that carry oil and gas. One of the most common materials used to make modern pipelines is API 5L Grade X70. The "70" in the name comes from the fact that the American Petroleum Institute requires it to have a minimum yield strength of 70,000 psi. ASTM A573 is also used in the oil and gas business. ASTM A573 is a standard that is often used to make storage tanks.

There are, of course, many different grades of HSLA steel. Some grades are easier to weld than to cut, and others are made to resist wear or to be hardened by precipitation. When choosing the right HSLA steel for a job, engineers should use their best judgment.

HSLA Tubing Specifications:

•   As an HSLA steel tubing mill we have many options:
•   ASTM A513
•   ASTM A1011
•   ASTM A1008
•   SAE J1392
•   SAE J2340

High Strength Low Alloy Applications

Automotive: Hitch tubes, hitch receivers, cross members, frame rails, engine cradles, suspension cradles, radiator supports, instrument panel supports, and front end collision systems. Roll Cages, Frames, Handle Bars, Steering Parts, Suspension Control Arms, and Steering Components for ATVs and Utility Vehicles
Agricultural: Supports for fences, farm tools, and tine bars.
Lawn and Garden: Rollover Protection Systems (ROPS), mower deck supports, steering parts, handle bars
Office Furniture: Legs, table supports, chair columns
Medical : Hospital Bed Actuators, side rails and supports

What are the Benefits of HSLA Tubing?

•   Offers lightweight options to customers; designs products that are lighter in weight by reducing the thickness of the walls while increasing the overall      strength.
•   Meet demands for higher strength tubes
•   Increased ability to be shaped and toughness at higher strength levels than regular carbon steels
•   There are a lot of different minimum strength levels for flat coil products that will be cold-worked and welded into tubular products.
•   Rolling can be done either hot or cold.
•   Available bare or galvanized
•   A variety of HSLA grades are available ksi [mpa]

Chemical Composition of HSLA Steel

High strength low alloy steels have a low carbon content of between 0.05% and 0.25 %, which makes them easy to shape and weld, and a manganese content of up to 2%.

The rest of the chemical ingredients can be different depending on the thickness of the product and the mechanical properties that are needed. Small amounts of chromium, molybdenum, nickel, copper, vanadium, niobium, nitrogen, zirconium, and titration can be used in different ways.

Vanadium, niobium, copper, and titanium are added to HSLA steel to make it stronger. HSLA steels can have yield strengths of more than 275 MPa or 40 ksi, but because they are so strong, they usually need 25% to 30% more power to shape than regular carbon steels.

Silicon, copper, chromium, and phosphorus are added to high strength low alloy steel to make it less likely to rust. When zirconium, calcium, and other rare earth elements are added, they control the shape of sulphide inclusions, which makes the material easier to shape.

Classifications of HSLA Steel
There are six different types of low-alloy high-strength steels, and each one is made to have a certain set of mechanical properties that fit the needs of a certain application.

Inclusion-Shape-Controlled Steel
This type of HSLA steel has calcium, zirconium, titanium, or other rare earth elements added to it. These elements change the shape of the sulphide inclusions from long stringers to small, dispersed globules that are almost globules. This change makes this type of steel stronger and more flexible all the way through.

Microalloyed Ferrite-Pearlite Steel
Microalloyed ferrite-pearlite steel has very small amounts of strong carbide- or carbonitride-forming elements, usually less than 0.10%. These elements could be titanium, niobium, or vanadium. They give HSLA steel the ability to be strengthened by precipitation, have finer grains, and possibly control the temperature at which the steel changes.

Dual-Phase Steel
These steels have a ferrite microstructure with small pieces of martensite spread out evenly. These high strength low alloy steels have ductility, a high tensile strength, a low yield strength, a high rate of work hardening, and the ability to be shaped well because of their microstructure. Acicular Ferrite Steel
These HSLA steels have a very fine acicular ferrite structure that is very strong. They are low-carbon steels that have high yield strengths, good toughness, and are easy to weld and shape.

As-Rolled Pearlitic Steel
As-rolled pearlitic steels usually contain carbon-manganese steels, but they may also have small amounts of other alloying elements to make them stronger, more formable, easier to weld, and tougher.

HSLA PROPERTIES

Strength, Yield Strength ksi (MPa), Tensile Strength ksi (MPa): Stronger, 35-100 (240-690)
•   For higher strength and lower weight, consider Advanced High Strength steels

Formability: % Elongation: Good
•   For better formability, consider Deep Drawing steel

Corrosion Resistance: Fair
•   For better corrosion resistance, consider Coated steel

HSLA STEEL INVENTORY
•   Grades: 50, 60, 70, 80
•   Thickness: .045-.250
•   Products: Ribbon Coils, Oscillate Coils, Cut Lengths
•   Processes: Edging, Slitting, Annealing
•   Chemistry: up to several percent of Mn, Si, Cr, Mo
•   Cost: Medium

HSLA Material Properties
High strength low alloy (HSLA) steels are a broad group ranging in carbon content from ‘ultra-low’, typically between 0.02 and 0.04% up to ~0.2%. Any intentional alloying additions of elements such as Ni, Cr, Cu and Mo are limited to less than 1.5% in total whereas Mn ranges from 1 to 2% and Si up to ~0.5%.

We Supply Our High-strength Low-alloy steel (HSLA) to various countries

Iran, Bahrain, Jordan, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Canada, Mongolia, Ukraine, Italy, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Spain, Norway, Argentina, Croatia, Colombia, Peru, Yemen, Thailand, Pakistan, Greece, Russia, Oman, Nepal, Austria, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Lebanon, Kuwait, Ecuador, Macau, Germany, Bangladesh, Hungary, Poland, Iran, Bolivia, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden, Chile, Estonia, Afghanistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, India, New Zealand, Australia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus, Qatar, Gambia, France, Tibet, China, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, United States, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Israel, Vietnam, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Finland, Libya, Iraq, Brazil, Taiwan, Kenya, Mexico, Egypt, Bhutan, Switzerland, Lithuania, Morocco, Singapore, Algeria, Angola, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Gabon, Romania, Tunisia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Japan, Chile, Costa Rica, Poland.

High-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA) We Supply Worldwide :

We Supply Our HSLA Steel to various cities like Madrid, Al Khobar, Tehran, Caracas, Moscow, Secunderabad, Ranchi, Port-of-Spain, Gimhae-si, Sydney, Hyderabad, Geoje-si, Rajkot, Kuwait City, La Victoria, Granada, Cairo, Dubai, New York, Busan, Ahmedabad, Surat, Milan, Jaipur, Istanbul, Nagpur, Howrah, Ankara, Riyadh, Coimbatore, Lahore, Calgary, Chandigarh, Jakarta, Algiers, Ulsan, Dallas, Rio de Janeiro, Navi Mumbai, Ernakulam, Bhopal, Atyrau, Los Angeles, Nashik, Santiago, Edmonton, Doha, Hanoi, Noida, Ludhiana, Singapore, Kanpur, New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Jeddah, Seoul, Lagos, Chennai, Dammam, Montreal, London, Faridabad, Abu Dhabi, Chiyoda, Hong Kong, Muscat, Aberdeen, Bogota, Colombo, Mumbai, Karachi, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Manama, Vung Tau, Petaling Jaya, Bengaluru, Ho Chi Minh City, Brisbane, Houston, Toronto, Visakhapatnam, Vadodara, Haryana, Ahvaz, Pune, Bangkok, Thane, Kuala Lumpur, Gurgaon, Indore, Melbourne, Perth, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Mexico City, Sharjah, Courbevoie, Baroda, Al Jubail.