Forging Quality Billet
Universal Stainless offers a wide variety of forging billets. Our standard grade offerings include EF, AOD melting, vacuum arc remelting (VAR), and electro-slag remelting (ESR). The combination of Electric Furnace, AOD melting and bottom pouring, plus state-of-the-art remelting equipment, ensures product that will perform in the most demanding forging and ring rolling operations. Our premium melt offering includes vacuum induction melting (VIM) combined with either vacuum arc melting (VAR) or electro-slag remelting (ESR).
| Sizes | |
|---|---|
| Rolled Sizes | 4" x 4" RCS 4.5" x 4.5" RCS 5" x 5" RCS 6" x 6" RCS 7.5” x 7.5” RCS 8" x 8" RCS 10" x 10" RCS 12" x 12" RCS |
| Pressed Sizes | 12" x 12" RCS 14" x 14" RCS 16" x 16" RCS 18" x 18" RCS 20" x 20" RCS |
| Forged Sizes | 4” to 14” Rounds |
| Rectangle and Slab Sizes | Either Rolled or Forged - Inquire |
Surface Conditions
Universal Stainless Forging Quality Billets are supplied in a variety of surface conditions, depending upon mill processing and end use. Conditions include as rolled (RCS and slabs), as forged (RCS, rectangles and rounds), peeled (rounds), surface spot ground and ground all over. (Note: certain grades and melt processes require all over grinding.)
| Grade | |
|---|---|
| Austenitic | 302, 303, 304/304L, 309/309S, 310/310S, 316/316L, 317L, 321, 347 |
| Ferrite and Martensitic | 403Cb, 403/410, 405, 416, 418 (Greek Ascoloy), 420, 420F, 422, 430, 430F, 431, 440A, 440C, 440FSe, 446, H46, Jethete (M152), FV535 |
| Precipitation Hardening | 13-8, 15-5, 16-5, 16-6, 17-4, 17-7, 450, 455 |
| High Temp | 330, 330Cb, A286 |
| CrNiMn | N32 (XM-28), N33 (XM-29), N40 (21-6-9), N50 (XM-19), N60 (UNS 21800) |
| Low Alloy (VAR) | 300M, 4330, 4340, 4343, 4620, 52100, 6150, 9310, 9430, D6AC, Nitriding 135M, Nitriding N, HyTuf |
| Premium VIM Melt | 13-8, 316/316L, 4340, 4343, 718, 9310, A286, X53, Alloy 100, Alloy 455, Maraging 250, Maraging 300, M50, M50NiL |
| Inquire for grades not listed. | |
