Annual Report 2005/06 - voestalpine

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Hot rolled. Product that is sold in its “as
produced state” off the hot mill with no further
reduction or processing steps.
Hot mill. The rolling mill that reduces a hot
slab into a coil of specified thickness; the
whole processing is done at a relatively high
temperature (when the steel is still “red”).
Laser-welded blanks. Two or more sheets
of steel seam-welded together into a single
“blank” which is then stamped into a part.
Materials that are both highly malleable and
strong can be combined to meet customer
requirements.
Organic coating. High-tech composite material
made of thin sheet with the highest
surface quality and with a colored organic
coating. Organic coating offers an even surface,
excellent malleability and deep-
drawing characteristics due to antifriction
effects, high protection against corrosion,
high resistance to chemical influences, and
good temperature resistance.
Scrap (ferrous). Ferrous (iron-containing)
material that generally is remelted and recast
into new steel.
Seamless tubes. Tubes made from a solid
billet or bloom, which is heated, then rotated
under extreme pressure. This rotational
pressure creates an opening in the
center of the billet, which is then shaped by
a mandrel to form a tube.
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Sections. Blooms or billets that are hot-
rolled in a rolling mill to form, among other
shapes, “L”, “U”, “T” or “I” shapes. Sections
can also be produced by welding together
pieces of flat products. Sections can be used
for a wide variety of purposes in the construction,
machinery and transport industries.
Also known as “profiles.”
Simultaneous engineering. At any time of
the design process each product life state
is appropriately taken into consideration,
i.e. by applying the related expert knowledge
by means of forecasting, prognosis and
simulation either by tools or by involving the
human expert directly.
Slag. The impurities in a molten pool of iron.
Flux such as limestone may be added to
foster the congregation of undesired elements
into a slag. Because slag is lighter
than iron, it will float on top of the pool,
where it can be skimmed.
Special sections. Sections that are tailormade
to meet individual requirements of the
customer.
Specialty tubes. Refers to a wide variety of
high-quality custom-made tubular products
requiring critical tolerances, precise dimensional
control and special metallurgical properties.
Specialty tubing is used in the manufacture
of automotive, construction and
agricultural equipment, and in industrial applications
such as hydraulic cylinders, machine
parts and printing rollers.
Supply chain management (SCM). The
management and control of all materials,
funds, and related information in the logistics
process from the acquisition of raw materials
to the delivery of finished products to the
end user.
Surface-coated steel products. Products
that are metallically or organically coated
through different methods, such as hot dip
galvanizing, electrical galvanizing, color coating
and powder coating. Surface coating
helps adapt steel for different end uses and
creates more value in the steel product.
Switches. Turnout systems and components
that meet a wide range of requirements, including
high speeds and axle loads, that are
used for passengers, freight, heavy haul,
commuting and suburban rail transport.
Tailored blanks. A section of sheet or strip
that is cut to length and trimmed to match
specifications for the manufacturer’s stamping
design for a particular part. Because
excess steel is cut away (to save shipping
costs), all that remains for the stamper is to
impart the three-dimensional shape with a
die press (see “Blanking”).
Welded tubes. Rolled plates welded into
tubes of various shapes, gages, and diameters
from different types of material.
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