rolled steel

Mill-pressed iron alloy

Rolled steel is steel that has been shaped by passing it between heavy rollers while hot or cold.

Hot-rolled steel is formed at high temperatures and has a slightly rough surface; cold-rolled steel is processed further at room temperature for a smoother finish and tighter tolerances.

The process produces sheets, bars, beams, and other structural shapes used in construction and manufacturing: The bridge was built with rolled steel I-beams.

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flat · cold · hot · billet · slab · forge · press · tempered · gauge · alloy · beam · fabrication · foundry · furnace · ingot · plate · stamped · structural

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manufacturing process

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Iron alloy shaped by pouring

forged steel · cast iron · wrought iron · welded steel

material state/processing

rolled steelpig iron

Unrefined smelted metal

molten steel · scrap steel

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G