BT Steel Strips Blog

Razor Blade Steel Strips.

arun — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:54:55 +0000

These strips are available in High Carbon & 13 % Chromium Martenistic steels. These are used for making Razor Blades.

Chemistry:

High Carbon Razor Blade Strip
Carbon % 0.75 to 1.00
Silicon % 0.05 to 0.35
Manganese % 0.60 to 0.90
Sulphur % 0.05 max
Phosphorus % 0.05 max

13% Chromium Martenisitic Steel
Carbon % 0.60-0.70
Silicon % 0.10-0.50
Manganese % 0.50-1.00
Chromium % 12.50-13.50
Sulphur % 0.04 max
Phosphorus % 0.04 max

For more details, we invite you to visit us at, www.btstrips.com

High Speed Steels.

arun — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:47:13 +0000

Standard grade for High Speed Steels; owing to its balanced composition has good toughness and cutting performance, hence many applications.
HSS Containing cobalt content is a high performance steel with good cutting capability & ensures high red hardness and tempering retention. It is particularly suitable in thermal stress situations and for intermittent cutting.
High Speed Steel with high molybdenum and carbon. It has high wear resistance, high red hardness and good toughness. With its low vanadium content, this grade has very good grind ability

Applications:
High performance Gear Cutting Hobs, Shapers, Milling cutters, Bevel tools, of all kinds of highly stressed twist bits and taps, shaped shear blades, for working high strength materials, broaches. Cutting tools for roughing or finishing, such as: helical bits, milling cutters of all types, taps, dies, spindles, reamers, thread rolling tools, drill bits, circular saw segments. Impact tools and those used for working wood. Cold forming tools such as dies and punches for cold extrusion and cutting and fine cutting tools.

Hardened Tempered Steel Strips: Stainless Steel.

arun — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:25:56 +0000

We are now equipped to manufacture Hardened Tempered Steel Strips in Stainless Steel in Grade 6Cr13.

Our range is .15mm to 1.50mm and width range is 5mm to 150mm.

We welcome all kind of enquiriues pertaining to this Grade apart from the Grades which we had been supplying since past.

Hardened Tempered Steel Strips.

arun — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:21:10 +0000

These strips are available in the following specs:

Chemistry :
Chemical Composition
Grade %C %Si %Mn %S %P %Cr %V %Ni
C-65 0.60 -0.70 0.10.-0.35 0.50-0.65 0.05 0.05 - - -
C-80 0.75-0.85 0.10.-0.35 0.50-0.80 0.05 0.05 - - -
C-98 0.90-1.05 0.10.-0.35 0.50-0.80 0.05 0.05 - - -
50Cr4V2 0.45-0.55 0.10.-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.05 0.05 0.90-1.2 0.15-0.30 -
75Ni8 0.75-0.85 0.10.-0.35 0.50-0.80 0.05 0.05 - - 1.72-2.10

Kindly visit us at, www.btstrips.com , for a detailed knowledge of the product range.

Medium Carbon Steel Strips

arun — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:56:25 +0000

Meduim Carbon Steels are similar to low carbon steel except that the carbon ranges from 0.30 to 0.60% & the manganese from 0.50 to 1.65%. Increasing the carbon content is approximately 0.5% with an accompanying increase in manganese allows medium carbon steels to be used in the quenched & tempered conditions. This steels are of particular importance because of unique combination of strength & toughness after heat treat treatment.

Steel becomes dearer due to increase in cuystom duty

arun — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:39:52 +0000

The BCD is increased by 2.5% in steel thus making the imported steel costlier. The rising dollars is like petrol in the fire. The Indian producers has taken the advantage of the situation and all the main producers has increased their pricing by INR 2500/3000 per MT.

The increament in Excise Duty, price increase by main producers has pushed the price of steel by around 5000/- per mt in the last 2 months.

Grade C98 strips.

arun — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:09:26 +0000

This is a very special grade of steel & is mainly used for making those components where very high tensile strength & yield stress is required. It can achieve hardness of up to 58 HRC Rockwell after Hardening & Tempering. This grade is commonly used for making different kinds of Industrial knives, because due to high hardness it can give a better knife edge & thus a better cutting capacity.

How Tax Hikes and Metal Prices Will Cut Into India’s Auto Sales

arun — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:12:56 +0000

The Indian automotive industry fears that the federal government may impose higher taxes on diesel vehicles in the upcoming budget, due out later this month.

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has been expressing apprehension over speculations that in the upcoming budget, higher taxes could be imposed on diesel passenger vehicles as the subsidized fuel has been benefitting affluent drivers.

Domestic and foreign car manufacturers established in India, such as Ford India and Renault India, also have supported the stand taken by SIAM on the diesel taxation issue.

Media reports quoted Ford India President and MD Michael Boneham as saying that the automobile industry is the one that is investing heavily in the country; therefore the higher taxes are going to affect the industry negatively.

Renault India Managing Director Marc Nassif was quoted as saying that a significant part of the product portfolio consists of diesel cars and if the government is to change their policy and increase the excise or levy any other tax, then the subsequent demand may be less than what has been projected.

by TC Malhotra on March 7, 2012

Style: Industry News Category: Automotive, Manufacturing, Metal Fabricated Parts, Public Policy

Grade C40 Steel strips.

arun — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:46:25 +0000

Due to low carbon content, this grade of steel offers better forming & bending quality.It is used for applications, where critical bending operation are required. Due to carbon range of 0.4% and manganese 0.9%, it can also be quenched & tempered and thus it is very suitable for components where, critical bending has to be achieved & high tensil and toughness can be obtained by means of quenching & tempering

‘Global steel demand may register 5.4% surge in 2012′

arun — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:43:30 +0000

NEW DELHI: The international steel demand is likely to post 5.4% rise in the present year to almost 1,500-million tonnes due to the stronger consumption from the developing countries, according to World Steel Association (WSA).

Mr Edwin Basson, WSA’s Director General, has stated in a presentation that the steel consumption will rise from 1,397-million tonnes last year since the consumption in developing regions is quite high. WSA members represent almost 85% of the world steel production.

Mr Basson has stated that the demand for steel is likely to grow by 2.5% in the European Union to 159- million tonnes as compared to last year.
The demand of steel is expected to grow by 5.7% and 4.9% in Commonwealth of Independent States and countries signatory to North American Free Trade Agreement to 60-million tonnes and 121-million tonnes, respectively.

The nations in Central, North America and Africa are likely to post 9.8% and 11% growth in steel demand in the present year to 52.4-million tonnes and 23.8-million tonnes, respectively, in the last year.

The surge in steel demand would be 7.9% and 5.4% in the Middle East and Asia & Oceania during 2012 to 15-million tonnes and 963.1-million tonnes, respectively. India’s steel consumption has been almost 68-million tonnes last year, which is considered as the third-highest steel consuming nation in the globe after China and the US.

SME News, Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 11:13:20 AM IST

Grade C98 Steel Strips.

arun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:30 +0000

yet another price increase in the month of February

arun — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:17:11 +0000

there is a price hike 1000/0 per mt by steel producers in the month of february. This is a sort of pressure tactics on the buyers, so that they can be lured to buy materials, whereas the demand is having a negative growth of 30%
How far this price increase will sustain has become a question mark.

CRCA High Carbon Steel Strips.

arun — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:21:18 +0000

High carbon steels contain from 0.7 to 1.00% C with manganese ranging from 0.5% to 0.9% This steels are commonly known as spring steel. These steels are generally operated at very high stresses and heat-treated to obtain the maximum elastic limits and fatigue resistance without becoming sufficiently brittle to cause sudden failure in service. Hardenability of spring steel is very important because only fully hardened springs have the maximum resistance to take a permanent set (sagging).

Prices in steel being bullish despite sluggish demand.

arun — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:01:20 +0000

The major steel producers have increased their pricing in the month of January and a furthur increase is due to come, down the line in the month of February.

The industrial growth moving at a snail pace of 1.5/2%, demand in the auto sector at a all time low, exports being in jeopardy, this price increase in steel is a surprise and unexpected.

But it has become a regular phenomenon, that the prices are increased considerably in the last quarter of every year. The reason always shown that the new contract of iron-ores being done at a much higher pricing and the same increase is rolled back in the first quarter of the corresponding year.

This has become a nightmare for stockiests and traders who are always under pressure to buy, and has to ultimately face losses due to this kind of uncetainity.

Material with Special Hardness.

arun — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:02:39 +0000

These are basically as rolled hard steel strip. To achieve a desired hardness, an annealed material of suitable thickness is taken and rolled down to the required thickness, to achieve that required hardness. After rolling, the material is pinch passed and final annealing is not required. To choose the correct thickness (for reduction to the desired thickness) is a matter of expertise.

Grades: This strip is available in low, medium & high carbon grades.

Applications: It is suitable for components where formability is limited. It saves the extra annealing cost. The strip is directly punched & formed and if required sent for heat treatment.

STEEL EXPORTS HALVE, IMPORTS TREBLE IN NOV

arun — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:34:16 +0000

At 184,000 tonnes, steel exports in November hit the lowest point this financial year. Imports have surged to 879,000 tonnes, the highest point in the year. In its latest data published by the Joint Plant Committee, the government body tracking steel in the country, says companies exported 184,000 tonnes in November, which was 203,000 tonnes less, sequentially and nearly half of the exports in November 2010. Imports, however, shot up sharply to 879,000 tonnes against 279,000 tonnes in the same month last year. Sequentially, imports were up by 519,000 tonnes.Ravindra Deshpande, research analyst, Elara Capital (India) Pvt Ltd. Said, “Global Steel price have corrected a lot, but the domestic prices have been firm. Despite the rupee depreciation, it is profitable to import steel and that is why we have seen a spurt in imports.” Steel export in the April-November period has risen 32 per cent. At 241,000 tonnes, April saw the least exports. At 879,000 tonnes, November has been the highest import surpassing July (605,000 tonnes), by close to 50 per cent. April registered the lowest imports at 330,000 tonnes. An official from a steel company, seeking anonymity, said, “Yes, imports in November went up and have hurt us since we are already reeling with low demand in this period.” He, however, ruled out any price cuts by the domestic steel makers. In April-November, imports have fallen by 20 per cent, or one million tonnes. Another analyst tracking the sector said, “Steel prices globally have softened by 15-20 per cent, but this hasn’t affected domestic prices yet. Although demand is slowing, companies are not ready to cut prices because of the inflated raw material bills.”
Domestic production also felt sequentially in November. According to the report, India produced a total of 5.46 million tonnes steel in November against 5.89 million tonnes in October.The production in April-November, at 46.14 million tonnes, went up 7.9 per cent. Real consumption growth in the given period was a mere 3.9 per cent

SOURCE:http://www.allindiasteelra.com/

CRCA High Carbon steel Strips.

arun — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:41:19 +0000

Medium Carbon Steel Strips.

arun — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:31:23 +0000

stainless steel flat wires.

arun — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:18:01 +0000

We have added Stainless Steel Flat wires in our product range. Initially we are mainly involved in Grade SS304. But soon other grades will also be added. We can supply in a minimum width of 3mm and maximum width of 15mm and the thickness range is .80mm to 4.00mm

For more information, we invite you to visit us at, www.btstrips.com.

An overview of steel sector.

arun — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:47:00 +0000

The Indian steel industry have entered into a new development stage from 2005-06, riding high on the resurgent economy and rising demand for steel. Rapid rise in production has resulted in India becoming the 5 th largest producer of steel.
It has been estimated by certain major investment houses, such as Credit Suisse that, India’s steel consumption will continue to grow at nearly 16% rate annually, till 2012, fuelled by demand for construction projects worth US$ 1 trillion. The scope for raising the total consumption of steel is huge, given that per capita steel consumption is only 40 kg – compared to 150 kg across the world and 250 kg in China.
The National Steel Policy has envisaged steel production to reach 110 million tonnes by 2019-20. However, based on the assessment of the current ongoing projects, both in greenfield and brownfield, Ministry of Steel has projected that the steel capacity in the county is likely to be 124.06 million tonnes by 2011-12. Further, based on the status of MOUs signed by the private producers with the various State Governments, it is expected that India’s steel capacity would be nearly 293 million tonne by 2020.