DanSteel supplies first batch of high-yield-strength plate

NLMK DanSteel, based in Denmark has delivered the first batch of high-strength, high yield strength steel plate to German machine builders, its parent company NLMK tells Kallanish.

DanSteel is supplying its so-called S500MC high-strength plate to the machine builders and the first batch of 1000 tonnes has now been delivered, the company says. This grade has a yield strength of 500 MPa and is used to manufacture heavy vehicle components including wheel axle parts.

The use of high-strength steel ensures strong performance under high static and dynamic loads at temperatures as low as -50°C and increases the reliability of equipment, NLMK adds.

DanSteel launched industrial production of 13-60mm thickness S500MC plate in 2019 after an accelerated cooling system was installed at the site’s plate mill. Thermomechanical treatment ensures high strength and viscosity properties and better plate weldability, the company says.

Slabs used by NLMK DanSteel for the production of high-strength plates are supplied by NLMK Lipetsk, NLMK Group’s flagship site in Russia.