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3. Different types of steel
In addition to the main categories of plate, heavy plate and thin plate for flat products, long products include heavy sections, wire rod, bars, concrete products and rails.
Among alloy steels, flat and long stainless steels play an important role, while other special steels are considered separately.
3.1 Heavy plates and sheets
Flat products thicker than 3 mm comprise plate, heavy plate and
medium plate, and are produced by wide-width quarto mills
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Bibliography
- (1) - Normes européennes des aciers. - EN10027-1 et 2.
- (2) - cf. la démarche SOVAMAT, SOcial VAlue of MATerials. - http://www.sovamat.eu .
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Standards and norms
- Normes européennes des aciers. - EN10027-1 et 2 -
Regulations and guidelines
Communication from the commission to the European parliament, the council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the regions, For a European Industrial Renaissance, COM (2014) 14/2.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Closing the loop – A European...
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