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JULY 2017
Levelling process dedicated to high strength
steel, strong structural steel and duplex
CIVIL engineering, aerospace, ship-building, energy engineering and mining,
and heavy-duty vehicle industries are increasingly demanding the use of
high strength and strong structural steel.
Even if the demand for this kind of material is still a niche in the whole
steel and stainless steel market, it is growing significantly year by year.
Consumption of strong structural steel in the construction field has grown
from 18 to 33 per cent in ten years.
The main reason this kind of steel is so widely used is its high resistance
to yielding. This primary feature produces a great advantage, as the high
resistance allows the use of reduced thicknesses, resulting in a lower
weight of construction while granting the same performance of the steel or
stainless steel, and allowing a larger capacity. The toughness together with
good workability, weldability and lightness make this type of steel suitable
for many uses.
In order to preserve the features of the materials, Viganò International has
designed a dedicated levelling process that keeps the strip in continuous
tension while passing in tandem through several single units featuring large
mechanical dimensions, and dedicated tensioning devices.
Viganò International Srl
– Italy
Fax: +39 0341 2633242
Email:
mktg@vigano.international
Website: www.vigano.international
Keeping the strip in tension