Steel plates are flat sheets of steel that are used in an extensive variety of applications across industry, commerce and in consumer products contexts. Steel plates vary in terms of their widths, thicknesses, chemical compositions and in other ways, but they are consistently valued for their strength and durability.
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Block Steel Corp.Skokie, IL 847-966-3000 Block Steel`s roots began in the 1920`s when Albert Block started one of Chicago`s first steel warehouses. Block Steel continues its family tradition in Forest Park, Illinois and has become one the United States largest producers of quality and affordable steel plates. With a resume of over 60 years of outstanding quality and service, let Block Steel work for you.
Metal AssociatesPompton Plains, NJ 800-838-1978 Metal Associate's objective is to offer superior service. Responding to your needs is always their first priority. Establishing solid, long lasting relationships with their customers is the basis of their marketing philosophy. Contact Metal Associates by completing their online form or call their friendly, experienced personnel with your next steel plate quotation or requirement.
Leeco Steel, LLCLisle, IL 800-621-4366 Leeco Steel has spent over a century building its reputation as a premier supplier of high-quality steel plates, in addition to numerous other standard and specialty metal products. They offer exceptional quality, an expansive inventory, expert service and on time delivery. Leeco Steel is qualified to meet all your metal needs with the highest degree of satisfaction.
Yarde Metals, Inc.Southington, CT 800-444-9494 Yarde Metals operates with a philosophy of equality and respect. As a world wide ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified distributor of metal, with over 40 million dollars in stock of prime fully certified inventory and over 700,000 combined square footage from seven warehouses, Yarde Metals, Incorporated is your best choice for premium steel plates. Call today- you won't regret it!
Eaton Steel Bar CompanyOak Park, MI 248-398-3434 Since 1953, The Eaton Steel Bar Company has been at the forefront of cold-drawn and hot-rolled steel products. Drawing on our family-owned tradition, Eaton Steel is built on a solid foundation of trust, loyalty and stability. We have the capacity to warehouse 100,000 tons of inventory and ship up to 400,000 tons annually. Eaton Steel is positioned for long-term growth and profitability.
Skorr Steel Company, Inc.Brooklyn, NY 718-386-9577 With decades of experience as an expert run stainless supplier, Skorr knows what it'd doing. Skorr has offered specialty products for generations. When you need superior steel plates that other distributors just don't carry, Skorr is the supplier to rely on. Contact Skorr for specialty types, knowledgeable service and a quality inventory, that includes SST 15-5 PH plate and many others.
Penn Stainless ProductsQuakertown, PA 800-222-6144 Penn Stainless Products, Incorporated manufactures quality steel plates from a state-of-the-art 120,000 square foot facility in Pennsylvania. Penn practices on-going system improvements to insure that they supply their customers with the highest level of stainless products and in-house processing possible, in addition to excellent customer service and competitive pricing.
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Steel plates are very commonly used in construction and engineering in the construction of buildings, heavy equipment, municipal utilities and other structures that must be built with very strong materials. After service centers prepare steel plates, they are purchased and used in the building, automotive, electronics, shipbuilding and aerospace industries, among many others. Steel plates can be used in the construction of ship hulls, truck beds, bridges, freight liners, oil rigs, workbenches, shelving, freight elevators and many other kinds of buildings, vehicles and equipment. Because of their qualities of strength, durability and impact resistance, steel plates are used widely by defense contractors, law enforcement bodies and militaries for the protection of vehicles and buildings against explosions and ballistics. Steel plate armor remains and indispensable tool for protecting people from harm in many contexts.
Steel plates can be formed in a few ways. Hot rolling is among the most common steel plate shaping methods. Hot rolling processes are performed above the recrystallization temperature of the steel material. Recrystallization temperature is the temperature at which the structure of the material changes to the point where it loses its rigidity and becomes ductile. In other words, when enough heat is applied to steel, it can overcome its hardness and can be shaped easily. The steel, once it reaches this temperature, is passed through a series of rollers, which squeeze the steel into a flat shape. This process gives the steel its shape, and it also determines, to a significant extent, the steel plate's qualities of strength and durability. Steel plates can also be cold rolled, which is very similar to hot rolling except for the fact that the steel in cold rolling processes is not heated. This reduces the risk of oxidation and imparts compressive stress onto the material, which strengthens it. Hot rolling, though, produces few deformational stresses in the material than does cold rolling. Other plate forming services include plate sawing, heat treating, stress relieving, annealing, normalizing, flame cutting, special testing, milling, deburring, straightening and shot or sand blasting. Steel plates are often pickled in steel service centers, which is a treatment used to clean or remove impurities on steel by applying sulfuric or hydrochloric acid to the surface.
