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Carbon and the Basics
Stainless
Aluminum
Processing/Manufacturing
Common Acronyms
100
This is what is known as "plain carbon steel" or "black carbon"
What is A36
100
These two elements make the difference between carbon and stainless
What are nickle and chromium
100
This is mined to begin the aluminum making process
What is bauxite?
100
This simple process takes coil and makes sheet of the same width.
What is CTL (or Cutting to length)
100
HRAP
What is hot rolled annealed and pickled?
200
When you see a G in the classification of a sheet it means this
What is Galvanized
200
The largest consumers of stainless steel worldwide are automotive, construction, and this other industry
What is the food industry
200
This product comes from the refining of bauxite
What is alumina?
200
This process cuts steel coils length and width wise.
What is blanking
200
CS-B
What is commercial steel?
300
Sheet is classified as below this thickness
What is 3/16"
300
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY** The L in a stainless steel material description stands for this
What is low carbon
300
This type of sheet can commonly be found in the beds of trucks, walkways and flooring.
What is alumnium tread plate
300
This process is an extra step that heats the metal in order to soften it
What is annealing
300
ME
What is mill edge?
400
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY** The L in carbon material descriptions stands for this
What is lead
400
Thickness for stainless sheet and coil are classified using these
What are gauges
400
This digit in the designation system classifies the alloy by series of the principle alloying element
What is the first digit?
400
Companies may order steel containing this in order to protect the surface of the product.
What is film
400
AMS
What is aerospace material specifications?
500
This process is done to sheet and coil by Singer Steel in place of HRPO
What is the SCS (or Smooth Clean Steel) Process?
500
This finish can only be produced in Asia therefore has an unusually long lead time
What is #8 Non-directional
500
1000 3000 4000 and 5000 series are all types of this kind of aluminum alloy
What are non-heat treatable alloys?
500
This process cuts coil down the center to create smaller widths.
What is slitting?
500
ASTM
What is American Society for Testing & Materials?