Manufacturing Process

 

Picking & Coating

 The hot-rolled coil or wire rod passes through the pickling line, where hydrochloric acid
solution is used to remove surface scale for clean surface finish before further processing
and to form a lubrication film on the surface to reduce the coefficient of friction in the
drawing and cold working process.
The Gantry Crane moves between the tank during the process

 

Intermediate Drawing

This process which produces half-finished products for the following stage improves the
spherodized ratio during spheroidized annealing. The wire drawing machine composed of
(Supply Stand + Drawing Drum + Take up) stages produces half-finished coil products.

 

Spheroidized Annealing

This annealing process with the purpose of obtaining spheroidized carbides facilitates the cold works. Once inserted in the heat treatment furnace, the process takes place in the order of controlled heating up to a given time, temperature and furnace atmosphere, along with maintenance at such temperature during a certain period and cooling controlled in accordance with the purpose intended. This process is controlled by automatic heat cycle.
Dongbu Steel offers 54 heat cycles.

 

Skin Pass

The wire drawing machine produces half-finished coils where products meet the customers'
needs in terms of the size and mechanical properties of products

Steel Type Quality Characteristics

Classification by Mechanical Properties

Class Symbol Process T/S
(Tension Strength)
HRB
(Hardness)
Remarks
SWCH25K SA 46 under 72 under SKP:5% max.
WD:15% max.
(R)AIP 72 under 97 under
(S)AIP 68 under 94 under
SAF 46 under 72 under
SAIP 50 under 85 under
SWCH45K SA 54 under 82 under SKP:5% max.
WD:15% max.
(R)AIP 72 under 97 under
(S)AIP 68 under 94 under
SAF 54 under 86 under
SAIP 56 under 92 under
PSASAIP 54 under 86 under
SCM435 SA 58 under 86 under SKP:5% max
WD:15% max
(R)AIP 75 under 99 under
(S)AIP 72 under 97 under
PASAF 56 under 92 under
PASAIP 58 under 92 under
PSASAIP 56 under 90 under

 

Classification by Cemical Components

Class Symbol Chemical Composition(%) Remarks
C Si Mn P S AI
SWRCH 6A 0.08 max 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min. Aluminium
Killed Steel
SWRCH 8A 0.10 max 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 10A 0.08-0.13 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 12A 0.10-0.15 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 15A 0.13-0.18 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 16A 0.13-0.18 0.10 max 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 18A 0.15-0.20 0.10 max 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 19A 0.15-0.20 0.10 max 0.70-1.00 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 20A 0.18-0.23 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 22A 0.18-0.23 0.10 max 0.70-1.00 0.030 max. 0.035 max. 0.02 min.
SWRCH 10K 0.08-0.13 0.10 max 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. - Killed Steel
SWRCH 12K 0.10-0.15 0.10-0.35 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 15K 0.13-0.18 0.10-0.35 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 16K 0.13-0.18 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 17K 0.15-0.20 0.10-0.35 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 18K 0.15-0.20 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 20K 0.18-0.23 0.10-0.35 0.30-0.60 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 22K 0.18-0.23 0.10-0.35 0.70-1.00 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 24K 0.19-0.25 0.10-0.35 1.35-1.65 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 25K 0.22-0.28 0.10-0.35 0.30-0.65 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 27K 0.22-0.29 0.10-0.35 1.20-1.50 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 30K 0.27-0.33 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 33K 0.30-0.36 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 35K 0.32-0.38 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 38K 0.35-0.41 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 40K 0.37-0.43 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 41K 0.36-0.44 0.10-0.35 1.35-1.65 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 43K 0.40-0.46 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 45K 0.42-0.48 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 48K 0.45-0.51 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -
SWRCH 50K 0.47-0.53. 0.10-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.030 max. 0.035 max. -

 

Product Guarantee Availability

Dimenstion

Manufacturing
Process Symbol
Size Tolerance Out-of-round
R, RA, SA 10 less
10 ~ 16
16 more than
± 0.4
± 0.4
± 0.5
0.4 less
0.5 less
0.6 less
AIP, SAIP
PASAIP
PSASAIP
10 less
10 ~ 16
16 more than
0, -0.03
0, -0.04
0, -0.05
0.01 less
0.015 less
0.025 less
SAF,
PASAF
10 less
10 ~ 16
16 more than
± 0.3
± 0.4
± 0.5
0.03 less
0.04 less
0.05 less
Hexagonal 10 less
10 ~ 16
16 more than
0, -0.08
0, -0.09
0, -0.10
0.02 less
0.025 less
0.03 less

 

Decarburization Depth

Symbol Carbon Steel Alloy Steel
Manufacturing
Process
Size(mm) DM-F DM-T DM-F DM-T
RA, SA 10 less
10 more than
0.04
0.05
0.15
0.20
0.04
0.05
0.15
0.20
SAF,
PASAF
8 less
8 ~ 14
14 ~ 20
20 more than
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.15
0.20
0.20
0.25
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.12
0.15
0.20
0.25
SAIP
PASAIP
8 less
8 ~ 14
14 ~ 20
20 more than
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.12
0.15
0.20
0.20
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.10
0.12
0.15
0.20

* DM-F : Decarburization Microscope Ferrite
* DM-T : Decarburization Microscope Total

 

Spheroidized Ratio

Manufacturing
Process Symbol
Spheroidized Ratio(%)
RA, (R)AIP -
SA, (S)AIP, SCD 70 ± 10
SAF, SAIP, PASAF, PASAIP, SWCD 80 Over
PSASAIP, SWSCD 90 Over

 

Mechanical Properties

Steel Manufacturing
Process Symbol
Tensil Strength
(Kg/§±)
Reduction of Area
(%)
Remarks
SWCH45K RA
SA
(R)AIP
(S)AIP
SAF
SAIP
PSASAIP
64  or less
60  or less
72  or less
68  or less
58  or less
62  or less
56  or less
60 or more
63 or more
55 or more
60 or more
65 or more
62 or more
65 or more
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12%Max