Steel Billets: Frequently Asked Questions

Both are continuously cast semi-finished sections. A billet is the smaller section, up to about 160 mm square, and a bloom is larger, from about 200 mm square up. Billets are rolled into bars or forged into smaller parts, and blooms are rolled or forged into larger parts.

100 × 100, 125 × 125 and 160 × 160 mm billets, 200 × 200 and 250 × 250 mm blooms, and 200 mm diameter round blooms, in lengths up to 12 metres. Weights per metre are on the billet size chart.

All grades of carbon steel, alloy steel and stainless steel, including EN8, EN9, EN19, EN24, EN31, SAE 4140, 4340, 8620, 42CrMo4, 20MnCr5, 16MnCr5, ASTM A182 F11 and F22, SS410, H13 and D2. Custom analyses are made to the customer's specification.

Liquid steel is poured into a water-cooled copper mould and drawn out as a solid strand that is cut to length. It avoids the head and bottom crop losses of mould casting and gives a uniform structure in smaller sections.

Yes. They are forging-quality billets for forging, ring rolling, upsetting and rolling. They are suitable for sawing or shearing in the cold condition.

For a square section, weight in kg per metre is side in mm squared × 0.00785. For a round section it is diameter squared × 0.006165. Use the billet weight calculator for any length. Actual weight varies with corner radius and tolerance.

Billets and blooms are supplied in lengths up to 12 metres. Shorter cut lengths are supplied on request.

Yes. Heat treatment, spot grinding and full grinding are available on request, at extra charge.

Chemistry on an optical emission spectrometer, gas analysis for oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen, PMI verification, and a radioactive contamination test facility.

Kesari Alloys' guarantee on chemical composition applies while the material is in the uncut stage. Weight variations must be reported within 24 hours and complaints within 3 months, as per the supply conditions.

Price depends on the grade, section, length, testing and heat treatment, and on the raw material market on the day. Mild steel billets for re-rolling are priced as a commodity. Alloy forging billets are priced by grade and processing. Send your grade, size and quantity for a quotation.

Send the grade, standard, size, length and quantity with the delivery location to info@ksl.in, call +91 981 0112 977 or message on WhatsApp.