Manufacture of Stainless Steel Pipes and Wire Rods

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

The following photographs were taken at POSCO Special Steels in Korea.

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The making of seamless tubing, mostly stainless and other special steels, at POSCO Special Steels
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The drilled stainless steel ingots.
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The drilled stainless steel ingots.
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The drilled stainless steel ingots.
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The tube-making plant with induction heaters.
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The hot ingot of stainless steel.
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Stainless steel tubes, seamless.
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Ready for dispatch
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Stainless steel wire-rod.
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Stainless steel wire-rod.
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Stainless steel wire-rod.
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This is before the pickling operation.
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This is after the pickling operation.
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Ready ot ship.
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Stainless steel wire-rod.
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A stainless steel coil emerging from a hot furnace ready for quenching in water.
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Stainless steel.
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Stainless steel
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Stainless steel.
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Stainless steel.
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Stainless steel.
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The Stainless steel is made from high-quality scrap using an electric arc furnace.






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