• Superior Steel Supply inventories, distributes and processes a wide range of heat-treated plate. ASTM A514 plate typically comes in a range of 3/16” up to 8” thick and is generally produced in 96” wide with various lengths. Standard lengths are 120”, 144”, 240”, 288”, 360” and 480”.
Superior Steel Supply can process your plate requirements to size with our inhouse and 3rd party burning services.
Plate produced domestically can accomplished by Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) mills that use 95%+ post-consumer recycled scrap, by integrated mills that use iron ore, cooked coal (coke) and limestone or by a rerolling mill that is buying semi-finished slabs from other sources.
The heat treat process occurs after the mill produces the plate. The heat treat process alters the physical properties generally increasing strength and yield.
Heat treat plate is commonly produced in ASTM A514, which has a minimum yield point of 100ksi.
ASTM is the American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM A514 plate is generally used in the wide array of steel applications including wear resistant applications, construction, heavy industry equipment, material handlers, equipment and MRO (maintenance, repair and operational).
ASTM A514 plate is a popular selection for use in the above applications as the material is commonly plasma cut, flame cut, laser cut, drilled, machined, welded and can be industrially coated.
