B001en Steel Bars / Wire Rods
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Contact for inquiries: Bar & Wire Rod Unit of NIPPON STEEL TEL: +81-03-6867-5512
Trademarks: SteeLinC, XSTEELIA, SYNERGIA, MAESTRIA and are registered trademarks of NIPPON STEEL.
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World-leading steel bar and wire products to meet a wide variety of needs TM is a brand of the Bar & Our steel bar and wire rod products are trusted by many customers in Japan and overseas, Wire Rod Unit of NIPPON STEEL Group. and are used in a wide variety of fields such as for automobiles, construction, heavy industry, TM electrical appliances and OA devices.
NIPPON STEEL will continue to develop new products and improve manufacturing processes, by advancing technologies and skills, and respond to customer needs, such as the lightening of important parts with high-strength products, the promotion of process saving and energy saving with excellently formable products,
Brand Statement
The Bar & Wire Rod Unit of NIPPON STEEL has accumulated experience in manufacturing including processing and the technologies used in processing. Based on this, we are committed to increase the value and productivity of customers' products through the provision of the world's most advanced steel bar and wire rod products and the creation of values resulting from the combination of our steel and customers' manufacturing method.
NIPPON STEEL (7 product-type units) Innovation of next-generation values Strength in advanced technologies and through the multiplication of on-site competence Flat Products Plate Bar & Wire Rod Construction Pipe & Tube Railway, Titanium & “steel materials × processing method” (i.e., strength in basic quality) Products Automotive & Specialty Machinery Parts Stainless Steel TM TM Steel Bars Wire rods Manufacturing mills: Manufacturing mills: Muroran, Muroran, Kyushu (Yawata), East Nippon (Kamaishi, Kimitsu), Kansai (Wakayama) Kyushu (Yawata) We consider the synergy effect with our customers the We have been putting our energy into improving the skill We are the Best Steelmaker with most valuable goal of our Bar & Wire Rod Unit, and thereby levels of the individual workers who actually produce our provide a comprehensive solution by combining our steel products, in order to allow the workers to manufacture World-Leading Capabilities materials and the customer's processing method based steel materials that are designed with advanced technol- Contents NIPPON STEEL realizes the full potential of on our strength in technologies, quality, supply system and ogies in an accurate and stable way. Application examples 04 Major manufacturing facilities 14 steel products as industrial materials, and thus skilled workers. High-end products created XSTEELIATM High-function bar 08 Manufacturing sizes 16 contributes not only to the developing needs of and wire rod products through our pursuit of the "full potential of steel" customers but also to the creation of an affluent Manufacturing process 10 Types of steel for manufacturing 18 society. TM Introduction of Example of binding, 12 20 our manufacturing bases packing and representation
Notice: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within this publication, the use of the information is at the reader’s risk and no warranty is implied or expressed by NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION with respect to the use of theinformation contained herein. The information in this ication i ct to c an o o ification it o t notic a contact t o fic o t at t in o ation In pursuit of a high-end product range that realizes the ultimate potential of steel, we have Please refrain from unauthorized reproduction or copying of the contents of this publication. released innovative new products that contribute to high strength, high durability, omission of na o o o ct an ic o n in t i ication a t a a o i t t a a o a fi iat co ani o t i a ti antin i t to o a fi iat co ani oc an n i on nta on o fina o ct n t t i co it to t Other product or service names shown may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. i t fici nc an o anc o t cia t
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TM Application examples [Automobile]
Automobiles made in Japan are well-known as being No.1 in the world in terms of quality and performance. Our products have shared in the support of this successful technology. We have always been the leader in the technical e e op ent fie it e a to eepin e ic e ei t o n o t e e e op ent o tee a in ic t e an act in process can be omitted, or environmentally friendly steel bars such as lead-free bars, etc. We are capable of providing our c to e it app op iate e tion e ectin o o i e ifie p o ct en ita e o t e ape o t e pa t function, manufacturing method, etc. of your intended purpose.
Untempered steel Case hardening steel Soft cold forged steel □ Fastener Spring steel □ Crank shaft Bearing steel □ Drive shaft □ Valve spring □ Steering gear
□ CVJ
□ Differential gear □ Connecting rod □ Suspension spring
□ Stabilizer
□ Lower arm Structure of steel radial tire □ Drive shaft □ Joint yoke □ Transmission gears
□ Stabilizer □ Bearing □ Differential gear
□ Steel cord Knuckle spindle □ Steering rack bar © Bridgestone Corporation □ Hub □ Steel tire cord Steel radial tires are excellent in safety and are very economical making them very popular. We have received high acclaim both domestically and □ Suspension spring overseas, as one of the most reliable makers of □ Common rail wire rods for steel cords.
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Our steel materials are used everywhere from urban development to living-ware. Representative eco-products Our wire rods for bridge cables in long-span bridge projects, our high-function products that provide high-safety construction and civil engineering and our products that contribute to reducing impact on the environment, and electric S o e eco p o ct t at e ce t e en on t e en i on ent to t e a i e tent it in t e o o inin a po e ine in t e ene fie a e e p o e in apan an o e ea n a p ace c o e to i e t e o fice e ip ent an materials > transportation > manufacturing of steel materials > forming and assembly of parts and members > use of the product by the supplies and bed springs are highly evaluated. customer > ec c in ean o it tec nica e e op ent t en t one o t e e t in t e o an a e on t e p i o op o ( i e c e e ent e a e int o cin o ep e entati e p o ct
□ High-strength bolts □ Steel for high strength chain □ Saw wires □ PWS (Parallel wire strand) □ Power transmission / □ Connecting rod High-strength, high-quality bolts Development of high strength steel The wire rods we manufacture for saw In order to respond to customers' distribution lines The steel for cracking connecting rods developed through proprietary chemi- with low weight, durability and long wires reduce the inclusion to the needs for long bridge projects, which The Plated steel wires with high corro- with both high fatigue strength and cal composition designs. service life required for anchoring utmost limit at which snapping may be are expanding all over the world, we sion resistance and steel stranded cutting formability. Contributing to materials such as marine structures caused when wire drawing or during have developed products with the wires using hard steel wire rod have reducing CO2 emissions by realizing and ships. the cutting process. world’ s highest strength up to a reduced the life-cycle cost, and also lighter and better fuel economy for 2.0GPa grade using our original pro- contributed to the LCA of end prod- automobiles. cess (DLP). ucts.
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□ Miniature bearing □ Bed springs □ Staples □ OA shafts Example of using Developed low-carbon and lead-free Bearings with an outer diameter of 30 Developed steel for bed spring with The development of high-quality OA shaft (light-blue part) mm or less, made of steel balls with high carbon steel wire material. It is staples is achieved by a mild steel free-cutting steel with low environmen- extremely roundness in nanometers. It excellent in elasticity, durability, shape wire material that achieves optimum tal impact. Excellent cutting formability has long life and lighter weight, and conservation, contributing to the com- strength and dimensional stability by improves productivity and realizes the it in a i an o fi fort of living. original component design. OA shafts of smooth machined surfac- es.
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TM High-function bar and wire rod products
High strength Omission of Environmental Area Application Product name and characteristics Advantages for customers weight process response reduction Easy workability Others
Hot forged parts High-strength non-refining steel for hot forging •Component design according to the purpose, form and size of forged products on the customer side •Enables omission of quenching and tempering processes Cold forged parts Steel bar for cold forging •A wide range of strength and excellent workability •Enables cold forging for a wide range of purposes and processing types
Engine •Component design according to the purpose and processing type of customers Connecting rod Steel for high-strength connecting rod •High fatigue and high buckling non-refining steel •Contributes to weight reduction and fuel improvement •Steel for cracking that provides compatibility of high fatigue strength and machinability •Enables omission of manufacturing processes Wire rods for high-strength valve springs •High cleanliness and long life •Satisfies both high strength and good workability •Reduces string weight and engine size Automobiles Valve spring Gear Streel for high-strength gears •Optimal component design according to customers' needs •Contributes to weight reduction and fuel improvement (XG5, CM201, etc.) •XG5:excellent tooth strength and tooth bending strength •Enables cold forging in combination with spheroidizing heat treatment •CM201:excellent cycle bending strength, reduces carburized abnormal layers •XG5:enables cold forging and provides thick carburized hardening-layers •CM201:realizes longer fatigue life Parts for soft nitriding Low-distortion and high-durability steel for soft nitriding •Pitching resistance resulting from hardening of deep layers, high fatigue strength •Enables omission of the tooth repair cutting process by quenching to reduce distortion
Transmission Carburized parts Coarse grain prevention steel (NSACE™) •Coarse grain prevention during high-temperature carburizing •Enables omission of high-temperature carburizing and intermediate heat treatment processes Mild alloy •Same components as standardized steel •Enables omission of the annealing treatment process before cold processing •Reduces hardness with the same rolling method •Same hardness distribution as conventional materials after carburizing and quenching Super mild alloy •Addition of trace elements •Enables omission of the annealing treatment process before cold processing •Hardness equivalent to spheroidizing annealing (SA) with the same rolling method •Enables further softening and extension of life of metal molds when SA is adapted High-frequency Steel for high-strength, •Excellent bearing fatigue strength and bending fatigue strength •Enables omission of the carburizing heat treatment process quenched parts high-frequency quenching •Optimal component design according to customers' needs •Contributes to high-torque types and reducing part size Cold headed parts Super Forge (SF) •Controlled rolling – the combination of controlled cooling and spheroidizing •Contributes to increasing the limit of processing when forging annealing improves the level of spheroidizing of carbides
Suspension Shafts Steel for direct normalizing treatment (FG, DN) •Refining of structures using the controlled rolling method •Enables omission of the normalizing treatment process High-strength, high-toughness steel without •Our unique rolling method achieves high strength and high toughness equivalent the quench-and-temper process to quenched and tempered steel •The steel is available to reduce the quench-and-temper process Suspension springs Steel for high-strength suspension springs •Excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and toughness •Contributes to the improvement of suspension design flexibility and weight reduction Tires Wire rod for steel tire codes •Reduces hard inclusions and segregation •Enables a stable wire drawing processing that prevents disconnection •Stable code property (strength, etc.) with small component fluctuations •High-strength special component menu enables weight reduction of tires •Our original high strength component design •Thin wire rod menu enables omission of processes •Thin wire rod (can supply wire rod with diameters of 3.8Φ, 4.0Φ and 4.5Φ)
Bolts and nuts Steel for high-strength bolts (MB series, ADS series) •Controls hydrogen embrittlement (delayed fracture) and contributes to high strength •Contributes to the weight reduction by decreasing bolt size and the number of construction bolts Boron steel for cold forging (SBR, NHB™) •Maintains adequate bolt strength without a spheroidizing annealing process by •Enables simplification of heat treatment process reducing the carbon amount and adding boron •Reduces costs for alloy steel
Fastener Non-refining steel for cold forging •Our original high-strength and non-refining component design •Enables omission of quenching and tempering processes after cold forging (requires bluing treatment) (NHF™, SUC80D) •Enables cold forging while maintaining high strength Non-annealing type low-carbon aluminum •Prevents strain aging •Enables repeated processes without annealing killed steel (SNH*: A/B) •Small processing hardening during cold forging New soft wire rod (DS, DL) •In-line softening treatment realizes a hardness level equivalent to that of the •Extends the life span of metal molds normal annealing with the same rolling process •Enables omission of the annealing process after wire drawing Simplified annealing wire rod (ED, EC, ES) •In-line softening treatment realizes uniform refining of annealing structures •Extends the life span of metal molds •Reduces hardness level after annealing •Enables simplification (omission of grinding) in the wire drawing process Cutting parts Non-refining steel for direct cutting •A wide range of strength •Enables omission of quenching and tempering processes •Component design according to customers' purposes Free-cutting steel for machine structure •Mechanical characteristics equivalent to carbon steel for mechanical structure •Extends the life span of tools and alloy steel for mechanical structure •Increases productivity •Excellent machinability
Industrial and Industrial SUMI-CUT™ (low-carbon free-cutting steel) •Excellent machinability (containing sulfur, sulfur + lead) •Extends the life span of tools •Increases productivity
Industrial and Lead-free free-cutting steel •Excellent machinability (no lead added) •Expands the life span of tools •Increases productivity •Reduces environmental load substances (EZ, SMIGREEN™S, T, CS) electrical machinery Solar power Wire rod for saw wire (SPURKSTM) •High cleanliness and surface uniformity •Reduces wire disconnection during wire drawing and cutting processes (saw wires) •Thin wire rod (can supply wire rod with diameters of 3.8Φ, 4.0Φ, 4.5) •Reduces the cutting loss of silicon wafer, etc. due to thin wires electrical machinery High power bolts SHTB™, steel for high-tension bolt •Controls hydrogen embrittlement and contributes to high strength •Enables reduction of the size of joint works and construction costs Steel for fire resistant bolts •Excellent fire resistance •Applied to connecting bolts of fire resistant (FR) steel for construction structures Steel for weather resistant bolts •Excellent weather resistance •Applied to connecting bolts of steel structures such as bridges Bridge cables Wire rod for high-strength bridge cables •Thick and high strength materials •Enables the reduction of design flexibility of bridges and decrease of construction costs •Received the "Main Award" of the 47th (FY 2014) Ichimura Prize in Industry public works public
Construction and Construction Chains Steel for high-strength chains •Our original component design contributes to high strength •Enables weight reduction of chains for mooring of marine structures, etc Wire mesh for bank TOUGH GUARD™ series •Holds about 5 times more corrosion resistance than the conventional zinc •Extends the life span and reduces costs Construction and protection, fences, aluminum alloy •Excellent environmental performance power transmission / distribution lines, *Based on the corrosive loss evaluation by plate type in 5,000 hours of salt water spraying
public works infrastructure works public etc. Steel codes, piano wires, Thin wire rod •Wire diameter (thin) •Enables omission of the patenting process hard steel wires, (5.0Φ, 4.5Φ, 4.0Φ, 3.8Φ, 3.6Φ) •Excellent wire drawing capability •Enables omission of the wire drawing process wire rods for welding, etc. area Bridge cable, DLP™ wire rod •Our original in-line heat treatment wire rod •Enables omission of the heat treatment process (LP = lead patenting) by the customer cold forged parts, (DLP™: Direct in-Line Patenting) •Excellent balance of strength and extension •Contributes to environmental load reduction by saving energy
Common etc.
Common area Common •Can be used for a wide range of purposes •Ontributes to the reduction of environmental load substances
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Secondary efinin
Degassing (RH, VAD, etc.)
Basic Continuous casting Reheating furnace Blooming Hot scarf Billeting oxygen furnace Blast furnace
Desulfurization Dephosphorylation a e efinin (LF, etc.)
Billet p ification Heating furnace Wire rolling Controlled cooling Secondary Processing Ultrasonic inspection
Binding Annealing
Magnetic particle inspection Packing Shipping Flaw removal Coating Wire drawing Full length treatment check
Poilling
Defect removal
Surface defect / internal defect Binding / Heating furnace Steel bar rolling dimensions / shape testing Representation Shipping
On-site capability that supports Skills training for next-generation Integrated traceability system advanced technologies Collaboration with workers cooperating companies Traceability of single bar management Cultivation of human resources Self-management to provide training Steel materials are manufactured under strict quality control. meeting The manufacturing history can be traced back to the rolling e e fi e at manufacturing sites Handing down Safety and Sanitation and steelmaking process by one product unit*, which Steel- Risk assessment Blooms / We are committed to improving the skills of each worker who Development ensures the reliability and safety of products. making Billets manufactures products in order to build steel materials, Growth * Wire rod : 1 coil unit, steel bar : shifted from 1 lot unit to an integrated manage- Blooming which are designed using advanced technologies, with elab- Basics Manager training ment system. Blooms / Billets orate work in a precise and stable manner. We train workers Technical skill triathlon to become an "artisan" with a high level of skill through the Skills for checking and maintaining equipment Rolling int at o a o fi t an o c to First in Steel bars the industry! Producing prominent craftsmen Up to approximately 200 bars are manufactured from a Our site workers strive to acquire the world's top level skills in Cutting single billet. In the past, accurate tracking after the cutting order to manufacture high-quality products. Many of our oc a i fic t t can con ct a t ac ac Binding skilled workers have received honorable recognition from the to the casting section for even a single bar, based on our government such as the Contemporary Master Craftsman*1 Excellent in quality control and analysis skills of ta i nt o t c no o o in fi ta in own in-house technologies. or Medal with Yellow Ribbon*2. i o n in fin inc ion o a o ore (enhancement of productivity), commitment to ttac in an i entification it fin guidance and fostering of younger operators code to each bar Tracking information *1 : Contemporary Master Craftsman: recognition given to those who contributed to the development of industry with excellent skills. *2 : Medal with a Yellow Ribbon: recognition given to those who have persevered in a task on the front lines and have acquired skills or made achievements that can be a role model for others. * System handled only by Muroran Works.
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Multiple steelworks provide strong supply capabilities.
NIPPON STEEL boosts the steelmaking technologies of 100-year results, working alongside the Japanese manufacturing industry. Manufacturing technologies, material design Centering on the 13 nationwide manufacturing sites having know-how accumulated over many years and state-of-the-art technologies, we stably supply high-quality Japan-made products in cooperation with each research laboratory. Our technologies and design meet customers’ demands for high strength, high quality, cost reduction, environmental response, etc.
NIPPON STEEL Group strives to create Proposals A w i d e r a n g e o f s t e e l t y p e s new value together with our customers. We design the most suitable carbon amount and alloy ingredients in We continue to deliver solution proposals to our customers Muroran Works with our integrated strength – workers with advanced skills Quality order to realize an adequate range of strength for customers' use. as well as technologies, quality and the supply system St e e l b a r s supported by them. Technologies Delivery In c l u s i o n c o n t r o l W i r e r o d s We are able to reduce the level of non-metal inclusions to the limit. On-Site Competence Processing and heat treatment technologies a t nace o in We also suggest the active use of non-metal materials by controlling the form. We are committed to various research areas including technologies T e c h n o l o g i e s a n d s k i l l s f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g for usage and solution, which provide support to the manufacturing East Nippon Works Kimitsu area process of customers. This can offer customers with proposals for the omission of processes, cost reduction and functional improve- W i r e r o d s We are committed to the accurate and stable manufacturing of steel ment of parts. Steel bar and wire rod manufacturing bases that is elaborately designed, using state-of-the-art manufacturing a t nace o in aci iti a anc o ction t c no o i an i o i- C u t t i n g t e c h n o l o g y Research and development bases enced engineers. ea fice fice anc e We are working on simulations to evaluate the East Nippon Works Designing the carbon amount and inclusions based machinability of steel materials using various Kamaishi area on purposes and parts cutting techniques (such as turning and drilling). We are proposing to customers not only new W i r e r o d s
Kansai Works Wakayama area ) materials with improved machinability but also St e e l b a r s Common rails cutting conditions for those materials. Rolling ( ) Bearing( ) Cutting test (lathe turning) Kyushu Works Yawata area Springs ( . suspension ) a t nace o in St e e l b a r s F o r g i n g t e c h n o l o g y High-strength STC bolts W i r e r o d s cleanliness factor (high High-carbon By making full use of our state-of-the-art forging wire, PWS, etc. testing machines and simulation technology, we Steel Gears, CVT ( a part ) a t nace o in sheets ( , a part ) are engaged in research and development on the Reduction to the utmost minimum minimum utmost the to Reduction optimum design of forging processes and the 0.5 1.0 C% prediction of critical cracking stress during Rack bars Main performance Amagasaki Research and requirements Marking forging. Development Center Fatigue strength / Nuts( ) Crankshafts, fatigue life suspension systems Delayed fracture Head Office tia ia co o in t t ( , a part ) resistance Chugoku Impact-resistant characteristics Nagoya Marketing Hasaki Research and Connecting rods Marketing Branch Cold workability Branch Development Center Secondary and tertiary processing techniques :Hot processing Machinability Controlling form form Controlling performance)(high :Cold processing We are also working on technical developments Research & Split property □ Engineering Center (Futtsu) in t fi o con a an t tia oc in including wire drawing. In addition, we are proposing steel products that will demonstrate a a fic Comparison of strengths of various materials their true value when processed and heat treated by customers, such as steel wire rods for Iron and steel high-strength steel cord. Steel cord multi-pass drawing machine in an a in a o Heat treatment technology Copper and copper alloy By making full use of our state-of-the-art heat Concrete* (*compressive strength) treatment testing facility and simulation-based predictions of heat treatment distortion, we Engineering plastic provide customers with recommended heat ca on fi treatment conditions. By utilizing a huge amount Tensile strength (MPa) of material property data, which is one of the 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Muroran Works all-weather berth RORO ship strengths of a steelmaker, heat treatment distortion can be predicted for any type of steel Vacuum carburizing furnace Stable supply system with multiple Stable and reliable product transport material. (testing facility) steelworks system Fracture-splitting technologies With 5 blast furnace bases and 5 rolling mill bases (3 steel bar steel- We utilize automated high-rise warehouses to store rolled coils, in works and 4 wire rod steelworks), our Bar & Wire Rod Unit can o to a oi acci nta a o t We assist customers in developing processing respond to environmental changes and contingencies in a prompt For transportation, we have introduced small roll-on/roll-off ships for methods, all through our abundant technologies o t at ia o a a - an i ann o a t to o c t o ot a i t- steel bars and wire rods. Products are directly loaded onto and oped fracture-splitting/cracking steel for high ies has been developed so that we can address a long-term disaster unloaded from such ships using pallets, which reduces the handling strength connecting rods that are formed in one during a customer's BCP (business continuity plan). We received time. We have also introduced all-weather berths for stable delivery, piece, then cracked, and then assembled again, good reviews from customers for our stable quality and delivery ic a o to ta t an o t o ct it o t in in nc which reduces both engine weight and manufac- during the Great East Japan Earthquake. by weather. turing costs. Cracking connecting rod (cracked surface shown in the image at upper left) 12 13
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Process Muroran East Nippon (Kamaishi) East Nippon (Kimitsu) Kyushu (Yawata)
Iron- Blast furnace capacity 2902m3 × 1 furnace 4500 m3, 5555 m3, 2 furnaces 2150m 3 x 1 furnace making x Number of furnaces
Preliminary Molten iron pretreatment (TPC type) Molten iron pretreatment, KR Dephosphorization induction furnace, KR processing Basic oxygen furnace capacity x number 270T / CH × 2 furnaces 255T / CH x 2 furnaces 70T / CH x 3 furnaces of converter furnaces Steel- making Continuous 350 × 560mm (4 strands), 220 × 220mm (6 strands) 305 x 502mm (4 strands) 335 × 462mm (2-strand), 339 × 456mm (3-strand) casting