The Choice of Steel

Steel is the most important construction material. In machine and plant engineering, vehicle construction, shipbuilding, steel construction, and many other industrial sectors, it cannot be replaced by any other material. For every application, there are suitable steel grades available on the market. The fine-tuning of the desired properties can be carried out in the further processing stages until the material optimally meets the required product specifications. The number of possibilities is vast, making it challenging to find or produce the exact right steel. This handbook helps you solve this problem. It shows, among other things, which systematic approaches and tools you can use to narrow down the relevant steel grade, the most important product-related properties and delivery forms, as well as the appropriate further processing of the material.