Stainless Steel · Product form
Stainless Steel Billet
I need forging stock. Who supplies billet in this alloy and diameter?
What it is
Ingot that has been forged or rolled to a smaller round or square cross section, refining grain structure and homogenizing the microstructure. The standard input stock for forging and extrusion.
- Typical dimensions
- Commonly 4 to 16 inches diameter for aerospace alloys.
- Also known as
- billets, forging stock, forge stock, bloom
Suppliers
Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.
Mills and producers 5
Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.
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ATI Inc. VerifiedUS melted
Billet for onward forging and rolling. MELT ORIGIN re-confirmed 2026-07-30 and corroborated rather than superseded: this is an integrated domestic producer that melts its own material. It remains a per-heat question regardless. DFARS 252.225-7009 status is settled on the mill certificate for the specific heat, not by the company record.
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Carpenter Technology Corporation ReportedUS melted
Specialty long products including the precipitation hardening grades.
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Electralloy VerifiedUS melted
Billet across austenitic, martensitic, PH and duplex grades.
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North American Stainless Reported
Billet among the stainless flats and semi-finished range, from an integrated electric arc furnace melt shop at Ghent, Kentucky. Recorded from trade coverage.
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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products VerifiedUS melted
Unverified lead. No company source was reached; confirm product range before sourcing. Forging quality billet. Re-confirmed 2026-07-30 and corroborated by the melt routes established this pass: AOD, ESR and VAR at Bridgeville and VIM plus ESR or VAR at North Jackson. Those are different cleanliness levels, not synonyms. An aerospace specification usually names the one it requires, so ask for the route as well as the origin.
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