Steel · Product form
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 2
Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. VerifiedUS melted
Billets produced by EAF melting with ladle metallurgy furnace refining, solidified by continuous casting. Melted in an electric arc furnace with ladle metallurgy refining and continuously cast. Domestic melting, but DFARS 252.225-7009 status is settled per heat on the mill certificate.
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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products VerifiedUS melted
. 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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