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Steel Strip and Foil

I need thin gauge coil held to a precision tolerance. Who rolls it?

What it is

Precision thin gauge flat product, supplied in coil and rolled to tolerances tighter than commercial sheet. Produced by precision rolling mills that buy sheet or slab from primary producers.

Typical dimensions
Roughly 0.0005 to 0.030 inch thick, narrow widths.
Also known as
foil, strip, precision strip, thin gauge coil

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.

  • Cleveland-Cliffs Verified
    Cleveland, OH · Mill

    Flat-rolled coil, including grain-oriented and non-oriented electrical steel. Electrical steel is the core material in motors and transformers.

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  • Fort Wayne, IN · Mill Recycler
    US melted

    Hot rolled, cold rolled, metallic coated, painted and digital printed coil from the Flat Roll Group. 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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Distributors and stockists 1

Companies that hold inventory for resale. Faster and available in small quantities, at a markup. Ask what mill the material came from if traceability matters.

  • Olympic Steel Verified
    Highland Hills, OH · Distributor Service provider

    Coil and tin mill products, recorded as strip. Slitting and shearing in house.

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