Beam blanks are near-net-shape products used to feed medium and heavy section mills. This state-of-the-art casting technology was invented by SMS Concast, which is the market leader in this specialist field.

Where beneficial, SMS Concast can equip the casters with special strand-reheating systems to control the beam-blank tip temperature before entry to the straightening zone. This is particularly important when micro-alloy steel grades are cast in large beam blanks, both to optimize the metallurgical properties and avoid transverse cracks. Also the SMS Concast ExpertShape mold tubes have a very positive impact to reduce web crack formation.

An important aspect is that SMS group can offer the complete processing chain for the production of beam blanks from one source: SMS Concast provides the caster, whereas the remaining parts of the process come from the global market leader SMS group, such as the EAF melt shop and secondary metallurgy upstream and downstream the required medium or heavy section rolling mill.