Implications for Ferroalloy Producers

摘要

Alloy Steels are steels containing by weight at least 1.6 percent Mu, 0.5 percent Si, 0.3 percent Cr or Ni, 0.0008 percent B of these, or 0.1 percent of any other element except C, Pb, N, P, or S. Stainless Steels contain at least 10.5 percent Cr, and Ni Alloys contain at least 30 percent Nickel. (fig. 1.1).Out of total steel production of 762 million tonnes finished products in 2000, the Alloy Steel production counted for only 9 percent in volume terms. Alloy Engineering Steels (workhorse grades are 4140, 4320, and 4330) make up the vast majority (72 percent) of Alloy Steels. Stainless Steels count for a significant 23 percent, followed by the 'niche market' steels, like Bearing Steels, Alloy Tool Steels, and Ni Alloys.In value terms however these so called 'niche market' steels are showing higher shares than commodity the value based shares shown in the picture above.