In order to easily and economically perform hot or cold processing to make various parts of engineering structures, the low alloy high strength steel must have appropriate forming properties. Like A36 carbon steel plate, carbon structural steel, low alloy high strength steel can generally be processed in such way, as well as cutting, punching, and machining. Although the yield point of low alloy high strength steel is high, even if the forming operation is deformed quite severely, cold bending presses, drawing machines, presses and other equipment used for carbon structural steel forming can also be used for low alloy high strength steel, but some equipment needs to be modified.
Recently, hot-rolled A36 carbon steel plate steel sheets abroad are increasingly being rolled by continuous casting steel slabs, and the surface quality of the steel sheets has been continuously improved and stabilized. Hot-rolled steel sheets in coils are also commonly used.
In the first quarter of 2020, the output of EU steel pipe industry decreased by 13.3% year-on-year, but it is considered to be flexible due to its close connection with the A36 carbon steel plate construction industry. However, demand for large welded pipes is expected to remain weak in the oil and gas industry. In 2020, the steel consumption of steel pipe industry will account for 13% of EU A36 carbon steel plate steel consumption market. Uestf predicts that in 2020, the output of steel pipe industry will continue the downward trend of 2019, with a year-on-year decrease of 19.4%, and a rebound of 9.8% in 2021.
