Slitting
Our inline and stand-alone slitters compliment the pickling process. Our slitting lines are state-of-the-art .375” & .500” gauge slitters, 72” wide. As a value-added service, we provide processing in one convenient location, which delivers a freight advantage to our customers. Additionally, we offer a robust suite of value-added services, including light-gauge slitting and heavy- gauge slitting. Quality, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction are our main objectives in providing these additional services.
Capabilities
In-line Slitting
| Samuel Steel Pickling - Cleveland, Ohio | Samuel Steel Pickling - Twinsburg, Ohio | Samuel Nelson Steel - Stoney Creek, Ontario | |
| Gauge | .060 - .500" | .060 - .500" | .150 - .500" |
| Max Width |
48" at .500" 72" at .250" |
48" at .500" 72" at .250" |
48" at .500" 67" at .250" |
| Yield Strength | 50,000 psi | 50,000 psi | 50,000 psi |
| Max Number of Mults |
3 at .500" 8 at .250" |
3 at .500" 8 at .250" |
3 at .438" 7 at .250" |
| Side Scrap | 1/2" min per side or twice thickness, whichever greater | 1/2" min per side or twice thickness, whichever greater | 3/8" min per side or twice thickness, whichever greater |
| Minimum Finished Slit Width | 8" | 8" | 8" |
| Side Trim Width | 18" min/72" max | 18"/72" max | 18"/72" max |
| Slit Width Tolerance |
.60" - .200": + 0.30"/-0 .201" - .500":+ 0.30"/-0 |
.60" - .200": + 0.30"/-0 .201" - .500":+ 0.30"/-0 |
.150" - .200": + 0.30"/-0 .201" - .500":+ 0.30"/-0 |
Please inquire for material with yield strength >50,000 psi.
Heavy Gauge Slitting
| Samuel Steel Pickling - Cleveland, Ohio | Samuel Steel Pickling - Twinsburg, Ohio | Samuel Nelson Steel - Stoney Creek, Ontario | |
| Material Yield | ** |
80,000 psi max at .250" 70,000 psi max at .375" 60,000 psi max > .375" |
90,000 psi max at .375" |
| Strip Thickness | ** |
Rewinding: .081" - .500" Slitting: .081" - .500" |
Rewinding: .040" - .375" Slitting: .060" - .375" |
| Max Coil Weight | ** | 80,000 lbs. | 80,000 lbs. |
| Incoming Coil Width | ** | 12" min / 74" max | 12" min / 74" max |
| Finished Coil Width | ** | 8" min / 73" max | 2" min / 72.5" max |
| Incoming Coil OD | ** | 46" min / 84" max | 36" min / 80" max |
| Finished Coil OD | ** | 30" min / 84" max | 80" max |
| Incoming Coil ID | ** | 24" - 33" | 20" - 24" |
| Finished Coil ID | ** | 24" or 30" | 20" or 24" |
| No. of Slitter Heads | ** | 2 | 3 |
| Required Min. Scrap Width | ** | 1/2" per side |
.040" - .125": 3/16 per side .126" - .250": 1/4" per side |
| Max. Scrap Width | ** | 1.5" |
2.5" |
| Unwind/Rewind Direction | ** | Over |
Over |
| Max # of Mults | ** |
Based on 60,000 psi yield strength .081" - .375": 9 @ 8" .376 - .500": 6 @ 12 |
Based on 60,000 psi yield strength .060" - .074": 20 .075" - .089": 17 .090: - .102" : 15 .103" - .119" : 13 .120" - .134" : 11 .135" - .155" : 10 .156" - .179" : 9 .180" - .194" : 8 .195" - .224" : 7 .225" - .250" : 6 .251" - .312" : 5 .313 - .375" : 4 |
| Side Trim Width | ** |
74" max |
72.5" max |
** In-line slitting only at this location
Please inquire for additional slit width information for yield strength over 60,000 psi.
Specifications
Highlights of our specification include:
- In-line slitting gauge range of .060 - .500" in Twinsburg and Cleveland, .150 - .500" in Stoney Creek
- A diverse range of slit sizes for our heavy gauge slitters, available at our Twinsburg and Stoney Creek locations
