Cold-rolled and surface-coated products

The range of cold-rolled and surface-coated products includes high-quality steel grades with the finest tolerances with regard to mechanical key characteristics and dimensions. The manufacturing program comprises cold-rolled drawn, deep-drawn and specially drawn steel grades, construction and fine-grained steel, as well as higher-strength and multi-phase steel grade which can be supplied in either coldrolled, electrolytically galvanized, hot-dip galvanized and/or organically coated form. In hot-dipp galvanised we offer a standard zinc coating or STRONCOAT® - a zinc magnesium coating with ultimate corrosion protection properties. Naturally, Stroncoat® is also available as substrate material for FOLASTAL® products.

Working in close collaboration with customers from further processing industries, Salzgitter manufactures optimized steel products that are tailored to their respective applications. For example, we develop higher-strength isotropic thin sheets with very good forming properties for the automotive industry; these sheets exhibit the same or improved impact strength as conventional sheet steel and allow a reduction in sheet thickness. Lower vehicle weight translates as enhanced passenger safety and reduced fuel consumption. PRETEX® surface- texturing method is used to structure the surface of sheet steel, thus rendering them suitable for further processing and coating. The manufacture of these highquality steel products draws on leading edge steel production and processing technologies. Our policy of committing major investments to plant technology ensures the continuous improvement and upgrading of processing technologies, while enabling us to meet the most stringent quality requirements.

Steel holds considerable potentials in terms of its technological properties and surface coating and processing possibilities. In order to fully utilize this potential, the entire processing chain, ranging from manufacturing and the utilization phase through to the reintroduction to the materials cycle, has to be taken into account. Our technical customer services and the materials competence center at Salzgitter Flachstahl are committed to simultaneous engineering. Working hand in hand with clients and users we develop targeted solutions geared to product and process optimization. This close cooperation ensures client oriented and application focused further product development. Our out-standing commitment plays a pivotal role in securing the worldwide utilization of steel as today's most important construction material – now and in future.