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Quality: An Ongoing Commitment.
Bethlehem maintains its Galvalume sheet production facilities and equipment according to predetermined standards. The implementation of statistical process control and standard operating procedures in 1985 significantly improved quality at our Sparrows Point coated-sheet lines. This is particularly true for our full-hard Galvalume sheet. The program encompasses all operations from steelmaking through shipping and requires conformance to rigid product and process standards.

We know that ability to meet our objectives depends on anticipating and satisfying our customers� needs. To be a premier supplier, we continually focus our efforts on improving product quality and customer service and reducing costs. And we are investing in new technologies and facilities that are required to maintain our competitiveness and support our objectives.

Customer Service.
One aspect of Bethlehem�s customer service involves Product Research. Our engineers and scientists utilize a broad range of state-of-the-art equipment at our Homer Research Laboratories in Bethlehem to develop, assess and apply new technologies. These efforts are aimed at developing new, cost-effective, coated-sheet products to meet specific customer requirements.

Bethlehem's Customer Engineering Group draws together a wide variety of technical resources. Headquartered at Sparrows Point, and with representatives in our major district sales offices, this group helps customers specify appropriate materials, solve problems, and reduce material and processing costs.

Electronic Data Interchange
Bethlehem also offers electronic data interchange (EDI). We can provide EDI communications between mainframes, personal computers, office systems or combinations of these systems. Information can be provided about purchase orders, order changes, acknowledgments, ready status and shipping notification. Because of our resources, experience and focus on such systems, we can provide customers with these services and tailor them to meet their needs.

Government Specifications:
US Army CEGS-07413
US Army CEGS-07415
US Army CEGS-13120
US Army CEGS-07416
US Navy NFGS-13121
US Navy NFGS-07410

Galvalume Specifications:
Thickness: 0.010-0.075" (0.38-1.9mm)
Width: 24-49" (610-1245mm)
Coating: 0.50, 0.55, 0.60 oz/ft² (150, 165, 180 g/m²)

Strength Levels:
ASTM A792 Grades 33 to 80 (230 to 550 MPa)

For commercial steel (CS) Galvalume sheet mechanical properties are
similar to those of continuously annealed galvanized commercial steel.
Typical property ranges are:
Yield: 38-60 ksi (260-415MPa)
Tensile: 50-65 ksi (345-450MPa)
Elongation in 2" (50mm): 20-36%
Hardness: 50-65 HRB

Galvalume sheet conforms to the requirements of ASTM Specification A792. And, Galvalume sheet with an AZ55 coating is warranted under exposure to normal atmospheric conditions for a period of twenty years and six months against rupture, perforation or structural failure due to corrosion.

To get more information on how Galvalume sheet can help you build better buildings, or to place an order, contact your nearest Bethlehem sales office. Or write Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Marketing Communications Group, Bethlehem, PA 18016.

Galvalume® is a registered trademark of BIEC International, Inc. or one of its licensed producers.