Burns Harbor is North America’s largest producer of steel plate, shipping over one million tons annually. This leadership has been developed by putting the most sophisticated technology in the hands of the best people. The result is a standard of steel plate quality, dimensional accuracy and property consistency that is leading the industry. Customers know they can count on Burns Harbor to deliver superior plate products that meet their needs and help keep them competitive.

A complete selection of plate to meet specific customer needs

Burns Harbor offers a full range of sizes and grades in plate products. All are produced with rigidly controlled internal and surface quality, consistent properties and dimensional accuracy to meet a wide range of customer requirements.

Plate is produced to each customer’s exact dimensions
Plate is available in thicknesses from 0.1875 inch to a full 15 inches. Also, in widths up to 150 inches and lengths to over 127 feet.

The right grade for each application
Burns Harbor also produces a complete range of steel plate grades for virtually any application. This includes:

• As–rolled, high–strength, low–alloy (HSLA) steel which is strong, yet cost effective. Used in all major industries, including machinery, railroad, construction and shipbuilding applications.
• Weathering steel grades that offer superior resistance to oxidation and corrosion for exposed, unpainted bridge and building construction.
• Heat–treated and as–rolled abrasion–resisting plate that greatly extends the service life of earthmoving, construction and mining equipment, and heavy machinery.
• Special low–carbon, low–sulphur HSLA grades for shipbuilding, line pipe and offshore oil rigs.
• Pressure–vessel carbon and alloy plate required for the construction of boilers, tanks and other vessels that operate under high heat and/or pressure.

Continuous development of new steel grades
Burns Harbor and Bethlehem researchers are continuously developing new grades of steel plate to help customers improve performance and control costs. Major focus is on as–rolled HSLA plates with yield strengths of 50,000 psi and higher through 4–inch plate thickness. This also includes low–sulphur plate and controlled–roll process grades such as BethStar and Integra. Other areas of development concentrate on heat–treated plate with improved weldability and abrasion resistance.