Special Properties round bar, more known as SP bar, is a hot rolled bar with enhanced properties into customer’s processing and their final product. SP bars are the result of our never ending efforts in developing our process.
Choose any steel grade
SP Bars are not limited to any specific steel grade which opens great possibilities for customers to use our advanced technology.
SP Bar – a cost-efficient choice
Customers can benefit from increased added value and substantial cost savings in manufacturing operations by optimizing the properties of the material.
There are many benefits that you as a customer can get from using Ovako's Special Properties round bar. No case is the same; each application is optimized for the specific customer.
Examples of applications for SP Bar
- Automotive applications like steering racks and stabilizer bars
- Bolt for wind power mills
- Railway clips
Benefits from using SP Bar
- Replace peeled or cold drawn bar
- More out of tonne
- Increased yield
- You get more uniform properties on finished product when dimensional variations are reduced compared to conventional hot rolled bars.
- Avoid annealing
- Up to 50% less thickness of scale than from conventional hot rolling
- Increased security level of constructions through reduced weight
- Improved weldability
- Replace more expensive alloyed steel grades