Remelting
With in-house re-melting, Shultz Steel is positioned to control raw materials and deliveries — ensuring consistent aerospace-quality ingots from electrode to finished forging.
In-House Remelting Capability
Shultz Steel Company's raw materials are primarily vacuum arc remelted steels, titanium alloys and nickel base alloys. Conventionally melted and cast aluminum ingot is also used.
In 1996, Shultz Steel installed its own Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) facility for the remelting of steel and nickel alloy ingots. This facility requires the procurement of cast electrodes melted in an electric arc furnace or vacuum induction furnace. Subsequent VAR melting at Shultz Steel converts these electrodes into aerospace quality ingots.
In-house remelting gives Shultz Steel direct control over raw material quality, traceability, and delivery schedules — a key advantage in aerospace manufacturing.
Raw Material Types
Primary raw material. Remelted in-house to aerospace quality standards.
Ingots from 10,000 lbs, produced to aerospace specifications.
VAR remelted from electric arc or vacuum induction furnace electrodes.
Conventionally melted and cast. Used in closed and open die forging operations.
From Electrode to Finished Forging
The VAR process converts cast electrodes into aerospace-grade ingots, which are then forged into precision billet and die forgings.
Electrode Procurement
Cast electrodes are melted in an electric arc furnace or vacuum induction furnace and procured for VAR processing.
VAR Remelting
Electrodes are remelted in the VAR furnace, producing cylindrical aerospace-quality ingots from 20 to 40 inches in diameter, weighing 10,000 to 40,000 lbs.
Billet Production
Ingots are heated and open die forged in three or four operations to a billet product, then examined and inspected for external and internal quality.
Mults & Die Forging
Billet is saw cut into specific weights ("Mults"). Material is heated 2–6 times and progressively shaped by forging until it conforms to the required drawing contour.
Ingot Dimensions & Weights
Ingots produced in the Shultz Steel VAR facility are cylindrical and produced across a range of diameters and weights depending on alloy type and application.
Inspection at Every Stage
Each billet product is thoroughly examined and inspected to verify its external and internal quality before progressing to the next stage of manufacturing.
Surface condition and dimensional verification of all billet products prior to saw cutting.
Metallurgical inspection to confirm internal integrity meets aerospace specifications.
All Mults are saw cut to specific weights and verified against drawing requirements before forging.
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