SDI Butler Division

Products

Our Products

Our steel sheet products are produced at our electric arc furnace (EAF) mills that together comprise our Flat Roll Group. One of our Flat Roll Divisions is located in Butler, Indiana; one in Columbus, Mississippi, and the other in Sinton, Texas. All three of these Divisions manufacture flat rolled steel sheet. Additionally, all locations have state-of-the-art galvanizing facilities. Our Flat Roll Butler, Sinton and Columbus Divisions are the only mini-mill locations in North America capable of providing hot roll, cold roll, coated and painted products from a single facility. Part of the Flat Roll Butler Division includes our galvanizing and painting facilities in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

At Butler we produce carbon steel sheet in widths from 36 to 62 inches and in thicknesses ranging from .375-inch min. to .012-inch min. We specialize in thin-gauge, high-strength alloy steels, hot rolled steel sheet as thin as 0.042 inches. Our capabilities range from formable low-carbon grades to ultra-high-strength steels. Our Flat Roll Group is ISO 9001 and ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001 certified.

Markets
Flat rolled steel products represent the largest portion of the domestic steel market. Our steel sheet products are used in the manufacturing of automobiles, appliances, construction products, consumer electronics, agricultural products such as culverts and grain bins, office furniture and pipe and tubing for the oil and natural gas wells. The following chart shows the U.S. shipments of these products, as reported by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

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Automotive

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Pipe & Tube

Butler Products
Hot-rolled bands

Thickness: .042″ – .375″
Width: 38.5″ – 62″
Coating Weights: N/A
Specifications: CS, DS, SS, HSLA, UHSS, A36, A414, A606, JIS, SAE, API
Manufactured by: Butler & Columbus

Hot Rolled Sheet

Unprocessed bands or steel sheet is processed to its final thickness on a hot strip mill and is shipped directly off the hot strip mill with no edge trimming and no cropping of the coil ends. Additional processing – such as pickling, edge trimming and tension leveling – are available as value added processes.

General Gauge Range: .042” min – .375” min
General Width Range: 38.5” – 62”
General Grades Available: CS, DS, SAE Carbon Steel, SS, HSLAS, HSLAF, SAE J1392, SAE J2340, UHSS, JIS, A606 & A36 / A414 Conversion
PIW Range: 700 – 1150 PIW

Hot Rolled Processed Sheet

The SDI Leveling Line in the cold mill utilizes a roller leveler to enhance shape. All processed black band material is stored inside prior to and after leveling. Black band coils processed through the level line have the additional benefit of being cropped to width and gauge, minimizing yield loss and variation.

General Gauge Range: .039” min – .375” min
General Width Range: 36” – 61” / 62” (mill edge)
General Grades Available: CS, DS, SAE Carbon Steel, SS, HSLAS, HSLAF, SAE J1392, SAE J2340, UHSS, JIS, A606 & A36 / A414 Conversion
PIW Range: Inquire

Hot Rolled Floor Plate

Our floor plate is produced to the industry-standard ASTM A786 No. 4 pattern directly off the hot strip mill and hasn’t been trimmed or cropped back to gauge. Additional processing, such as pickling or edge trimming, is available through a well-qualified external processor.

General Gauge Range: .075” min – .490” min
General Width Range: 48” & 60” wide
General Grades Available: CS & A36
Coil Weight min/max: 32,000 – 54,000 lbs. depending on OD

Hot Rolled Pickled Sheet

Our pickled hot rolled steel sheet is available for customers requiring an oxide- or scale-free hot rolled surface.

We have a state-of-the-art continuous pickler, with in-line edge trimming and tension leveling available as well as a Push Pull Pickle Line with shape enhancement to meet our customer needs.

General Gauge Range: .039” min – .375” min
General Width Range: 36” – 61”
General Grades Available:  CS, DS, SAE Carbon Steel, SS, HSLAS, HSLAF, SAE J1392, SAE J2340, UHSS, JIS, A36 / A414 / A572 conversion
Finish Treatments:  Oil – Quaker Ferrocote 61A-US rust prevention oil

Cold Rolled Sheet

Our cold rolled steel sheet has been cold-reduced to the specified thickness, and subsequently annealed and temper-rolled to achieve the desired characteristics. Alternately, customers may specify full-hard, half-hard, quarter-hard or skin-rolled cold rolled steel with off-gauge heads and tails cropped at the temper mill. Our cold rolled steel is used in a broad range of applications by manufacturers in the automotive, appliance, office furniture, lighting and tubing industries.

General Gauge Range: .012” min – .100” min
General Width Range: 36” – 61”
General Grades Available: Full-Hard, Half-Hard, Quarter-Hard, Skin-Rolled, CS, DS, SAE Carbon Steel, SS, HSLAS HSLAF, SAE J1392, SAE J2340 & JIS
Finish Treatments: Light Matte Finish Only & Oil – Quaker Ferrocote 61A-US

Hot Rolled Base Galvanized/Galvannealed Sheet

Produced at our flagship Butler Division, our innovative hot rolled substrate galvanized steel is coated with a thin layer of zinc to increase corrosion resistance. Galvanized sheet steel provides a cost-effective solution for heavy-gauge, unexposed applications. In addition to our standard spangle-free finish, we also offer galvannealed coatings for enhanced weldability. A variety of surface treatments is available to further inhibit oxidation or to improve formability. Common applications for our hot rolled galvanized products are found in the agricultural, appliance, automotive, construction, and pipe and tube industries.

General Gauge Range: .042” min – .160” min
General Width Range: 36” – 62”
General Grades Available: CS, FS, SS, HSLA, SAE, A929 & A1003
Coating Weights Available: Galvanized G30 – G235, Galvanneal A40 – A60 / Metrics Coatings Available

Cold Rolled Base Galvanized/Galvannealed Sheet

Produced at the Butler and Jeffersonville, Indiana, facilities, our cold rolled galvanized steel is also coated with a thin layer of zinc to improve its corrosion resistance. Cold Rolled Galvanized sheet steel is well suited to surface-critical applications. In addition to our standard spangle-free finish, we also offer galvannealed coatings at Butler for enhanced weldability or paintability. A variety of surface treatments is available to further inhibit oxidation or to improve formability. Common applications for our cold rolled galvanized products are found in the agricultural, appliance, automotive, construction, office furniture, and pipe and tube industries.

General Gauge Range: .014” min – .071” min
General Width Range: 36” – 61.5”
General Grades Available: CS, FS, SS, DS Modified, SAE & A1003
Coating Weights Available: Galvanized G30 – G115, Galvanneal A40 – A60 / Metrics Coatings Available

Painted Sheet Products

The Flat Roll Group, Butler Division, operates two state-of-the-industry continuous coil-coating lines, enabling us to streamline supply chains for customers using pre-painted steel. Our coil-coating lines are integral to our finishing facilities at Butler and Jeffersonville, Indiana, allowing us to exploit our industry-leading cycle times to produce pre-painted steel more quickly than any other supplier in the nation. The elimination of a third-party toll coater also allows our customers to avoid altogether the logistical expenses typically associated with moving steel from the producing mill to a coil coater for toll painting. Additionally, there is no coater-fault yield loss associated with our business model—this can be a significant savings opportunity since we capture and immediately recycle any yield loss at our facility.

Even more important than our industry-leading cost and lead times, is the fact that both of our coil-coating lines are equipped with tension levelers and high-definition surface inspection systems to ensure we consistently achieve the highest-quality standards. Customers in a variety of industries use our pre-painted steel in the manufacture of appliances, consumer electronics, garage doors, lighting, office furniture, purlins, roofing, siding, truck trailers and school buses.

General Gauge Range: .010” min – .062” min
General Width Range: 36” – 62”
Various Substrates Available: Inquire
Various Paint Systems Available: Inquire

Tru▸Steel HD® Digitally Printed Steel Sheet

The SDI Butler Digital Print Line incorporates an inline inkjet printer, roll coater and electron-beam curing system to produce single-sided printed steel with image resolution up to 400 dpi.

General Gauge Range: .013” min – .030” min
General Width Range: 36” – 60”
Inquire for additional information

Jeffersonville Products
Hot-rolled bands

Thickness: .042 – .625
Width: 36 – 76
Coating Weights: N/A
Specifications: CS, DS, SS, HSLA, UHSS, A36, A414, A606, JIS, SAE, API
Manufactured by: Butler & Columbus

Cold Rolled Base Galvanized Sheet

Produced at the Butler and Jeffersonville, Indiana, facilities, our cold rolled galvanized steel is also coated with a thin layer of zinc to improve its corrosion resistance. Cold Rolled Galvanized sheet steel is well suited to surface-critical applications. In addition to our standard spangle-free finish, we also offer galvannealed coatings at Butler for enhanced weldability or paintability. A variety of surface treatments isavailable to further inhibit oxidation or to improve formability. Common applications for our cold rolled galvanized products are found in the agricultural, appliance, automotive, construction, office furniture and pipe and tube industries.

General Gauge Range: .012” min – .040” min
General Width Range: 40” – 61.5”
General Grades Available: CS, FS & SS
Coating Weights Available: Galvanized G30, G40, G60 & G90  (Inquire Others)

Cold Rolled Based Galvalume® Sheet

Galvalume® steel sheets offer excellent corrosion protection in many applications through the combination of the sacrificial protection of conventional zinc coatings with the excellent barrier protection of aluminum. Steel Dynamics offers the widest Galvalume® sheet produced in North America, providing significant cost-saving opportunities for our customers. A variety of surface treatments is available to further inhibit oxidation or to improve formability. Our Galvalume® sheet is most commonly used in the manufacture of construction products where long-term corrosion performance is critical.

General Gauge Range: .012” min – .040” min
General Width Range: 40” – 61.5”
General Grades Available: CS, FS & SS
Coating Weights Available: Galvalume®  AZ35, AZ40, AZ50, AZ55 & AZ60   (Inquire Others)

 

Painted Sheet Products

The Flat Roll Group Butler Division operates two state-of-the-industry continuous coil-coating lines, enabling us to streamline supply chains for customers using pre-painted steel. Our coil-coating lines are integral to our finishing facilities at Butler and Jeffersonville, Indiana, allowing us to exploit our industry-leading cycle times to produce pre-painted steel more quickly than any other supplier in the nation. The elimination of a third-party toll coater also allows our customers to avoid altogether the logistical expenses typically associated with moving steel from the producing mill to a coil coater for toll painting. Additionally, there is no coater-fault yield loss associated with our business model—this can be a significant savings opportunity since we capture and immediately recycle any yield loss at our facility.

Even more important than our industry-leading cost and lead times, is the fact that both of our coil-coating lines are equipped with tension levelers and high-definition surface inspection systems to ensure we consistently achieve the highest-quality standards. Customers in a variety of industries use our pre-painted steel in the manufacture of appliances, consumer electronics, garage doors, lighting, office furniture, purlins, roofing, siding, truck trailers and school buses.

General Gauge Range: .012” min – .040” min
General Width Range: 48” – 61.5”
Various Substrates Available: Inquire
Various Paint Systems Available: Inquire

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