What is the difference between XLERPLATE® steel and XLERPLATE LITE® steel?
XLERPLATE® steel is the brand name for our range of products rolled on the plate mill at Port Kembla Steelworks, while XLERPLATE LITE® steel is the brand name for the range of products rolled on either of BlueScope Steel’s two hot strip mills. XLERPLATE® steel products are generally rolled to either the AS/NZS 3678 (structural and analysis grades) or AS 1548 Standards (pressure vessel grades), while XLERPLATE LITE® steel products are rolled to the AS/NZS 1594 Standard. The two different types of rolling mills (plate mill for XLERPLATE® steel and hot strip mills for XLERPLATE LITE® steel) produce products with different characteristics. XLERPLATE LITE® steel products offer the advantages of low silicon levels for laser cutting and galvanizing, thinner and more tightly adherent mill scale advantageous for laser cutting and the availability of lighter gauges. In comparison, XLERPLATE® steel grades offer the advantage of larger plate sizes in heavier gauges and may have less residual stres
