US-based Nucor Corporation has announced that Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (NYS), a joint venture between Nucor and Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd, is installing a $75 million quench and self-tempering unit at its 1.4 million mt capacity rolling mill in Arkansas. The project is expected to be commissioned during the second half of 2016.
Upon completion, NYS will be able to produce ASTM A913 Grade 65 and Grade 70 structural sections with a high-strength, low-alloy grade chemistry that provides excellent weldability, while achieving good toughness at low temperatures.