Steel Warehouse | Technical Group

Steel Warehouse is a steel service center headquartered in South Bend, Indiana. Technical development occurs autonomously with 12 locations and multiple quality departments. This website was created to be a supplementary resource.

Our goal is to answer questions, provide education, and keep our fellow employees updated with the technical happenings of Steel Warehouse.

Mick Gugel

Chief Metallurgist

Allison Lucak

Metallurgist, P.E.

The Topics

Technical Topics

These are a few of the current topics on our agenda. As a service center, Steel Warehouse is in a unique position to utilize the steel mills' expansive product offerings to benefit our customers and their products.

Using high strength steels to reduce weight offers a multitude of benefits.

LIGHTWEIGHTING

This new offering in the Valast product group is made for highly abrasive applications.

AR450

Educational Resources

The pages below cover basic technical topics. Looking for something that's not here? Please contact us!

Steelmaking

Integrated vs Mini, the Hot Strip Mill, etc.

Defects

Photos and descriptions of common steel defects.

Shear Cracking

What it is and what products it affects.

Metallurgy

A shallow dive into the world of metallurgy.

Other Notes

The specifications page is under construction. The original page can be found on Steel Warehouse's website: Specifications.

Technical articles have also moved to Steel Warehouse's main website, and they can be found here: Articles.

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