Mild Steel Plates

Mild Steel (MS) Plate is suitable for mechanical engineering and general purpose fabrication. Its strength makes it a terrific choice of material for the construction of cages, frames, fencing and in other applications where it will not be subjected to high stress.

MS Plate is a relatively ductile material as it contains a smaller amount of the hardening alloy – carbon – than other carbon steels. It has a low tensile strength of around 400MPa.

In the ever–changing environment of Philippine development, mild steel plates are a silent partner, facilitating the creation of the variety of structures and industry all around us. Their adaptability and useful mechanical properties allow for mall manufacturing, in addition to their affordable price, makes them almost universally utilized throughout this wonderful archipelago, both in the forms of Metro Manila‘s skyline and for use in the provinces.

Driving the Philippine Construction Boom 

Vertical Expansion: Mild steel plates are a fundamental base for the Philippines growing verticalization. They are widely used as base plates for columns, connection plates for beams and girders, and main components of the structural framing of high-rise commercial buildings, residential condominiums and office towers as seen in key metropolitan areas such as Quezon City, Makati, and Cebu. As mild steel plates are ductile in nature, they provide structures resiliency against seismic forces, which is very important for construction in seismic zones.

Horizontal Connectors: For infrastructure projects, these plates are an important part of bridges as they form elements such as web plates for girders, connection stiffeners, and bracing for constructions. These plates used in roads infrastructure projects as components for overpasses, underpasses, and pedestrian bridges.

Building the “Bayanihan” Spirit: In addition to larger projects, mild steel plates are equally important for smaller construction activities. They are also often used to fabricate good quality steel gates and fencing for security purposes, as well as for structural supports for industrial facilities and warehouses as staging elements for better final construction as their versatility permits on-site alterations. One of the advantages of these plates are the excellent welding and deformability of this material adds value to projects.

Powering Philippine Manufacturing & Fabrication

Automotive & Transport: In the domestic automotive assembly and parts manufacturing, mild steel plates are used to manufacture vehicle chassis, body panels, and other non-critical structural components, simply because they are an easy material to form. Manufacturers can press and shape parts of various vehicles using mild steel plates, achieving a relatively strong product at a low cost to manufacture.

Industrial Equipment: Whether transporting agricultural products through General Santos City or machinery or tanks in various industrial plants, the agricultural industry has the potential to be a segment of the economy that relies on fabricated components made from mild steel plates. Mild steel plates can be cut, bent, and welded with ease, lending themselves to custom-built equipment or easy enough to replace in local workshops.

Everyday Items: Mild steel is also present in many everyday products manufactured locally by industries that may not necessarily be described as heavy industry. Think of kitchen and food service items that are durable, basic appliances, or fabricated items where formability, and strength and cost must be balanced. Mild steel’s versatility allows manufacturers to create different product lines and make good, durable products.

Philippine Infrastructure Development Continuity

Energy & Utilities: Mild steel plates are essential to the energy sector as they are part of important components to pressure vessels, tanks, and boiler parts for all power plants and industrial processing facilities throughout the country. Those plates are capable of making the strong containers for holding liquids and gas under pressure.

Waterfront & Coastal Resilience: Given the vastness of the Philippine coastline and it being affected by typhoons, mild steel plates are a requirement for marine and coastal structural work and infrastructure. They are manufactured into various components to port facilities, harbor structures, ferry terminals, and sheet piles to retain walls and protect flooding, particularly in areas of the coast and riverbanks that are prone to flooding.

Pipelines & Conveyance: Mild steel plates are used to produce pipe sections, flanges, and fittings for safely and efficiently containing and transmitting water, oil, and gas. Their weldability can produce strong and leak-proof connections that are significant for the expanding utility networks in the country.

Ultimately, mild steel plates are not merely a raw material in the Philippines, but a key driver of development and consistently specified for their ability to accommodate the pragmatic, financial, and taxing environmental needs for creating a durable and progressing nation.

How Does Mild Steel Plate Differ From Carbon Steel Plate?

Carbon steel is sometimes referred to as ‘mild steel’ or ‘plain carbon steel’. The American Iron and Steel Institute defines a carbon steel as having no more than 2 % carbon and no other appreciable alloying element. Carbon steel makes up the largest part of steel production and is used in a vast range of applications.

The “Why” of Differences:

The percent of carbon directly relates to the microstructure of a steel. The carbon atoms occupy space in the iron crystal lattice, making it more difficult for dislocations (the flaw in the crystal structure) to move. The more carbon, the more restriction. The more restriction, the more:

• Increased Hardness: It becomes more difficult to scratch or create an indent.
• Increased Strength: It can hold more force before deforming and/or fracturing.
• Decreased Ductility: It is less malleable, will crack instead of bend when stressed.
• Decreased Weldability: It is also more likely to develop cracks while welding because of the rapid heating and cooling cycles associated with the welding process.

Therefore, the choice to use a mild steel plate or a higher carbon steel plate is entirely dependent upon the strength, formability, wearability and cost parameters of the individual application.

For most common construction and fabrication uses, the sweet range of properties and cost of mild steel is a good fit, while higher carbon steels are sought for more specific, high demand applications most of which require extreme hardness and cutting strength.

Advantages of Using Mild Steel Plates

Now, here are the most important benefits of mild steel plates.

Cost-Effective: It is one of the affordable types of steel. Therefore, it is effective for most construction work and budget-friendly as well.

Versatility: It can be cut, bent, and welded very easily, and it is quite flexible for use in various applications. You can bend it and cut it up or weld a piece together with it without a lot of complications.
Strength and Strength: This steel, which goes by the “mild” name, is pretty tough after all. It’s both light and powerful and therefore great for a large range of applications in construction.

Available: This steel is found anywhere, is very accessible, and therefore pretty easy to come by, thus being used for most construction purposes.

Recyclable: Mild steel can be 100% recycled, and it doesn’t harm the environment because its recycling process entails melting it to form new products made of steel.

Easy to work with: Due to having relatively low carbon, it becomes easy to deal with compared with some other steels.

So far, with regard to these qualities, they make it easy for the users in the building construction industry.

VSteel Metal Asia supplies Mild Steel (MS) Plates nationwide. We have branches in Metro Manila and Metro Davao. Our warehouse is in Bulacan, assuring you of construction materials availability per your project requirements.