Plate Finishes

FINISH FOR PLATE: See also ASTM A 480

Hot-Rolled, or Cold-Rolled and Annealed, or Heat Treated - Scale not removed.

Hot-Rolled, or Cold-Rolled and Annealed, or Heat Treated, and Blast Cleaned or Pickled. - Essentially a No. 1 finish.

Hot-Rolled, or Cold-Rolled and Annealed, or Heat Treated, and Surface Cleaned and Polished - Like a No. 4 sheet finish.

Hot-Rolled, or Cold-Rolled and Annealed, or Heat Treated, and Descaled and Temper Passed - A smoother finish.

Hot-Rolled, or Cold-Rolled and Annealed, or Heat Treated and Descaled and Cold-Rolled and Annealed, or Heat Treated and Descaled and Optionally Temper Passed - Smooth finish with greater freedom from surface imperfections.