Many of us don't care about the price of 304 stainless steel strip, but for steel strip manufacturers, distributors and buyers, they are very concerned about the price per ton of steel strip. We found that the same 304 material is used, but the price is very different. Why is this?
The first is the calendering problem. It is necessary to know the exact thickness and rolling quality of the steel strip, because the production cost of rolling will vary according to the thickness of the steel strip, if the thickness of the steel strip is thinner, the production cost per ton of rolling will be higher, then The price is also higher. Of course, sometimes when the special thickness steel strip is rolled, the cost cannot be simply judged by the thickness of the pressing.
The second is profitability. For steel strip manufacturers, they all hope to profit from it. Usually, the thickness of the steel strip produced by the manufacturer is about 0.42mm, because the yield of the steel strip with this thickness is relatively high, and the profit is more objective, but in fact, the needs of customers are often diverse, Some customers need thinner steel strips, and some customers require thicker steel strips. For manufacturers, if the yield is also low, it will lead to a higher scrap rate, so the cost will be high and the sales price will be high. Also high.
Finally, there is the issue of loss. Any product will be lost during the production process. During storage and transportation, the breakage rate of those thinner 304 stainless steel strips is larger than that of thicker steel strips. For manufacturers, this is also something that needs to be considered in the cost calculation process. point, which affects the price.
In general, the main reason for the price difference of 304 stainless steel strip is because of rolling cost, yield and loss.