Spring
The automotive industry has undergone a dramatic change in recent years. To meet consumer demands, their quality requirements have become very stringent. The leaf spring manufacturers demand higher quality REALSC (Round Edge Automotive Leaf Spring Concave) material than ever before.

Kentucky Electric Steel responded to this need with specification modifications and new processes to produce a leaf spring material that meets and exceeds these high quality standards. In 1993 we received the Quest for Quality Award from one of the leading manufacturers of automotive leaf spring and we will not stop there. Improving the quality of our products so our customers can continue to improve and compete in the new world market is our first priority.

Truck Trailer
Most goods in the United States today are transported by truck. The material supplied to the truck trailer manufacturers is used to make the support beams for flat bed trailers and must be of high strength and have high impact values at very low temperatures. Because of safety concerns and this industry's quality standards, Kentucky Electric Steel developed new high strength grades of steel. We introduced 80,000 Minimum Yield with Charpy impact values at a minimum of 15 ft. lbs. at -20 F.

Other HSLA (High Strength, Low Alloy) grades can be modified to meet the same impact values. We can also provide KES-100 (100,000 Minimum Yield) and KES-130 (130,000 Minimum Yield) which must be quenched and tempered to meet properties.

Our Quality Control people are constantly working to improve our products to meet the ever changing requirements of this industry as it meets the demands of the transportation market.