As regulated by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), ordinary steel is carbon steel, which does not require heat treatment and contains silicon, manganese, phosphor, or sulfur. Special steel, in contrast, is steel alloyed with other elements like chromium, nickel, molybdenum, or vanadium and has received heat treatment.
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Order volume for ordinary steel products in Japan 2024, by product
In 2024, the most ordered ordinary steel product in terms of weight were hot-rolled strips, with around million metric tons of orders. On the lower end of orders were hot-rolled sheets with about **** million tons. In total, the orders received increased to roughly million tons.
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JISF. (March 13, 2025). Volume of orders received for ordinary steel products in Japan in 2024, by steel product (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1181927/japan-ordinary-steel-products-order-volume-by-product/
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