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KGS Steel

Bessemer, ALSince 19852 locationskgssteel.com
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What you can buy

  • Hot-rolled

  • High-strength steel

  • Cut-to-length sheet
  • Plate
  • Laser & plasma-cut parts

Sizes

Plate grades
ASTM A36, A572 Grade 50, A588, A514, AR400F and AR500F
Sheet
16 gauge to 10 gauge in various widths and lengths
Structurals
Wide flange beams W4–W12, S beams 3"–8", channel C3–C15 and MC4/MC6, angle 1/2" x 1/2" to 6" x 6" equal and 1 1/2" x 2" to 4" x 7" unequal, 20–40 ft lengths
Bar
Flat bar 1/4"–3" thick and 3/4"–8" wide; UM plate 1/4"–1" thick, 9"–12" wide; round bar 1/4"–2"; square bar 1/4"–4"; 20 ft lengths
Tubing and pipe
Round tube 1"–4", square 1/2"–8", rectangular 1" x 2" to 4" x 6"; A53 Schedule 40 pipe 1/2"–8" in 20 and 40 ft lengths
Other stock
Expanded metal, bar grating (plain, serrated, painted or galvanized), rebar #3–#8, checkered floor plate, stair treads, corrugated sheet and ornamental iron
Plate burning (Bessemer)
Four plasma/oxyfuel tables, 132" x 492" and 168" x 492" capacity, one with high-speed drilling (4" dia. x 6" thick), beveling and etching
Plate burning (Nashville)
12 kW fiber laser, 72" x 144" up to 1" thick; three 400 A plasma/oxyfuel tables up to 144" x 540" and 132" x 660"
Shearing and forming
Plate shearing to 3/8" x 144" at both locations; 150-ton press brake (1/4" x 120") and 115-ton ironworker in Nashville
CAD
In-house CAD for part drawings; burns from customer DXF/DWG files, drawings or templates
Delivery
Own truck fleet delivering through the southeastern U.S.; Monday–Friday will-call with no minimum order

About KGS Steel

KGS Steel

KGS Steel is a family-owned carbon steel service center and metals distributor founded in 1985, with warehouses in Bessemer, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee. It stocks plate, sheet, beams, channel, angle, bar, tubing, pipe, grating, expanded metal and rebar, and processes them with plasma, oxyfuel and fiber laser plate burning, plate drilling, saw cutting, shearing and press brake forming. It delivers across the Southeast with its own trucks and offers will-call pickup with no minimum order.

Processing
Shearing, Laser cutting, Plasma cutting, Sawing, Warehousing
Industries served
OEMs, Fabrication shops, Machine shops, Power generation, Pulp, paper and wood products, Commercial construction, Plant maintenance, Steel mills, Trailer manufacturing, Truck bodies, Automotive, Railroad, Mining and aggregates, Ornamental iron, Roofing, Government
Ownership
Family-owned

Locations

  • Bessemer, AL

    Headquarters

  • Nashville, TN

    Branch service center opened 1996; 70,000 sq ft facility since 2004

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