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Materials · Mild steel

Steel laser cutting and fabrication

Strong and economical, mild steel is the workhorse for brackets, frames and enclosures, usually painted or powder coated. We cut, form, weld and assemble it in one shop near St. Louis.
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Cut on our Trumpf
Laser
Panel bending up to
14 ga
Press brake bending
10 ft
Steel welding
TIG
Laser-cut and formed mild steel brackets made at EMSV Fabrication

What we do with steel

  • Laser cutting of steel sheet up to 5′ × 10′
  • Panel bending on our Salvagnini P4 up to 14 ga
  • Press brake forming on a 110-ton Amada, up to 10 ft long
  • TIG welding and assembly
  • Powder coat, arranged and quoted by our team

Steel

Strong, economical carbon steel — the workhorse for brackets, frames and enclosures. Usually painted or powder coated.

Strongest for the moneyGreat for weldingPaint or powder coat
Cold rolled (CR) sample

Cold rolled (CR)

Smooth, uniform surface and tight thickness tolerance. The standard for brackets and enclosures that get powder coated.

Thicknesses in the instant quote

  • 0.024" (24 ga)
  • 0.027" (23 ga)
  • 0.030" (22 ga)
  • 0.033" (21 ga)
  • 0.036" (20 ga)
  • 0.042" (19 ga)
  • 0.048" (18 ga)
  • 0.054" (17 ga)
  • 0.060" (16 ga)
  • 0.067" (15 ga)
  • 0.075" (14 ga)
  • 0.090" (13 ga)
  • 0.105" (12 ga)
  • 0.120" (11 ga)
  • 0.135" (10 ga)
  • 0.149" (9 ga)
  • 0.164" (8 ga)
  • 0.179" (7 ga)
  • 0.194" (6 ga)
  • 0.209" (5 ga)
  • 0.224" (4 ga)
  • 0.239" (3 ga)
Hot rolled (HR) sample

Hot rolled (HR)

Economical and strong for structural and heavy parts. Has a dark mill-scale surface.

Thicknesses in the instant quote

  • 0.024" (24 ga)
  • 0.027" (23 ga)
  • 0.030" (22 ga)
  • 0.033" (21 ga)
  • 0.036" (20 ga)
  • 0.042" (19 ga)
  • 0.048" (18 ga)
  • 0.054" (17 ga)
  • 0.060" (16 ga)
  • 0.067" (15 ga)
  • 0.075" (14 ga)
  • 0.090" (13 ga)
  • 0.105" (12 ga)
  • 0.120" (11 ga)
  • 0.135" (10 ga)
  • 0.149" (9 ga)
  • 0.164" (8 ga)
  • 0.179" (7 ga)
  • 0.194" (6 ga)
  • 0.209" (5 ga)
  • 0.224" (4 ga)
  • 0.239" (3 ga)
  • 0.250"
  • 0.375"
  • 0.500"
Every material we cut

Cold rolled or hot rolled?

Cold rolled (CR) steel has a smooth, uniform surface and tight thickness tolerance — the standard for brackets and enclosures that get powder coated. Hot rolled (HR) steel is economical and strong for structural and heavier parts, with a dark mill-scale surface.

In our shop

The machines that do the work

Local to St. Louis and the Metro East

Our shop is at 604 S Mulberry St, Millstadt, IL 62260 — about 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis and close to Belleville, Columbia and Waterloo. Pick your parts up at the shop (Mon–Fri · 9am–5pm) or ask us about shipping.

Directions and contact

Get it made

Send us your part

Send a DXF, STEP or STL file, any other CAD file, a PDF drawing or a sketch — our team reviews every part and gets back to you with a quote.

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