Advantages using Billets vis a vis Ingots

Billets	Ingots
Billets have Uniform Cross Section	Ingots are tapered
Batch Size-20 Mt per Heat	Only 3-4 Mt in case of Ingots
Internal micro structure is sound without porosity and piping	Secondary Piping cannot be avoided
Billets are of homogenous composition due to through mixing and subsequent purging	Non-Homogenous composition