Conveners
Advanced Materials & Special Applications
- Andreas Kern (thyssenkrupp Steel Europe)
Advanced Materials & Special Applications
- Andreas Kern (thyssenkrupp Steel Europe)
Description
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In recent decades, the rail transportation sector has undergone continuous progress. The increasing demands in rail transportation are particularly driven by higher train speeds and greater axle loads due to heavier cargo. To meet market demands, rail producers are improving rail strength to develop high-performance rails, particularly in terms of wear resistance. Head-hardened rails offer...
SMS group recently celebrated 150 years as one of the world leaders in the construction of equipment for the ferrous and non-ferrous metals industries. This paper will focus on the recent technology developments dedicated to the wire rod producers such as:
• Single-pass driven MEERdrive® finishing blocks
• Rapid production change and precise finishing through MEERdrive®PLUS high-speed...
The primary challenge in steel production today is the reduction of its carbon footprint. To address this, steel producers are increasingly relying on scraps. However, residual elements in post-consumer scrap—such as copper, tin, antimony, nickel, or molybdenum—can degrade steel properties, particularly for advanced high-strength steels. The project MetConZero investigates how these residuals...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) strives to sustainably strengthen its position in the global market through technology and quality leadership by optimally meeting the demand of its customers for low tolerances as well as thinner and wider products. Investments are made at tkSE along the entire production network especially for non grain oriented electrical steel (NO) in order to shape the...
QSP-DUE is moving forward: from a breakthrough plant concept to a consolidated technology capable of reaching production targets exceeding 4.0 MTPY of fossil-free hot rolled strips for the most demanding applications, from commodity grades to AHSS, API line pipes and automotive exposed panels.
Although QSP-DUE is a green technology by design, the introduction of the fully electric Tunnel...
A heavy beams producer selected Danieli technology and construction capability for the turnkey Thermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP) project at its rolling mill.
Thanks to this process, the product portfolio will be expanded with high-strength beams according to Grade 80 ASTM A913/A913M and S500ML EN 10025-4 standards.
High-strength beams offer substantial savings in construction in terms...
Walsin Lihwa Corporation has partnered with Primetals Technologies to expand their production of long products and take advantage of the latest cutting-edge technology to meet the growing demand for high-quality stainless-steel products for the Chinese market. This mill was a strategic investment for Walsin Lihwa Corporation’s focus on increasing capacity, reducing delivery times while...
Power Cooling offers significant advantages in hot strip mills, particularly for producing modern steel grades with superior mechanical properties. This innovative cooling system features scalable water impact pressure and flow rates, ensuring high cooling rates coupled with precise temperature control far beyond the usual coiling temperature ranges for conventional steel grades. This is...
Electrical steel (also called Silicon steel), a steel alloy with specific magnetic properties, with low core loss and high magnetic permeability, is extremely sensitive to produce, especially when high performance and low energy losses are critical. The booming electric vehicles market is driving the development of Non-Grain Oriented Silicon Steels with high flux density and minimal core...
The paper describes how an expert system automatically calculates the optimal strategy for all product changes based on PDA data, i.e. determining the best combined method of operation from technology clusters such as strip flatness and strip thickness, etc. The next step is to implement digital AI systems that provide forecasts for the optimal product change strategy. Once artificial...
Wind power applications are the major enabler for the energy transition. The production of towers and foundations for offshore wind turbines requires the use of heavy plates, characterized by unique metallurgical properties and specific dimensions. Given the strict safety standards and the demand for high performance under extreme conditions, these heavy plates require high toughness and high...