During EAF steel making, an electrode joint break is a highly disruptive event with significant implications to productivity and safety. It is well known, the quality of the electrode build practice is paramount to the integrity of the joint and will greatly reduce the probability of a pin break.
A poorly assembled joint has a very high risk of triggering a pin break, because it places...
The European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) continues its mission to drive innovation in sustainable steel production, with ongoing initiatives and collaborations shaping the industry's journey toward climate neutrality. The Clean Steel Partnership (CSP) has further expanded the collaborative research framework established by the Research Fund for Coal and Steel. CSP enables the development...
Steel hot rolling is a critical downstream process in steel production and remains highly energy-intensive due to reheating furnace losses, unplanned mill delays, and insufficient coordination between furnace operation and rolling schedules. While significant progress has been achieved in improving energy efficiency and decarbonization in primary steelmaking, downstream processes such as...