Heavy gauge plates of structural and line-pipe steels are intentionally and/or partially rolled in the two-phase region for two reasons: 1) to improve of YS and TS 2) to avoid the deformation gradient across the plate thickness. However, industrially intercritical rolling has been known for the ...
The aim of this project was to improve wider applications of automation systems based on material models and thus to improve homogeneity of material properties from coil to coil and over coil length. Concerning the process route of steel making, the needed algorithms, model structures and concep...
The goal of INFOMAP project is to improve the geometry of hot rolled products by an integrated approach of information map analysis of hot rolled products and on-line control/advisory systems through advanced modelling. For that purpose, in first place efforts were focused on installation of mea...
The main objective of the effiPRESS project was to demonstrate the performance of high efficient and cost effective press hardening processes for sheet and tubular components by implementation of new steel sheet and tool materials with improved technological properties. The new Docol 2000 steel ...
The LIGHTOUGH project was concerned with the screening of toughness, density and strength (hardness) of Fe-Mn-Al-C alloys. The targeted outcome was twofold: (i) Deriving property and microstructure maps of the quaternary alloy system as a function of chemical composition and processing parameter...
The objective of this project is to increase the cold rolling mill capability through better cooling. The projected benefits are increased rolling speed, more thickness reduction, less material rejection because of heat scratches and the ability to roll harder material. The influence of several ...
The PRETICONTROL project aims to understand how precipitation of Ti, in conjunction with Nb and V, influences microstructure and property development during the processing of high titanium high strength steels and hence provide recommendations for compositions which are relatively insensitive to...
The project objective was to improve ladle stirring by developing dynamic stirring policies in secondary steelmaking at different treatment stations (CAS-OB, VD and FT). The stirring processes were tailored to the individual need of each treated steel melt, based on metallurgical fundamentals, w...
Abrasion is a commonly occurring wear mechanism in agricultural and construction equipment. Such applications are prone to combined impact and abrasion in presence of particles. This might result in dual occurrence or overlap in wear mechanisms. Investigations on abrasion resistance have already...
