In-service behaviour of various stainless steels for boiler-making and rail wagon construction

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-MA-120

Project closed

Start date 1 December 1991

End date 31 May 1995

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995

Total cost € 388 500,00

EU contribution € 233 100,00

Coordinated by

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung eV (FhG)
Germany

Objective

This research is aimed at establishing the in-service fatigue characteristics under time variable stresses encountered by ferritic, soft martensitic and austenitic stainless steels commonly used in plant engineering and railway carriage construction, with emphasis on high stress areas and butt welded joints.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEELRES 8C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995

Topic(s)

• F3 - Special and alloy steels

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung eV (FhG)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bartningstraße 47 ; 64289 Darmstadt ; Germany
• Total cost: No data