Objective The aim of this co-operative research project is to develop a metallurgical model, running on a personal computer, to predict the microstructural evolution in steel during hot rolling, from reheating to the final cooling, including the prediction of the mechanical properties.This project is based on results achieved through other successful research work focused on C-Mn steels which allowed a prototype "skeleton" model to be developed which does not consider the complications of precipitation processes. In this research the existing model will be enlarged to cover the more complicated situation pertaining to microalloyed grades (e.g. HSLA and IF steels), such as interactions between precipitates, grain growth, recrystallization and transformation, and strain-induced precipitation during rolling. 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) D3 - Physical metallurgy of rolling and finishing Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Thyssen Stahl AG EU contribution No data Address Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 100 47057 Duisburg Germany See on map Total cost No data