Objective The emergence of the direct rolling process has highlighted the enhanced risk of surface defects due to an insufficient descaling of the semis before rolling. The problem is further exacerbated when EAF steels with high residual contents are processed. A different thermal path and a modified chemical composition favour the formation of an adherent scale difficult to remove. The project aims to understand the formation mechanisms of the scale layer formed on products directly rolled either through a thin slab or through a conventional slab casting route; to define the potential ways for avoiding its strong adherence and to make descaling easier. The scale formation and adherence will be studied through laboratory simulation of re-heating and descaling with detailed characterisation of the scales. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) D1 - Rolling - long products and reheating furnaces Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES EU contribution No data Address Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 4000 LIEGE Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE France EU contribution No data Address Immeuble "PACIFIC", La Défense 7 11/13 Cours Valmy 92800 PUTEAUX See on map Total cost No data
