System to significantly increase the effective yield of Calcium (and other alloying elements) in the treatment of specialty steels, while reducing impurities in the melt

Project Information

HOT-WIRE

Grant agreement ID: 315592

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2013

End date 31 December 2014

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Total cost € 1 596 459,20

EU contribution € 1 211 998,00

Coordinated by

INJECTION ALLOYS GERMANY GMBH
Germany

Objective

Hotwire aims to develop a new, specially coated feed wire and dispensing system that is able to delay initial Ca core exposure from current duration of only 1.5 seconds to ~5 seconds, extend the Ca melt time (once exposed) from <1 second to ~3 seconds, through the application of thin, nano-particle enhanced heat resistant/intumescent coatings. To further increase the yield of the Calcium by enabling a wider dispersion area in the ladle by developing a novel, articulating feed head to allow wire feed across the entire ladle cross-section.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkaline earth metals
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programme(s)

• FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Topic(s)

• SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs

Call for proposal

FP7-SME-2012
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Funding Scheme

BSG-SME - Research for SMEs

Coordinator

INJECTION ALLOYS GERMANY GMBH

• EU contribution: € 561 068,00
• Address: NEUE WARNSTEDTER STRASSE 13A ; 06502 THALE OT WEDDERSLEBEN ; Germany
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Christopher Jackson (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (6)

INDESTRUCTIBLE PAINT LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 128 870,00
• Address: PENTOS DRIVE 25 SPARKHILL ; B11 3TA BIRMINGHAM
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Brian Norton (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NANOLAYER COATING TECHNOLOGIES LDA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 117 994,00
• Address: RUA FERNANDO MESQUITA 2785 ; 4760-034 VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Olivia Vanessa Afonso Rocha (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ALTEK EUROPE LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 288 548,00
• Address: LAKESIDE HOUSE TURNOAKS BUSINESS PARK - BURLEY CLOSE ; S40 2UB Chesterfield
• Region: East Midlands (England) › Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire › East Derbyshire
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Stephen Pearson (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

WELDING ALLOYS FRANCE SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 42 036,00
• Address: RUE DES AMERICAINS 22 ; 68320 Holtzwihr
• Region: Grand Est › Alsace › Haut-Rhin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Victor Stekly (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 46 372,00
• Address: PERA BUSINESS PARK NOTTINGHAM ROAD ; LE13 0PB MELTON MOWBRAY
• Region: East Midlands (England) › Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire › Leicestershire CC and Rutland
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Orlando Davy (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN DE TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 27 110,00
• Address: BOULEVARD AUGUSTE REYERS 80 ; 1030 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Brenda Criel (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data