Injection of CO2 in an electric arc furnace for the production of stainless steel

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-CB-931

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1990

End date 31 December 1992

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) "technical steel research", 1986-1990

Total cost € 313 500,00

EU contribution € 188 100,00

Coordinated by

ACENOR I+D
Spain

Objective

This project aims at cost savings in the production of stainless steel by the injection of carbon dioxide for steel stirring instead of argon or nitrogen. The volume of oxygen blowing must be kept as low as possible to avoid chromium oxidation. In this procedure a diminution of the electrical energy in electric arc furnaces is expected, as well as an improvement of productivity.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEELRES 7C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) "technical steel research", 1986-1990

Topic(s)

• C1 - Primary steelmaking

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ACENOR I+D

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Barrio Ugarte s/n ; 48970 BASAURI (VIZCAYA) ; Spain
• Total cost: No data