Improving the hot rolling process of surface critical steels by improved and prolonged working life of work rolls in the finishing section

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-EA-830

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1996

End date 31 December 1999

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 959 500,00

EU contribution € 575 700,00

Coordinated by

British Steel plc
United Kingdom

Objective

This project is aimed at improving the campaign life of work rolls in the first 4 stands of a hot mill finishing train, while improving the efficiency of the rolling process. The project combines in-line monitoring of the roll wear process, of different types of rolls, with variants in roll temperatures, cooling and lubrication, and monitoring of the strip surface quality. Additional off-line modelling and test programmes to enhance understanding of roll surface degradation will also be undertaken.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• D2 - Rolling - flat products

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

British Steel plc

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Moorgate ; S60 3AR Rotherham ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 ; 4000 LIEGE
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Voie Romaine - BP 320 ; 57214 MAIZIERES-LES-METZ CEDEX
• Total cost: No data

KONINKLIJKE HOOGOVENS

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1970 CA IJMUIDEN
• Total cost: No data