Optimisation of the use of strip geometry control system

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-EA-901

Project closed

Start date 1 November 1995

End date 31 October 1998

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995

Total cost € 335 833,00

EU contribution € 201 500,00

Coordinated by

MEFOS, FOUNDATION FOR METALLURGICAL RESEARCH
Sweden

Objective

The project has the following main objectives concerning rolling of stainless steel in Steckel mills: - to establish common criteria of operational performance; - to investigate operational instabilities in Steckel rolling and recommend improved operating practices; - to quantify factors which influence strip tracking in Steckel rolling; - to compare plant trials of Steckel mill rolling of stainless steel with conventional mill 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)

• D2 - Rolling: flat products

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

MEFOS, FOUNDATION FOR METALLURGICAL RESEARCH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Aronstorpsvägen 1 ; 971 25 LULEÅ ; Sweden
• Total cost: No data