Objective The metallurgical properties of pellets, sinter and lump ore are predominantly described by their disintegration behaviour, their reducibility as well as by high temperature properties like melting and dripping. Under conditions of high injection rates and extended retention time of the burden in the blast furnace, the standardised test procedures, usually applied for the characterisation of burden materials, do not longer correspond to the actual conditions and do not sufficiently describe the quality parameters of the burden. Research work is necessary to define temperature and gas composition profile, at the blast furnace periphery, and at half radius over the furnace height. Research is also necessary to determine the effects on the metallurgical properties. New routine test procedures for the characterisation of the disintegration behaviour and the reducibility are also to be developed. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) B - Reduction of iron ores Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT FÜR EISENERZAUFBEREITUNG (SGA) EU contribution No data Address Grubenstrasse 5 38704 LIEBENBURG-OTHFRESEN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) 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 THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL Germany EU contribution No data Address Kaiser-Wilhelmstrasse 100 47166 DUISBURG See on map Total cost No data VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address VOEST-ALPINE-Strasse 3 4020 LINZ See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data