Objectif Although a significant amount of work has already been undertaken to understand the initiation and propagation of cracks on the surface of the continuous casting strand and develop casting equipment and practices to reduce the problem, cracks remain a major concern for steel producers, especially for sensitive steel grades like Al grain refined, micro-alloyed and peritectic steels. This research aims to reduce the cracking proneness of sensitive steel grades by applying, during secondary cooling, a thermal treatment (intense cooling and self-tempering) to the strand in order to modify in-line its surface and sub-surface microstructure with the purpose of improving hot ductility and, in so doing, the surface quality. Modification to be brought to the secondary cooling systems will be investigated by means of numerical modelling and laboratory simulations. Plant trials will be performed for assessing the achievable surface quality improvements. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Thème(s) C3 - Casting and solidification Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 4000 LIEGE Belgique Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (3) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire BRITISH STEEL Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 15, Marlebone Road NW1 5JD LONDON Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES Luxembourg Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 66, rue de Luxembourg 4221 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée VOEST-ALPINE STAHL DONAWITZ Autriche Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Kerpelystrasse 199 8700 LEOBEN-DONAWITZ Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
