Cel 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. Program(-y) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Temat(-y) C3 - Casting and solidification Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Koordynator CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 4000 LIEGE Belgia Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (3) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko BRITISH STEEL Zjednoczone Królestwo Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 15, Marlebone Road NW1 5JD LONDON Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES Luksemburg Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 66, rue de Luxembourg 4221 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych VOEST-ALPINE STAHL DONAWITZ Austria Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Kerpelystrasse 199 8700 LEOBEN-DONAWITZ Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych
