Objective
For cold rolled steel grades (uncoated, electrolitically coated or hot dip galvanised) an increasing demand exists, concerning the mechanical properties, the uniformity along the strip length, the reduction of variation from coil to coil as well as the improvement of the yield rate. A very promising approach to reach these additional improvements is a metallurgical-based modelling using, simultaneously, experimental simulation trials and plant results. The aim of the project is therefore a metallurgical-based approach to follow a prediction of the microstructure and mechanical properties as a function of the chemical composition and processing parameters for Aluminium killed LC or ELC and IF based thin sheet grades. Concerning the annealing treatment the modelling will be carried out for batch annealing, continuous annealing and hot dip galvanising.