Influence of additive elements on galvanising of high strength steels

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-188

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1999

End date 30 June 2002

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 987 000,00

EU contribution € 592 200,00

Coordinated by

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES
Belgium

Objective

Strength and ductility are of primary importance for steel users, especially in automotive industries, where safety and fuel efficiency can be improved by reducing vehicle weight. Coated strips for the automotive applications become thinner and thinner. This practice requires the production of growing amounts of high strength steels that are known for presenting galvanising problems. The purpose of this research is to determine to what extent it is possible to galvanise, in current galvanising lines, hot rolled high strength steel (Dual Phase and TRIP steel) by adapting their composition and the process parameters.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• F7 - Surface characteristics

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 ; 4000 LIEGE ; Belgium
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Participants (3)

BRITISH STEEL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 15, Marlebone Road ; NW1 5JD LONDON
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SALZGITTER

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Eisenhüttenstrasse, 99 ; 38223 SALZGITTER
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THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kaiser-Wilhelmstrasse 100 ; 47166 DUISBURG
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