Control of the strip surface oxide layer for pickle-free hot rolled steel

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-336

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2002

End date 30 June 2005

Funded under

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

Total cost € 1 009 065,00

EU contribution € 605 439,00

Coordinated by

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE
France

Objective

The project deals with the suppression of acid pickling by two main actions: The production of thin scales in the hot strip mill by a better control of the oxidising condition and of adherent scales by a control of their structure and mechanical properties at each step of the processing line, and the replacement of acid pickling by gas reduction favoured by small thickness scales. In addition to being an important contribution to the environment, through acid pickling free processing lines, these technical developments will lead to new steel products and to a shortening of the production line.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• D1 - Rolling - long products and reheating furnaces

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Immeuble "PACIFIC", La Défense 7 11/13 Cours Valmy ; 92800 PUTEAUX ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 ; 4000 LIEGE
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Castel Romano 100/102 ; 00128 ROMA EUR
• Total cost: No data

RAUTARUUKKI OYJ, CORPORATE R & D

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 92101 RAAHE
• Total cost: No data