Improvement of the surface performance of stainless steel regarding health and food industry

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-361

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 € 698 150,00

EU contribution € 418 890,00

Coordinated by

USINOR - CENTRE DE RECHERCHES D'ISBERGUES
France

Objective

In Europe, the stainless steel market in the food industry equipment is important as it represents 80.000 tonnes per year. The goal is to promote widespread use of stainless steel and develop new hygienic surfaces by a durable control of the passive film structure. Stainless steel surface properties will be determined in terms of surface composition and topography. Kinetics of removal adhering bacteria and fouling will be carried out. The innocuousness of stainless steel in contact with food and cleaning products will be studied. Corrosion resistance will be connected with the passive film structure (CSM).

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• F3 - Special and alloy steels

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

USINOR - CENTRE DE RECHERCHES D'ISBERGUES

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 62330 ISBERGUES ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

ACERINOX

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Santiago de Compostela n° 100, 4°D ; 28035 MADRID
• 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