Characterisation of heavy gauge galvannealed strip

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-TS-808

Project closed

Start date 1 October 1996

End date 31 March 2000

Funded under

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

Total cost € 787 000,00

EU contribution € 472 200,00

Coordinated by

British Steel plc
United Kingdom

Objective

The overall objective of this project is to gain a greater understanding of galvannealed products and to improve 'on-line' production control. Two approaches will be adopted in the research work: a "mechanical method that will evaluate the application properties of galvannealed material, based on the study of heavy gauge products, as used within the automotive sector, and a continuous optical method that will measure surface parameters of the iron- zinc alloy coated steel. Current on-line methods are based on X-ray diffraction techniques. The new method will be calibrated using materials utilised in the development of a powdering/flaking test.

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

British Steel plc

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Moorgate ; S60 3AR Rotherham ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

Belgium

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