Development of a pioneer production unit incorporating vacuum tundish technology for commercial slab casting operations

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7215-PP-005

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1997

End date 31 December 2000

Funded under

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

Total cost € 871 000,00

EU contribution € 348 400,00

Coordinated by

British Steel plc
United Kingdom

Objective

Previous ECSC research projects have shown that the application of vacuum tundish technology provides a more streamlined and reduced velocity of liquid steel flow entering the slab caster mould, giving potential for improved cast product quality, particularly surface quality and steel cleannesss. The aim of this project is to develop further the equipment, instrumentation, and control mechanisms to be capable of routine production use in different slab caster designs.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• T2 - Continuous casting

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