Improvement in billet & bloom surface quality through developments in mould level & powder depth measurement & control, including automatic power feed

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7215-PP-046

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2000

End date 31 December 2003

Funded under

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

Total cost € 1 307 000,00

EU contribution € 653 500,00

Coordinated by

CORUS UK LIMITED
United Kingdom

Objective

Initial solidification in the casting mould has an enormous impact on surface quality. Uniform heat transfer and good lubrication are of vital importance and these are affected by the efficient delivery of mould powder and the stability of the steel meniscus. The project will aim to demonstrate techniques to improve the delivery and utilisation of powder and to stabilise the mould level. Intelligent automatic powder feed systems will be developed and mould thermal conditions will be modified by adjusting casting parameters. A novel mould level measuring device will be used to demonstrate improved mould level control.

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

CORUS UK LIMITED

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 15 Great Marlborough Street ; W1F 7AS LONDON ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

Belgium

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

SIDENOR I+D

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Barrio Ugarte s/n ; 48970 BASAURI (VIZCAYA)
• Total cost: No data