Demonstration at full industrial scale of innovative ecological pickling process for cold rolled stainless steel stripable to improve on-line monitored surface appearance

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7215-PP-063

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2001

End date 30 June 2003

Funded under

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

Total cost € 1 124 500,00

EU contribution € 562 250,00

Coordinated by

THYSSENKRUPP ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI
Italy

Objective

The final stage in the production cycle of cold rolled stainless steel strips generally consists of a sequence of electrolytic and chemical pickling treatments. Their purpose is to produce a base metal free of scale and with an aesthetically good surface appearance. The objective of the project is to demonstrate, at full industrial scale, the technical feasibility of improved pickling cycles for cold rolled stainless strip, using a low-energy electrolytic descaling section, coupled with chemical pickling section. Both sections are operated with environmentally friendly pickling liquors, totally free from noxious emissions. A surface monitoring system is installed in order to guarantee consistently improved surface quality and surface aspect.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• T3 - Rolling and product treatment

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

THYSSENKRUPP ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Viale B. Brin, 218 ; 05100 TERNI ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

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

THYSSENKRUPP NIROSTA GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Oberschlesienstrasse 16 ; 47807 KREFELD
• Total cost: No data