System to significantly increase the effective yield of Calcium (and other alloying elements) in the treatment of specialty steels, while reducing impurities in the melt

Objective

Hotwire aims to develop a new, specially coated feed wire and dispensing system that is able to delay initial Ca core exposure from current duration of only 1.5 seconds to ~5 seconds, extend the Ca melt time (once exposed) from <1 second to ~3 seconds, through the application of thin, nano-particle enhanced heat resistant/intumescent coatings. To further increase the yield of the Calcium by enabling a wider dispersion area in the ladle by developing a novel, articulating feed head to allow wire feed across the entire ladle cross-section.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkaline earth metals
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programme(s)

• FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Topic(s)

• SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs

Call for proposal

FP7-SME-2012
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Funding Scheme

BSG-SME - Research for SMEs

Coordinator

INJECTION ALLOYS GERMANY GMBH

Address

Neue Warnstedter Strasse 13a
06502 Thale Ot Weddersleben
Germany

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Christopher Jackson (Mr.)

Links

EU contribution

€ 561 068

Participants (6)

INDESTRUCTIBLE PAINT LTD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 128 870

Address

Pentos Drive 25 Sparkhill
B11 3TA Birmingham

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Brian Norton (Mr.)

Links

NANOLAYER COATING TECHNOLOGIES LDA

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 117 994

Address

Rua Fernando Mesquita 2785
4760-034 Vila Nova De Famalicao

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Olivia Vanessa Afonso Rocha (Ms.)

Links

ALTEK EUROPE LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 288 548

Address

Lakeside House Turnoaks Business Park - Burley Close
S40 2UB Chesterfield

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Stephen Pearson (Mr.)

Links

WELDING ALLOYS FRANCE SAS

France

EU contribution

€ 42 036

Address

Rue Des Americains 22
68320 Holtzwihr

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Victor Stekly (Mr.)

Links

THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 46 372

Address

Pera Business Park Nottingham Road
LE13 0PB Melton Mowbray

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Orlando Davy (Mr.)

Links

SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN DE TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 27 110

Address

Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80
1030 Bruxelles

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Brenda Criel (Mrs.)

Links