Objective The aim of this project is to improve aesthetic durability of steel sheets surfaces, both in stainless and coil-coated steel, by means of clear coatings resistant to those aesthetic damages, e.g. fingerprints and scratches that reduce the "value" of steel sheets in applications where appearance is essential. Wide attention will be paid for understanding the nature and processes of aesthetic damage and for defining specific tests of surface resistance/sensitivity to such damages. The influence of various parameters on coating behaviour will be considered, e.g. coating thickness, mechanical properties, disperse of inorganic nanoparticles and curing degree. Different types of coatings will be developed, applied in laboratory and on pilot lines, and carefully characterised, with special attention for UV-curable coatings that appear to be environmentally and industrially advantageous. 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 CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA EU contribution No data Address Via di Castel Romano 100/102 00128 ROMA EUR Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL Germany EU contribution No data Address Kaiser-Wilhelmstrasse 100 47166 DUISBURG See on map Total cost No data USINOR France EU contribution No data Address Immeuble Pacific 13 cours Valmy 92800 LA DEFENSE CEDEX 7 See on map Total cost No data VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address VOEST-ALPINE-Strasse 3 4020 LINZ See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
