Objective This project aims to improve the corrosion resistance of stainless steels at elevated temperatures, so that they can be employed in aggressive environments, e.g. in heat exchangers for coal gasification, for waste incineration and for reformer plants. For these purposes, the steels must be able to form protective oxide layers rapidly and at relatively low temperatures, this will be achieved a) by fine grain microstructure and near- surface deformation, b) by the addition of alloying elements, which favour the nucleation and stability of the oxide layer. The proposed improvement will allow the stainless steels to be used at temperatures of 400 to 800C: temperatures not yet accessible with these materials, thus increasing the efficiency of energy recovery in many processes. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) F3 - Special and alloy steels Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR EISENFORSCHUNG EU contribution No data Address Max-Planck-Strasse 1 40237 DÜSSELDORF Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FACTORIA DE ACERINOX Spain EU contribution No data Address 11370 LOS BARRIOS (CADIZ) See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTET FÖR METALLFORSKNING Sweden EU contribution No data Address Drottning Kristinas väg 48 114 28 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data UGINE SAVOIE France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Paul Girod 73403 UGINE CEDEX See on map Total cost No data