Steel News

AK Steel CEO: We're Focused on Idea Generation

15 March 2016 - How do you win a down market? AK Steel Corp.’s new CEO has five ways.

TimkenSteel Moves to Recapture a Piece of a Specialized Tube Market

18 February 2016 - U.S.-based TimkenSteel is re-entering the market for the specialized tubing needed to make a widely used type of plastic and has taken its first order, the company announced.

POSCO Highlights New Steels at Auto Show

11 January 2016 - South Korea’s POSCO is attending the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., USA, where it is unveiling its next-generation twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel and showcasing its hot press forming steel, according to BusinessKorea magazine.

Tube City Testing Out New Process at Ohio Mill

28 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. and mill services provider Tube City IMS are collaborating on what’s described as an improved steel recovery process, reports the Dayton Business Journal newspaper.

Automakers Taking a Closer Look at New Heat Treat Method

11 December 2015 - There’s growing interest among some automakers in a new way to heat treat standard carbon steel that makes it stronger, but leaves it just as ductile.

Researchers Use New Technique to Gain Better Picture of Cast Iron Microstructures

09 December 2015 - U.S. government and industry researchers have developed a new -- and more affordable -- technique to look at the microstructure of cast iron, which could lead to better manufacturing processes that yield an even better end product.

New Case-Hardening Process Under Development at German University

23 November 2015 - Engineers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are working on a new steel-hardening process that they claim holds promise for the development of smaller car engines, reports The Engineer magazine.

Hydrogen is Like Kryptonite to Steel. Some Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why.

12 November 2015 - Researchers from several U.K. universities have teamed up to better understand a perplexing metallurgical problem: Why do steel and other metals become brittle in the presence of hydrogen?

Tata Launches Steel-Plastic Composite Material

09 November 2015 - Tata Steel has introduced a new composite sheet material that it intends to market to bus and trailer manufacturers.

AIST Foundation Establishes New Research Grant

28 October 2015 - The AIST Foundation has announced a new US$10,000 grant, the Electrical Engineering Grant (EEG), which is meant to encourage electrical engineering students to consider a career in the iron and steel industry and to help professors promote the industry to their students.

Tata Steel Researchers Move Into New U.K. Lab

28 October 2015 - Tata Steel has opened its new U.K. research center at the University of Warwick’s Science Park, the company has announced.

SSAB Rolling Out New Advanced Steels

14 October 2015 - SSAB is introducing several new steel grades intended for the automotive industry, the Swedish steelmaker has announced.

Titanium-Strength Steel? Scientists Say They Have Invented It

06 October 2015 - Materials scientists at South Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have made what they say is one of the biggest steelmaking breakthroughs in years -- a new type ultrastrong, lightweight steel made in part from aluminum.

New Industry Consortium Looks to Improve Steelmaking's Efficiency, Sustainability

05 October 2015 - A year in the making, the U.S.-based Steel Manufacturing Simulation & Visualization Consortium at Purdue University Calumet is ready to take on research projects -- and new partners.

Rizhao Steel Achieves Production Goal, Makes First Ultra-Thin Strip

05 October 2015 - China's Rizhao Steel Group Co. Ltd. has successfully rolled ultra-thin hot strip, achieving its target thickness of 0.8 mm at a new plant, according to the vendor on the project.

Ford Looks to Put More Aluminum in its F-150s

21 September 2015 - Ford Motor Co. plans to incorporate more aluminum in its best-selling F-150 pickup truck, using a new alloy in certain structural parts and exterior panels.

Outotec Inaugurates New Technology Center

08 September 2015 - Outotec has opened a new center focused on dewatering technology in Lappeenranta, Finland, the company has announced.

New Steels Can Help Automakers Cut Vehicle Weight, Industry Representatives Say

05 August 2015 - Although some automobile manufacturers said they'll use a combination of materials -- steel, aluminum and carbon fiber -- to cut down weight, steel industry representatives counter that they could reach that goal just as easily by using the latest ultra-high-strength steels.

SSAB’s University Challenge Encourages Students to Develop Innovative Applications for High-Strength Steel

09 July 2015 - SSAB’s University Challenge is an opportunity for students to present their ideas for new, innovative solutions using high-strength steels.

EU Supports Testing of Groundbreaking Iron Production Technology

07 July 2015 - The European Union has agreed to contribute 7.4m euros towards testing a groundbreaking new iron production process being developed at Tata Steel’s IJmuiden steelworks in the Netherlands.