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R&D
News on the research and development of new technologies used in all areas of the iron and steel industry.
Latest News
U. S. Steel Snaps Up IP Rights to High-Strength Grades
04 March 2021 - United States Steel Corporation has acquired the patents and trademarks related to proprietary sheet steels developed by Rhode Island-based The NanoSteel Co.
Consortium to Research Metals Decarbonization Tech
17 February 2021 - A Finnish consortium that includes metals producers has launched a research effort intended to develop decarbonization technologies for the industry.
New Ironmaking Technology Draws Investments From Ore Producers
09 February 2021 - Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has acquired a minority stake in a U.S-based company that is developing an electrolysis-based reduction process.
thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace
04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation.
WorldAutoSteel Program Hopes to Promote New Steels in Electric, Self-Driving Vehicles
12 November 2020 - The World Steel Association’s automotive unit is launching a new vehicle engineering program to demonstrate the benefits of steel to the global mobility-as-a-service sector.
British Steel, University of Sheffield Embark on Rail R&D Partnership
12 November 2020 - To enhance its range of rail products, long products maker British Steel is entering into a multi-million-pound research and development program with engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Steelmakers Team Up on Hyperloop Research & Development
10 November 2020 - Tata Steel Europe and POSCO have agreed to work together on developing steels and steel tubes for hyperloop transportation systems, the companies have announced.
The Race is On For Greener Steelmaking
29 October 2020 - The global steel industry’s primary challenge over the next few decades is climate change, and it must rapidly develop new technological solutions, several industry leaders said during Fastmarkets AMM’s annual Steel Success Strategies conference.
The New Bronco: Built Ford Tough. With ArcelorMittal Steel.
14 October 2020 - When ArcelorMittal announced last month that it would divest most of its U.S. assets, it promised it would remain no less a player in the automotive steel market. A new announcement from the company seems to bear that out.
ArcelorMittal Pledges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has announced a significant environmental goal: it intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
California Researchers Win Funding for H2 Steelmaking Project
02 October 2020 - The University of California, Irvine, (UCI) and partners have been award US$5.7 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department to study the integration of renewably produced hydrogen in the steelmaking process.
Renewed Funding Gives Australian R&D Consortium Another Five Years
22 July 2020 - A university-led, Australian steel research group has secured AU$28.4 million in new funding, allowing it to operate for another five years.
Another Steel Producer Eyeing Hydrogen-Based Steel Production
03 June 2020 - Spanish long products maker CELSA Group will work with renewable energy supplier Statkraft to build a hydrogen electrolysis plant.
Researchers Make Super-Strong Steel That's Also Tough
14 May 2020 - Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a way to raise the strength-to-toughness ratio in ultrahigh-strength steels, a development that has applications in structural materials.
Ovako Successfully Heats Steel in Hydrogen-Fueled Furnace
28 April 2020 - Sweden-based engineering steel producer Ovako has successfully trialed the use of hydrogen as combustion source in a production furnace, marking an industry first, the company reports.
Researchers Devise Way to Print Better Martensitic Steel Parts
20 April 2020 - Researchers from Texas A&M University and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory have developed an optimized process framework that allows for defect-free 3D printing of components from martensitic steels.
Slag Is a Useful Byproduct. These Researchers Think It Has Even More Potential.
08 April 2020 - Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University said they might have found a way to improve the utility of slag as a concrete aggregate, research that could strengthen steel’s role in the circular economy.
ABB to Supply Fossil-Free Steel Project With Automation Suite
06 February 2020 - ABB has been chosen to provide the electrical and automation system for SSAB’s hydrogen-based DRI plant in Luleå, Sweden.
Startup Lands Contract to Create Steel Tracking Blockchain
21 January 2020 - A Toronto, Ont., Canada-based startup has been awarded a Canadian government contract to develop a prototype blockchain for tracking steel through the supply chain.
Researchers Take Big Step in Solving Hydrogen Embrittlement
13 January 2020 - In what they say is a first, researchers at The University of Sydney in Australia have made direct observation of hydrogen at dislocations and grain boundaries in steel, offering important new information on the vexing problem of hydrogen embrittlement.
