Steel News

U.S. Energy Department Awards US$1.2M Research Grant to AK Steel

11 October 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has won a US$1.2 million federal grant that will support research into new low-density steels that in the future could provide automakers with another option for lightweighting materials.

Swedish JV Picks Tenova Technology for Planned Hydrogen-Based DRI Plant

03 October 2018 - A joint venture that is building a pilot-scale, hydrogen-based steel mill has selected Tenova to supply key components for the facility’s direct-reduction plant.

ArcelorMittal Gives Financial Boost to Canadian University's Mining Research

03 October 2018 - Canada’s McGill University has received a CA$360,000 commitment from ArcelorMittal to fund mining and materials engineering research.

Name That Steel, and You Could Win This Valuable Prize

20 September 2018 - SSAB and Sandvik Materials Technology have asked for the research community’s help in developing a way to track steel products as they move through the value chain, from the mill to end product.

Third-Gen Automotive Steels Have Arrived

02 August 2018 - Third-generation steels that are at once strong and formable are now being sold into the automotive market and can readily substitute components made from earlier advanced steels with lower tensile strengths, reports Repairer Driven News.

Nucor Lays Bet on New Electroplating Process

27 July 2018 - Nucor Corp. is investing in a start-up company developing a chrome-plating process that substitutes toxic hexavalent chromium for a trivalent chromium, its safer form.

Revised CAFE Standards Probably Won't Hurt Demand for Auto Steel

25 June 2018 - The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back the 2025 vehicle fuel economy standards likely won’t have a significant impact on the market for lightweight automotive steels, according to a Nucor Corp. official.

Nissan to Expand Use of Advanced High-Strength Steel

21 June 2018 - Nissan Motors Co. Ltd. said it plans to use more advanced high-strength steel in its vehicles and aims to have the material account for 25% of components by weight.

Indian, Australian Companies Agree to Develop Lignite-Based Iron Plant

31 May 2018 - An Australian company has signed a master development agreement with India’s state-owned iron ore and lignite producers to build a new type of ironmaking plant in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Professor: Steel Needs New Products, But It Needs the Processes to Make Them, Too

07 May 2018 - The third generation of advanced high-strength steels is just now beginning to enter widespread commercialization, but it likely will be a few more years before they reach a tipping point, according to Colorado School of Mines professor and metallurgist John Speer.

voestalpine Marks the Start of Work on Hydrogen Plant

23 April 2018 - voestalpine has launched construction of a pilot-scale hydrogen electrolysis plant, a project that it hopes will pave the way for a carbon-free steelmaking.

AISI Lauds Plans to Revise Vehicle Emissions Standards

05 April 2018 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) said it supports the Trump administration’s decision to revise the new fuel efficiency standards laid out during the Barack Obama presidency.

Steel Technology Group Seeks Cooperative Solutions to European Industry's Biggest Challenges

28 March 2018 - A technology-oriented unit of the European Steel Association is beginning a new chapter as a standalone, non-profit entity that will tackle the industry’s shared technical challenges.

Digitalization R&D Project Could Lead to Enhanced Production Scheduling at Big River

12 March 2018 - SMS group and a German university have launched a research and development project that focuses on automating production planning at Big River Steel.

Thanks to Steel, These Two Pickups are Lighter and Stronger

15 January 2018 - The annual Detroit auto show is underway, and steel, it seems, is taking center stage.

Researchers: Lancing Practice Can Impact Results in All-DRI Steelmaking

05 January 2018 - They say timing is everything. And in electric arc furnace steelmaking, a matter of a few minutes apparently can impact yields, according to a team of university and industry researchers.

Investment Firm Acquires Steel Technical Center

27 December 2017 - An investment firm that owns metals and logistics businesses has acquired Heidtman Steel’s automotive steel technical center for an undisclosed amount.

Researchers Develop Process for Making Anti-Bacterial Steel Surfaces

15 December 2017 - Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States said they have found way to imbue antimicrobial properties to stainless steel by way of an electrochemical etching process.

India Partners With R&D Firm to Develop New Steel Grades

29 November 2017 - Mecon Ltd., a state-owned consultancy and engineering firm in India, has signed a framework agreement with Italy's Centro Sviluppo Materiali to collaborate on development of electrical and automotive steels, according to a report.

Steel is Better, Stronger ... And Automakers Notice

16 October 2017 - If you’re wanting real-world examples of the inroads advanced steels have made with automakers, look no further than the Audi A8 sedan, which had used an all-aluminum body but now has returned to using steel.