Steel Researchers Enter New Phase of Belt Casting Study
12/12/2016 - Researchers in the United Kingdom and Canada are undertaking a research project that will explore belt casting’s potential to lower energy costs and as a production route for certain advanced high-strength steels.
Called ASSURE2, the project is being led by the University of Warwick professor Claire Davis, who is part of the university’s Advanced Steel Research Center. Collaborating on the project is Rod Guthrie at McGill University in Quebec, Canada, as well as Tata Steel.
In a statement, the university said that the team has already established that the steel microstructures are affected by differing cooling rates associated with belt casting and slab casting. In the ASSURE2 project, they’ll look to establish the quantitative relationships between composition, process parameters and microstructure in belt casting.
Trials using their pilot plant facilities will be carried out for steel grades developed in the project, the university said.
“There are a number of potential step change technologies available for steel processing and it is exciting to be working on one of these. We need to ensure we have a good scientific understanding to support any future take up and to maximize the opportunities available,” Davis said in a statement.
You can read more about the project here.
In a statement, the university said that the team has already established that the steel microstructures are affected by differing cooling rates associated with belt casting and slab casting. In the ASSURE2 project, they’ll look to establish the quantitative relationships between composition, process parameters and microstructure in belt casting.
Trials using their pilot plant facilities will be carried out for steel grades developed in the project, the university said.
“There are a number of potential step change technologies available for steel processing and it is exciting to be working on one of these. We need to ensure we have a good scientific understanding to support any future take up and to maximize the opportunities available,” Davis said in a statement.
You can read more about the project here.
