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EUROSTRIP® - THIN STRIP CASTING TECHNOLOGY LATEST STATUS; APPLICATIONS, FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

EUROSTRIP® - THIN STRIP CASTING TECHNOLOGY LATEST STATUS; APPLICATIONS, FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Authorship

KARNITSCH, EBERHARD; HOHENBICHLER, GERALD; LEGRAND, HUGUES

KARNITSCH, EBERHARD

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HOHENBICHLER, GERALD

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LEGRAND, HUGUES

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5300-C01801

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Abstract

Since the late 80's, strip casting developments in Europe were led by USINOR and Thyssen (the MYOSOTIS Project) and by AST and CSM (the Terni-Project), separately. In 1995 the Austrian Plant builder VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) joined Terni's development program. In 1999 it was decided to merge the individual efforts and to team-up in a joint venture. The EUROSTRIP®-Technology was born. Already in 1999, the first industrial EUROSTRIP® Plant was commissioned at KTN Krefeld by the EUROSTRIP® Team. Krefeld plant produces stainless steels today. In May 2001 an inline-rolling stand and inductive heating device were installed, which resulted in further improved strip quality level. Today, 1430 mm wide strip is produced there. Results from operation will be presented. The pilot plant at AST Terni was always the frontrunner in the group's R&D due to its flexibility. Since 1999 research was turned towards the production of Carbon and Silicon grades, and also installation of an inline-rolling stand, which allows the investigation of different process parameters of the EUROSTRIP® Technology. A summary about the potentials of Carbon Steel production via strip casting will be presented together with the impact to environment of this promising novel technology.

Since the late 80's, strip casting developments in Europe were led by USINOR and Thyssen (the MYOSOTIS Project) and by AST and CSM (the Terni-Project), separately. In 1995 the Austrian Plant builder VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) joined Terni's development program. In 1999 it was decided to merge the individual efforts and to team-up in a joint venture. The EUROSTRIP®-Technology was born. Already in 1999, the first industrial EUROSTRIP® Plant was commissioned at KTN Krefeld by the EUROSTRIP® Team. Krefeld plant produces stainless steels today. In May 2001 an inline-rolling stand and inductive heating device were installed, which resulted in further improved strip quality level. Today, 1430 mm wide strip is produced there. Results from operation will be presented. The pilot plant at AST Terni was always the frontrunner in the group's R&D due to its flexibility. Since 1999 research was turned towards the production of Carbon and Silicon grades, and also installation of an inline-rolling stand, which allows the investigation of different process parameters of the EUROSTRIP® Technology. A summary about the potentials of Carbon Steel production via strip casting will be presented together with the impact to environment of this promising novel technology.

Keywords

Strip casting, Vertical twin-roll casting process, EUROSTRIP®, KTN-Krefeld, AST-Terni, Reduction of emission, Implementation options

Strip casting, Vertical twin-roll casting process, EUROSTRIP®, KTN-Krefeld, AST-Terni, Reduction of emission, Implementation options