HOT-WIRE
"System to significantly increase the effective yield of Calcium (and other alloying elements) in the treatment of specialty steels, while reducing impurities in the melt."
| Coordinatore | INJECTION ALLOYS GERMANY GMBH
Organization address
address: NEUE WARNSTEDTER STRASSE 13A contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Totale costo | 1˙596˙459 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙211˙998 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2012 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INJECTION ALLOYS GERMANY GMBH
Organization address
address: NEUE WARNSTEDTER STRASSE 13A contact info |
DE (THALE OT WEDDERSLEBEN) | coordinator | 561˙068.00 |
| 2 |
ALTEK EUROPE LIMITED
Organization address
address: LAKESIDE HOUSE TURNOAKS BUSINESS PARK - BURLEY CLOSE contact info |
UK (CHESTERFIELD) | participant | 288˙548.00 |
| 3 |
INDESTRUCTIBLE PAINT LTD
Organization address
address: PENTOS DRIVE 25 SPARKHILL contact info |
UK (BIRMINGHAM) | participant | 128˙870.00 |
| 4 |
NANOLAYER COATING TECHNOLOGIES LDA
Organization address
address: RUA FERNANDO MESQUITA 2785 contact info |
PT (VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO) | participant | 117˙994.00 |
| 5 |
THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED
Organization address
address: MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE contact info |
UK (OXFORDSHIRE) | participant | 46˙372.00 |
| 6 |
WELDING ALLOYS FRANCE SAS
Organization address
address: RUE DES AMERICAINS 22 contact info |
FR (HOLTZWIHR) | participant | 42˙036.00 |
| 7 |
SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE VZW
Organization address
address: BOULEVARD AUGUSTE REYERS 80 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 27˙110.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Hotwire aims to develop a new, specially coated feed wire and dispensing system that is able to delay initial Ca core exposure from current duration of only 1.5 seconds to ~5 seconds, extend the Ca melt time (once exposed) from <1 second to ~3 seconds, through the application of thin, nano-particle enhanced heat resistant/intumescent coatings. To further increase the yield of the Calcium by enabling a wider dispersion area in the ladle by developing a novel, articulating feed head to allow wire feed across the entire ladle cross-section.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Molten steel contains inclusions that clog casting but adding calcium prevents this. An EU project is making the process more efficient and cost effective by developing and testing a calcium wire for addition to the melt.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Steel production uses light, easily oxidised metallic elements to change the melting point of insoluble materials in molten steel and thus improve flow properties. Calcium is ideal, but current methods of adding it to the melt result in evaporation and inefficient reactions, representing high costs.
The EU-funded http://www.injectionhotwire.com (HOT-WIRE) project aims to find ways of slowing calcium melting, thereby lessening evaporation, during the injection process. The method will involve a calcium wire clad in steel, which can be fed into the melt. The seven-member consortium will run through the entirety of 2013 and 2014.
Work during the first reporting period involved research into controlling the evaporation of calcium, first via literature review and then experiment. Testing determined whether evaporation time can be extended, and explored techniques for retarding melting of the calcium wire. Additional experiments determined optimum methods of injecting the wire into liquid steel.
As a result, the best techniques have been selected. Outcomes included documentation of the most effective combinations of wire-coating materials, and methods for applying the system industrially. Preliminary designs are nearly complete. The project also developed detailed designs for injection mechanisms.
The legacy of the HOT-WIRE project will be methods for reducing loss of calcium during the steelmaking process. Thus, less calcium will be needed, meaning a more profitable process and greater international competitiveness for European business.