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Brussels, 15 July 1985
MEMORANDUM
O n  the implementation ot an iron and steel pilot/demonstration project 
programme with a  view to obtaining financial aid under A rticle 55 (2)
(c) of the E C S C  Treaty
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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M E M O R A N D U M
O n  the implementation of an iron and steel pilot/demonstration 
project programme with a  view to obtaining financial aid under A rticle 55 
(2) (c) of the E C S C  Treaty
IN T R O D U C T IO N
This m em orandum  concerns eight projects which m ake up the E C S C  piLot/demons­
tration programme for the steel industry in 1985 for which financial aid 
under A rticle 55 (2) (c) is requested.
After detailed examination of 22 proposals by the Commission in collaboration 
with the Technical Development Committee, the eight projects were selected as 
the f ir s t  p rio rity  for inclusion in the third year of a  five year programmée*).
In evaluating these proposals, p rio rity w as given to those which met the 
following conditions :
- to involve p ilo t and demonstration projects
- to m ake use of techniques and processes which are innovative both of then- 
selves and by their application
- to have an acceptable degree of likely technical and economic success
- to be of interest to a ll of the Community.
The proposals accepted cover four main fields of action which are summarized 
below with their relative importance in the budget :
- steelmaking (PP 069, P P  007/3) 25.36 %
-  transformation and other connected operations
(PP 055, P P  061, P P  07 1  and P P  048/2) 51,00 %
- product treatment (P P  040/2) 20,00 %
- standards and analyses (P P  062) 3,56 %
With the aim of encouraging intra-Community collaboration and to take account 
of the additional cost of this collaboration it  is proposed that financial aid 
amounting to 50 %  of total costs should again be awarded this year for projects 
involving cooperation between undertakings in two or more M em ber States 
(PP 048/2, P P  062, P P  040/2).
(*) O.J. C81, 24 March 1983

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The financial aid proposed for the other projects remains at 40 %  of total 
costs. The aid requested for the eight projects described below amounts to 
5.037.200 Ecu to which 806.400 Ecu is to be added for the financing of four 
research projects, P.1746, P.1660, P.1729 and P.1693 which were placed in 
reserve and were described in Doc. 1009/XII.C.2/84, and 41.400 Ecu for 
ancillary costs and the dissemination of information, giving a  tota l financial 
commitment of 5.885.000 Ecu.
I I .  PILO T/DEM O NSTRATIO N P R O JE C T S
P P  007/3 Industrial demonstration of a  U H P  dc arc furnace
The commissioning of U H P  ele ctric furnaces has always posed oroblems of noise. 
Levels of som e 100 dB A  or more on the steelworks shop floor are not uncommon. 
Various solutions have been trie d  with different degrees of success, including 
the use of dc current whi h  lias resulted in an improvement of 15 to 20 dBA.
The use of direct current has also enabled certain other benefits to be 
obtained :
- a  considerable reduction in the specific consumption of electrodes
- a  reduction in specific energy consumption.
The tests were carried out on small capacity furnaces (20 t) with a  single 
graphite electrode.
Project P P  007/3 aims at working with a  62 t furnace with three electrodes.
In addition to the two points mentioned above, it  is intended to examine the 
hearth electrode configuration and the regulation of arc length.
The work w ill be carried out at the S M E  Steel Works at Trith-St-Leger.
Applicant : Societe Metallurgique de I'Escaut, Valenciennes
In collaboration with : IRSID
C LE C IM
Budget : 2.710.000 E C U  (total cost of phase four)
Probable duration : 1  year 1/4
P P  069 Reduction of the depth of vibration marks with mould using a  servo- 
hydraulic control
T w o E C S C  research projects (7210-CA/805 and 7210-GB/802) have demonstrated 
the importance of controlling the vibrations in the continuous casting mould 
using a  servo-hydraulic system to improve the cast product surface and to 
fa c ilita te  inspection.
For the p ilo t experiment, one of the four strands in an industrial continuous 
machine w ill be equipped with a  servo-hydraulic control mechanism as an 
alternative to the existing vibration system.
This in stallatio n  w ill enable fu ll control to be achieved in regard to the 
length and frequency of vibration, it  being possible to a lter each of these 
two factors independently during casting.
A  comprehensive study of the effect of vibration conditions on the formation 
of vibration marks w ill be conducted.

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The system w ill also be capable of working under unusual conditions with 
high frequencies (up to 20 Hz) and low amplitudes (up to 1  m m ). The research 
w ill be carried out at the Stockbridge works.
Applicants : B S C  Special Steels Stockbridge Works
B S C : Swindon Laboratories
Distington Engineering Contracting 
Budget : 484.000 E C U
Probable duration : 3  years
P P  048/2 Construction of a  multi-layer galvanization demonstration prototype 
(Zn-Cr-CrOx) for fla t steel products (phase E )
The solution to corrosion problems in thin fla t products has been to use gal­
vanizing and more particularly electroplating. Greater protection can be 
obtained by increasing the thickness of the zinc layer. Unfortunately doing 
so brings about d iffic u l e  in use »«welding, external aspect, etc.) and 
production losses.
ZINC0 has developed in its  laboratory an electroplating process using Zn, Cr 
and CrO x multi-layers to produce products to compete with those marketed in 
particular by Japan. Since European car manufacturers have decided to extend 
anti-corrosion protection systems to the whole of the bodywork and their 
choice of the most appropriate material is to be m ade at the beginning of next 
year - a  choice which m ay be considered as irreversible - it  is a  matter of 
urgency that a  demonstration plant be set up which w ill enable the technologi­
cal development of the operation proper to be carried out and the products put 
at the disposal of the users for testing. This is cue reason for proposing to 
the Commission that the date of 1  June 1985 be accepted as the starting date 
for the project and for the consideration of the expenditure involved.
ZINC0R is proposing to construct a  demonstration line which w ill be equipped 
with four high-current-density radial cells with a  specially developed ve itica l 
cell for the deposition of Cr-CrOx downstream (Varzi plant).
Applicant : Zincor Ita lia  Spa, Varzi
In collaboration with : Delloye-Mathieu, Marchin
Nuova Italside r - C S M  - Italim pianti 
Budget : 2.535.000 E C U
Probable duration : 1  year
P P  061 Heat treatment of colliery arches and large beams using ro llin g  heat 
(co lliery arches phase)
The techniques for thermo-mechanical treatment during ro llin g  were developed 
m any years ago to improve the mechanical properties of plate, wide strip  and 
reinforcing rod. Weldability is also better.
Since 1982, the process has been extended to high-weldability merchant steel 
produced by the Klockner-Mannstaedt. The m axim um  thickness of the products 
dealt with is 10 m m .
The technology which w ill have to be developed in the f ir s t place w ill concern 
Q Q ( _ [_ - j 0py apches ■  regulation of the fin a l cooling of these sections is aimed 
at refining the fe r r itic  structure of grades with up to 0.3 4 C . It is also 
wished to improve the strength properties of these sections.

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Cooling w ill be controlled by m eans of water jets by proper adjustment of 
the flow of water and the direction of the jets. This process should avoid 
any further heat treatment. The tests w ill be carried out on the ro lling  
m ill at Valenciennes.
Applicants : Unimetal (long products Sacilor and Usinor), Valenciennes
IRSID, St Germain en Laye
Budget ; 450.000 E C U  (co llie ry arches phase)
Probable duration : 1  year
P P  071 Installation of an electro-magnetically flushed d istrib uto r for the 
supply of a  Hazelett continuous casting machine
A n  attempt w as m ade to couple casting plant and ro llin g  m ill under E C S C  
Agreement 7215-CA/101. The caster used w as a  "twin-belt cas-t-er". That project 
showed that more attention needed to be paid to the consistency of the flow 
of the liquid steel.
The aim of this project is to investigate this aspect in more detail and thus 
deal with the regulation of the liquid steel by m eans of an electro-magnetic 
distribution system.
The fir s t aim is to demonstrate long-term operational r e lia b ility  and the 
consistency of the flow over a  thin gap and a  wide gap. These tests w ill be 
carried out a  Krupp Stahl A G  in Siegen. A  unit supplied by AEG-Elotherm w ill 
be used as the electro-magnetic d istrib u to r.
Once these test phases have been successfully concluded, the electro-magnetic 
distrib uto r w ill be installed to control the flow of liquid steel in the belt 
caster at Krupp Stahl A G  in Bochum  which w as used for previous tests under 
project 7215-CA/T01.
The following developments are planned :
1. Long-term tests with the electro-magnetic d istrib uto r (1-100 hours) using 
various refractory materials.
2. Development and testing of a  special casting nozzle which connects the
distributor runner with the belt caster. · . .
3. Calculation of the flow characteristics for the system.
4. Evaluation of the influence of the refractories on the contamination of 
the steel.
5. Investigation of the thermal behaviour of the system especially in respect 
of heat losses.
6. Testing of the optimized unit on a  twin-belt caster.
Applicant : Krupp Stahl AG , Bochum in collaboration with AEG-Elotherm,
Remscheid and Krupp Industrietechnik, Essen 
Budget : 1.432.000 E C U
Probable duration : 3 years 1/2

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PP 055 Improvement of flatness in cold tandem m ills by m eans of working 
ro lls which can be m oved axially with special curvature (fin a l 
phase) .
In addition to its  mechanical properties, dimensional tolerances and surface 
quality, the most important requirement for a  sheet is that it  is perfectly 
fla t.
In addition, the cold-rolling m ill must accommodate the hot-rolled product 
to produce sheet with the best possible flatness.
There are different ways of achieving this, but the results are variable 
and/or costly (Japanese six-high stands).
The S M S  company has developed the C V C  technique which consists in moving 
the working ro lls axially in a  four-high stand, the p ro file  of these ro lls 
having been specially calculated. It w ill be possible to apply the results 
achieved to a ll European u  d  rolling m ills and skin-pass stands.
The project w as selected in its  entirety at the third meeting of the T D C  
(March 1984). The prototype has been installed on stands 3 and 4 of the 
tandem cold-rolling m ill at the Krupp Stahl Works at Bochum.
In 1984 it  w as suggested that the project be financed in two phases which 
allowed for the time necessary for the design, construction, commissioning 
of the C V C  system at Bochum  and the operating and demonstration tests. The 
commissioning tests w ill represent the fin a l phase of the project.
Applicants :  Krupp Stahl, Bochum
S M S , Dusseldorf
Budget : 1.382.000 E C U
Probable duration : 1  year 1/2 (final phase)
pp 062 Development and testing of an emission spectrometry system for 
process control in steelmaking
The aim of this project is the construction and testing of a  computer- 
controlled emission spectrometer for the steel industry which together with 
a  sample preparation machine w ill be installed in a  mobile container. The 
proposed system w ill be able to carry out spectrographic analysis on the 
shop flo o r, whereby the following advantages are to be expected :
- reduced analysis times, since the samples do not have to be transported,
- fu lly  automatic analysis without the need for qualified personnel,
- a  greatly reduced number of breakdowns,
- reduced investment costs.
The company Laborlux in Esch is responsible for the carrying out of the 
project as a whole.
The company Spectro Analytical Instruments in Kleve will supply the emission 
spectrometer and the "personal computer".
The company Knieps und Poeckler from Ennepetal is responsible for the sample 
preparation machine.

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The testing of the fin a l system w ill be carried out at ARBED's Esch-Belval 
Works.
Applicants : Laborlux, Esch/Alzette
Spectro Analytical Instruments G m b H , Kleve 
Knieps und Poeckler, Ennepetal 
Budget : 359.000 E C U
Probable duration : 1  year 1/2
P P  040/2 Manufacture of drink-can tops from steel-construction of a  
demonstration plant
This is the third  and fin a l phase of the work com m enced under p ilo t and 
demonstration agreement 7215-UT/101.
The main aim is the technical development of a  steel top for drink cans and 
the introduction thereof on the market.
The demonstration plant is intended to work under industrial production con­
ditions. The rough-top plant is intended to produce 600 tops per minute and 
the finishing plant 300. The following work is planned for this third  and 
fin a l phase :
- construction testing of an automatic quality control unit which w ill test 
each top for shape and size, permeability, surface quality and the quality 
of the rubber and plastisol coating and w ill automatically reject in fe rio r 
tops ;
- introduction of the tops on the market through customer demonstrations at 
the production plant with series manufacture conditions ;
- consumer tests, large-scale tests and storage tests with batches of 20.000 
cans with various types of internal coating.
The test unit w ill be tested at the Andernach works of the Rasselstein 
Company.
The consumer tests w ill be carried out in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands 
and Germany.
Applicants : 1) Rasselstein A G , Neuwied
2) BSC, Swansea
3) Hoogovens, Ijmuiden
Budget : 2.014*000 E C U
Probable duration :
of last phase : 2  years

SUMMARY TABLE  ANNEX.
P R O JE C T
PROJECT TITLEP R O JE C T  P R O P O S E D FINANCIAL AID
N o
B YDuration
(years)Budget/ E C U  
(1.2.1985)% Amount / E C U
P P  007/3 Industrial demonstration of a  U H P  dc arc furnace Soc.Meta l.Escaut(F) 
IRSID / C LE C IM  (F)1  1/4 2.710.000 40 1.084.000
P P  069 Reduction of the depth of vibration marks with a  mould using 
a  servo-hydraulic controlB.S.C.-Special (G B) 
steels
B.S.C.-Laborator(GB3 484.000 40 193.600
P P  048/2 Construction of a  demonstration prototype for m ulti-layer 
(Zn-Cr-CrOx) galvanization of fla t steel productsZINC0R -Ita lia  (I) 
D ELLO YE-M ATH IEU  (B) 
ITALSIDER/CSM (I)1 2.535.000 50 1.267.500
P P  061 Heat treatment using ro lling  heat for co llie ry arches and 
large beams (co llie ry arches phase)U N IM E TA L (F) 
IRSID (F)1 450.000 40 180.000
P P  071 Insta lla tio n  of an electro-magnetic flushing d istrib uto r to 
feed a  Hazelett continuous casterK R U P P  S T A H L  (D) 3 1/2 1.432.000 40 572.800
P P  055 Improvement of flatness in cold tandem m ills by the use of 
working ro lls  which can be moved axia lly with special 
curvature (fin a l phase)K R U P P  S T A H L  (D) 1  1/2 1.382.000 40 552.800
P P  062 Construction and testing of a  system for process control in 
steelmaking by means of emission spectrometryLA B 0R LU X  (L) 
Speetro Analytical(D) 
Instrument Knieps 
et Pöckler (D)1  1/2 359.000 50 179.500
PP040/2 P ilot and demonstration plant for the production of steel 
drink-can tops (fin a l phase)R ASS ELSTE IN  (D) 
H O O G O V E N S  (NL) 
B.S.C. (G B)2 2.014.000 50 1.007.000
■■11.366.000 5.037^200