High Strength Steels Through Batch Annealing

间歇式退火高强度钢

• 批准号: 555919-2020
• 负责人: Zurob, Hatem
• 金额: $ 4.23万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=721433
• 关键词: Strength; Steels; Through; Batch; Annealing

Stelco is an independent Canadian steel producer. The company recently completed the construction of a state of the art batch annealing line in Hamilton, ON. The new production line utilizes 100% hydrogen gas atmosphere, which is the most efficient technology on the market. It results in a 58% reduction of natural gas consumption compared to most conventional batch annealing facilities. This translates into shorter cycle times, lower operating costs and a cleaner final product surface. Since the facility was launched in June 2019, Stelco has successfully produced a wide range of low-strength, high-formability steels. To differentiate itself from competitors, and to increase margin contribution, Stelco needs to act quickly to produce new batch annealed products such as high strength steels and electrical steels. In the medium to long term the batch annealing line could also be leveraged to produce third generation (3G) advanced high strength steels (AHSS) based on innovative state of the art medium manganese chemistries. The proposed project has two goals. The first is to develop a suite of through process modelling tools that would help Stelco accelerate the design of new chemistries and processing conditions for construction and HSLA steels. Over the next two years, these tools along with experimental work at McMaster and CanmetMATERIALS will allow Stelco to produce grade 70 and grade 80 steels. These steels will be 30-50% stronger than the grades that the company presently produces. The second goal of the project is to demonstrate the possibility of producing chromized 3G medium Mn steels at Stelco using a disruptive process developed by Arcanum Alloys Inc. This novel process allows steel producers to introduce new alloying elements during the final step of processing. This is a game changer for companies that don't have the infrastructure to produced specialty steels. We will demonstrate that Cr can be added during batch annealing to produce a corrosion resistant outer surface. This would allow Stelco to compete in a new segment of the market (stainless steel sheet), that no other Canadian company competes in. The project will also train two HQP in areas of great importance to Canada's manufacturing sector.

Stelco是一家独立的加拿大钢铁生产商。 该公司最近完成了安大略省汉密尔顿的最先进退火管线的建设。新生产线利用100％氢气气氛，这是市场上最有效的技术。 与大多数常规批次退火设施相比，它导致天然气消耗降低了58％。 这转化为较短的周期时间，较低的运营成本和更干净的最终产品表面。 自该设施于2019年6月推出以来，Stelco成功地生产了各种低强度，高功能钢。为了使自己与竞争对手区分开来，并提高利润率的贡献，Stelco需要迅速采取行动，以生产新的退火产品，例如高强度钢和电气钢。在长期到长期中，批处理退火管线也可以利用以基于创新的米甘甘尼斯化学制品的创新状态生产第三代（3G）高强度钢（AHSS）。 拟议的项目有两个目标。 首先是开发一套通过过程建模工具，以帮助Stelco加速新的化学和加工条件的施工和HSLA钢的设计。 在接下来的两年中，这些工具以及McMaster和Canmetmaterials的实验性工作将使Stelco生产70级和80级钢。 这些钢将比公司目前的成绩高30-50％。 该项目的第二个目标是证明使用Arancanum Alloys Inc.开发的破坏性过程在Stelco生产镀铬的3G中型MN钢的可能性。这种新颖的过程使钢生产商可以在处理的最后一步中引入新的合金元素。 对于没有生产专业钢的基础设施的公司来说，这是一个改变游戏规则的人。我们将证明可以在批次退火期间添加CR，以产生耐腐蚀的外表面。 这将使Stelco能够在没有其他加拿大公司参加的新市场（不锈钢表）中竞争。该项目还将在对加拿大制造业非常重要的领域培训两个HQP。