Variable mechanical and physical properties arise in final cold coil from hot flat mills, that can degrade the performance of the product. A multi-national project, involving Arcelor Research SA, MEFOS and Corus UK, has been carried out to address this issue, by improving consistency via better...

ln order to achieve an enhanced shape and thickness profile and reduce camber and ski during plate rolling, detailed area information about varying geometric features along and across the plate had to be measured and exploited by advanced command and control strategies, which had to be derived...

ln order to satisfy downstream and customer requirements referring to strip quality features such as thickness profile, camber, width and flatness, all influences on strip quality, such as inter-stand tension, strip tracking, roll bending and roll shifting, strip cooling and strip coiling, have...

Modelling of some aspects of defect formation through different passes in a hot strip mill was conducted, but further work required characterisation of friction in the roll gap. Hot plane strain compression testing gave mean friction results of limited applicability. Tests using an experimental...

The Commission services have taken the initiative to ask a panel of external experts to carry out an analysis of the implementation of genomic research funded as part of FP5, thematic programme 'Quality of life and management of living resources' (QoL). The aim of the panel was: - to analyse the...

The study aims to give an overview of commitments of science organisations that promote awareness of researchers. The study describes different types of codes and the arguments why ethical standards should be issued. Some criteria on how to measure excellence are proposed and two examples of...

The 25 recommendations try, where possible, to address the relevant actors. Sometimes they also take the tone of a "code of conduct". Hence these recommendations should function partly as a "code of conduct" for any actor in the field of genetic testing and partly as an "action plan for genetic...

In welded structures, fracture initiation is usually prevented by ensuring that the fracture toughness in the weld and heat affected zone is sufficiently high for the stress levels experienced. In some cases, initiation cannot be excluded in an absolute sense and a second line of defence is...

The principles of sustainability must inform every stage in the creation of the urban environment in which 80% of EU citizens live - planning and design, construction, operation and maintenance, renewal and reuse. This publication explains the practical contribution made by EU-funded research...

Sinter plans are important to the economics of integrated steelmaking and offer a route for recycling revert materials. They also account for a substantial proportion of the airborne pollutants from an iron and steel works, and are under increasing pressure for improved abatement of emissions....