This Meeting Summary and Statement is prepared as an input from the different stakeholders present to the on-going debate on the role of marine sciences and technologies in economic, social and environmental development (in the context of Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas, etc) and as a cornerstone...

On 15 of December 2004 the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) was endorsed by the Steering Committee. This document established by the Support group of ESTEP describes a way to implement the R&D programme of the SRA. Priorities have been given...

On 15 of December 2004 the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) was endorsed by the Steering Committee. This document established by the Support group of ESTEP describes a way to implement the R&D programme of the SRA. Priorities have been given...

Energy is a substantial factor influencing the future development of our society. Strongly increasing demand, volatile prices with a tendency to rise over the next years, severe impacts on the environment, energy security - energy issues are high on the political agenda. But energy consumption...

The most common pickling liquid for stainless steels is today mixed acid, which is a mixture of nitric and hydrofluoric acid. After pickling stainless steel must be rinsed in order to clean and get rid of all acids on the steel surface. The objective for this project was to take a major step...

The objectives of this project were: 1. To establish the best processing routes to promote the formation of ultrafine ferrite (preferably 1-3 μm) and mixed (e.g. ferrite-cementite) microstructures for a wide range of C contents (0.05-1.6%C). 2. To assess the benefits that can be achieved in...