Speakers
Ann De Boeck
(ArcelorMittal Belgium)
Martin Hamman
(ANDRITZ)
Description
ArcelorMittal Gent is one of the first steel suppliers to have invested in a fully versatile furnace with the objective to produce a high amount of third generation Advanced High Strength Steels, such as Q&P; steels. ArcelorMittal chose the ANDRITZ Group to supply the necessary equipment, in particular the ANDRITZ Selas furnace, to insure that the specific thermal and process cycles needed for these steel grades can be realized.
The furnace performances allowed to produce new grades such as Q&P; steels after 12 weeks of operation, respecting specific heating paths and extreme cooling patterns, necessary for these high-end products, without jeopardizing coating quality.
Keywords
AHSS, Q&P, annealing furnace, CGL, galvanizing line, thermal cycle
Authors
Brecht Caekaert
(ArcelorMittal Gent)
Karim Kahoul
(ANDRITZ)