2016 AISTech Conference Proceedings
A Disciplined Approach to Reliability
A New Method for Inclusion Modification Using Calcium Carbide
A New Method for Predictive Maintenance for Slow-Rotating Equipment
A New Optical System for Mold Powder Thickness Control by Laser Scanning and Multispectral Imaging
A Parametric Study of Auxiliary Air Knives for the Purpose of Noise Reduction
A Study About Mechanisms of Transverse Crack Formation on Continuous Casting Slab
A Study of the Isothermal Crystallization and Devitrification of Mold Powder Slags
A Study on the Reduction Behavior of Iron Ore with CO-H2 Gas Mixtures in the Fluidized Beds
Acoustic Lance for Immersion Sensors Provides an Alternative to Traditional Wired Lances
Advanced Automation Solution for Steelmaking and Environmental Plants
Advanced Cold Start Submerged-Entry Nozzle (SEN)
Advanced MgO-C Bricks for Optimized BOF Linings
Advanced Seal Development for HAGC, Bending Block and Work-Roll Applications
Advanced Strategies for Plate Production Shown Through the Example of a 5 m Heavy Plate Mill
Advanced Technologies and Financial Benefits of Critical Asset Health Monitoring
Advanced Technology Developments for Improving Blast Furnace Stave Life
Advanced Ultrasound Sensor Technology for Automated Roll Inspection
Advancements in Combustion Control Methods for Regenerative Systems
Advances in Soft Bubbling Technology
Advancing Performance of Nu-Iron’s MIDREX® DRI Plant
Alternative Method for Obtaining an In-Blow Carbon Measurement in the BOF
An Innovative Manufacturing Process of Beams for Gerdau Corsa
An Introduction to Applying Network Intrusion Detection for Industrial Control Systems
Analysis of Desiliconization Reaction Kinetics in a BOF
Analysis of Influencing Factors on Hot Metal Silicon Content in COREX-3000 Process
Analysis of Nail Board Measurement of Liquid Slag Layer Depth
Application of Oil-Air Lubrication System to JFE Chiba No.3 Hot Strip Mill
Application of Ultrahigh-Viscosity Mold Powder for Small Mold Size Casting
Automatic Cut-in-Length Control System
Automatic Positioning System for Wire on Laying Head
Avoidance of Cobbles in the Hot Rolling Process: EMG hotCAM Optical Strip Position Measurement
Benefits of a Phased Approach on a Hot Mill Level 2 System Upgrade at Nucor Hickman
Benefits of Level 3 Quality Rule Processing System
Better Alloy Strip Heat Treatment Yields a Better Bottom Line
Big River Steel’s Eco-Friendly Water Treatment Plant
Big River Steel’s New Universal Annealing and Galvanizing Line
Blast Furnace Above-Burden Infrared Camera
Blast Furnace Burden Distribution Analysis Based on the “3D TopScan” Profilemeter
Blast Furnace Burdening For a Two-Bell Top System
Blast Furnace Cooling Stave Design
Blast Furnace Process Optimization With Closed-Loop Expert Systems – 25 Years of Experience
Bloated Droplet Theory: A New Approach to Understanding Oxygen Steelmaking
BOF Post-Combustion Oxygen Lances – New Advancements and Results From Four Continents
Bridging the Gap: MXRF Technique Rapidly Maps Centerline Segregation
Carbon Transfer During Melting of Direct-Reduced Iron
Carbon-Free Liner Submerged-Entry Nozzle for Slab Caster
Carbonization Conditions and Their Impacts on American Coal Evaluation
Case Study of Crane Commissioning Problems
Caster Bearing Concerns and Countermeasures
CFD Modeling of a Ladle With Top Stirring Lance
CFD Simulations of a Laboratory Flash Reactor Relevant to a Novel Flash Ironmaking Process
Charcoal and Bio-Oil Production by Using a Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis Process
Chromite-Based Ladle Well Fillers – The Key to Free Opening
Cleveland Works Maintenance Costs: The Past Settles Its Accounts
Closed-Loop Simulation of the Emergence of Mold Level Oscillations in a Continuous Casting Machine
Closing the Gaps in Hydraulic System Troubleshooting
CO2 From ENERGIRON DR Plants as a Unique, Valuable By-Product
Coal Oxidation and Weathering - Executive Summary of DMT Experience
Cold Model Bath Behavior Study in LD Converter With Bottom Blowing
Cold Start Submerged Entry Shroud for Long Life Application in Continuous Casting
Cold Strip Processing Lines for Automotive Qualities and Multi-Purpose Lines
Composite Technologies for Corrosive Fluid Processing Applications
Compressed Air Supply Side Considerations
Conceptual Design of Duplex Converter for Stable Operation
Conceptual Design of the Vibration-Absorbing Suspension System of BOF Converter
Condensable Particulates: Troublesome “New” Pollutants
CONSAFE - Innovative Mold Level Measuring for Open Stream Casters
CONSTIR-MWS – Boosting of Electromagnetic Stirring Results
Continuous Casting Process Automation – Recent Innovations and Advancements
Control of AHSS Coil Cooling After Hot Rolling to Improve Downstream Processing
Control of Non-Metallic Inclusions in a B510L Beam Steel
Conventional Cast Slab Centerline Segregation Rating Benchmark Efforts at ArcelorMittal
Corex® Gas Based DRI Production – Combining the Power of Hot Metal and DRI Production
Cost-Efficient and Modular Process Automation Expert Class System for Long Rolling Plants
Criticality of CO Formation Site for Efficient Consteel Operation
Customized Roll Quality Control in Modern Roll Shops
Danieli Technological Packages Life Cycle Partner for Slab Caster Industry
Danieli Universal Endless (DUE): The new evolution of Danieli Thin Slab Casting and Rolling plant
Descale Header Maintenance, Reliability and Refurbishment Programs
Design and Improvement of a High-Carbon Steel Wire Rod Grade for PC Strand Applications
Determining Liquid Volumes With Irregular Geometries Using Acoustic Parameters
Developing Ideal Deoxidation Practices by Design of Experiment (DOE) Method in Steelmaking Process
Development and Application of Mold Level Stopper Control System
Development of a Simplified Ensemble Model for PCI Coal Selection
Development of a Slab Intermix Model for Casting Dissimilar Steel Grades at SSAB Mobile
Development of Predictive Model for Centerline Segregation for Continuously Cast Slabs
Development of Tailored Roll Grade Materials for the Early Stands of Finishing Hot Mills
Development of Tension Leveler for Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS)
Development of the Interactive Steel Manufacturing Visualization Application
Development Orientation of Low Carbon and Greenization BF Ironmaking Technology
Discharge Time of Binary Particle Mixtures Flowing Out of a Wedge-Shaped Hopper
Distribution of Supplemental Fuel and Oxygen Among Furnaces in Blast Furnace Shop
Don’t Let Your Cranes Drop Ladles of Hot Metal
DR Plant Process Optimization System – Status Report of the New Generation
DRI Plant Operation for Steel Mill Sustainability
Dynamic Transformation of Austenite Under Plate Rolling Conditions
EAF Refractory Loss: Mechanisms, Industry Statistics and Impact on the Operation
Effect of Elements on Desulfurization of Hot Metal in Corex
Effect of Microstructure on the Hole Expansion Properties of Advanced High-Strength Steels
Effect of Nitrogen on the Microstructure of AISI M42 High-Speed Steel
Effect of Nozzle Port Angle on Mold Surface Flow in Steel Slab Casting
Effective Reduction of Powdered Iron Ore by Methane Gas in Suspension Reduction Process
Effects of Quenching Process on the Microstructure of High-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel
Electric and Automation Upgrade to Increase Production
Electrode Current´s Physical Components for the Analysis of Electric Arc Furnaces
Empowerment of Cold Rolling Mills for Efficient Operation
Enclosed Crane Cab Air Quality Study
Endpoint Prediction Technology of BOF Based on Flame Information
Energy Efficient Technology to Produce Hot Metal From Titania-Magnetite Ore
Energy Saving: the High-Speed Solutions in Danieli CCMs
Engineering Steels at the Nanoscale for Improved Performance
Equipment Overview and Design Improvement at New Converter Construction
Ergonomic Improvements Applied in a Steel Manufacturing Facility
Establishing Short-Circuit Capability of Furnace Transformer Without Performing Laboratory Test
EVO Roll Master — A Technological Platform for the Modeling and Simulation of Rolling Schedules
Evolution of Inclusions During the Production of Tire Cord Steels
Expanding and Integrating L2 Software Systems Using a New Cooperative DSL Language
Experimental Investigation of Performance Improvement Strategies for Venturi Scrubbers
Explosion Protection Basics – NFPA 68 and 69 Requirements
Exposed Slag Eye Formation: Air and Argon Convectional Flow and Reoxidization
Extensive Automation Upgrade at the JSW Steel Plant at Vijayanagar
Flatness Control in Finishing Stands of the Hot Strip Mill With Primary and Secondary Actuators
Flexible HRM Solutions for Highest Product Quality and Economic Efficiency in a Dynamic Market
Force Balance in an Operating Blast Furnace
Formation of Ferrite Above the Ae3 Temperature During the Torsion Simulation of Strip Rolling
HD Mold – A Wide Variety of Caster Assistance Tools for Enhanced Product Quality
Heads-Up Assisted Lock-Out/Tag-Out (HALT) System
High-Carbon DRI and Its Use and Advantages in EAF Operations
High-Speed Steel Work Rolls: An Update
High-Temperature Oxidation of Advanced High-Strength Steel
Holistic View of Automation for Roll Shops
Hot Blast Air Inlet Main Design Modifications for Improved Campaign Life
i BOF® Technology Improves BOF Process Control, Endpoint Detection and Slop Mitigation
i Box Pickling Tanks for Production Improvement When Revamping From Deep Bath Tanks
iEAF® Technology: Recent Development and Result in IRO, Italy
Implementation of Continuous Casting Machine at Ovako Smedjebacken by Sarralle Technologies
Implementation of Praxair’s Fluidic Burner for Multi-Directional Flames in an EAF
Improved Refining Slags by Addition of Iron Ore During Converter Steelmaking
Improvement of Sidetrimming Quality Based on Use of Optical Inspection Device
Improvement of Wire Hot Charging Ratio
Improving Steel Cleanliness by Optimizing Inclusion Rinse Time at the LMF
Improving the Sheared-Edge Formability of High-Strength Dual-Phase Steel
In-Situ Observation of MgO Inclusions in Liquid Iron
Inclusion Evolution During Continuous Casting – Theoretical and Practical Investigations
Increased Use of Natural Gas in Blast Furnace Ironmaking: Methane Reforming
Increasing Loads: The Hidden Dangers Lurking Within an Overloaded Slewing Ring Bearing
Influence of COG Injection From GGD Pipe on Corex Shaft Furnace
Influence of Delivery-Side Roll Position of Roller Leveler to Plate Flatness
Influence of Silicon and Manganese on the Peritectic Range for Steel Alloys
Influence of Slag Properties on the Alkali Cycle of a Blast Furnace
Influence of the Process Parameters on Rhomboidity in Medium-Carbon Steel Billets
Innovative and Economical Approach for the Production of Mid- and High-Manganese Steel
Innovative Concepts for Surface Grinding and Automatic Inspection of SBQ Products
Innovative Surface Quality Control
Innovative Ways to Solve Difficult Bolting Problems
Insights on Coke Quality Variation Between Heat-Recovery and Byproduct Cokemaking Technology
Installation of the SMS Converter Exchange System at Rio Tinto Fer et Titane, Canada
Intelligent Planning and Scheduling for Minimills and Arvedi ESP Plants
Interactive Training for Fall Protection and Crane Safety
Interfacial Reaction Between Inclusions in Molten Steel and Refractories for Continuous Casting
Investigation of Dual Lance Designs for Pulverized Coal and Natural Gas Co-Injection
Knowledge Transfer: Training the Next Generation of Steelmakers
KOBM Operation With Low Hot Metal Mn
KPIs Behaving Badly – Rethinking the Drive for Optimum Performance in the EAF
Laser Precision Control for Steel Reheat Furnaces: Quality and Savings with ZoloSCAN
Latest References of PC-Mill and High-Added-Value Technologies for Hot Finishing Mill
Lifetime Extension of the Water-Cooled Duct
Low-Carbon Brick Developments for Steel Ladle Applications
Management of DRI Fines to Maximize Iron Yield in the EAF
Management System for Scrap Yard: Mapping and Automatic Bucket Load Handling
Management, Adjustment and Process Control for Rolling Mills
Material Tracking System From Billets to Wire Rods
Mathematical Modeling and Practical Tasks Solution of Blast Furnace Smelting
Maximizing Impact Force From Descale Headers Using CFD Analysis
Measurement and Prediction of Friction Force Between Mold and Solidified Shell
Measuring Wall Shear Stress under an Air Knife Model using Oil Film Interferometry
Mechanism for Carbon Transfer From Magnesia-Graphite Ladle Refractories to Ultralow- Carbon Steel
Method for Simultaneous Sampling of Steel at Multiple Depths in the Refining Ladle
Methodology to Quantify Objectively the Coating Weight Uniformity
MgO Based Inclusions in Aluminum Killed Steels
Microprobe Analysis of Centerline Segregation in Line Pipe Steel
Mill Audit: An Essential Key to Unlock Hidden (or Lost) Mill Potential
Modeling and Optimization of the Electric Arc Furnace With Electromagnetic Stirring
Modeling and Simulation of Fluid Dynamics in a Slab Mold Controlled by a Slidegate Mechanism
Modeling of Solidified Shell Formation in Slab Caster and the Role of Process Parameters
Modernization of Existing Assets to Meet the Growing Demand for Advanced High-Strength Steels
Modernization of Nucor Decatur Temper Mill
Modernizing of CGL No. 1 at Arcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
Modular Upgrades for Existing Blast Furnace Automation Systems
Mold Flow Optimization for Casting Narrow Section in CSP® at BPSL – India
MXCOL® DRI Production – Coal Gas and COG Update
Navigating the Skilled Trades Crisis With Operator-Driven Reliability
New Control Method for Improving the Threading Phase in the Tandem Rolling of Hot Metal Sheet
New Degreasing and Quenching Section at Nucor Berkeley, USA
New Developments for State-of-the-Art Crane Rectifier Application
New Improvements for Dry Setting Tundish Mixes
New Ladle Slidegate System for Flow Control
New Micro-Mill Concepts With Belt Casting Technology (BCT®)
New Slidegate System for High Refractories Life
No-Filter VTD/VOD Mechanical Vacuum Pump Solution: A Game Changer in Vacuum Technology
Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Methodologies for Tube & Pipe Mills
Novel Unburned Alumina-Magnesia Bricks for ULC Steel: Zero-Carbon and Zero-Fume Refractory
Numerical Model for the Nucleation, Growth and Removal of Deoxidation Inclusions
Numerical Simulation of a Walking Beam Slab Reheating Furnace
Numerical Study on Radiative Temperature of Pulverized Coal Combustion in Blast Furnace Raceway
Operating Achievements of the In-line Danieli Rail Head Hardening (RH2) System on 100-m-Long Rails
Operational Excellence of Gerdau Steckel Mill Producing High-Quality Products for End Customers
Operational Results: PL-TCM With Jet Pickling and Crown Control for Tinplate Applications
Operational Success With State-of-the-Art Product Quality Assessment (PQA) Solutions
Optimization of Calcium Treatment and Inclusion Modification
Optimization of Coke Quality for Efficient BF Operations
Optimization of Mold Cooling for Improved Surface Quality of Beam Blanks
Optimizing Blade Gap With Various Sharpness for Plate Shearing
Overcoming Challenges of EAF Offgas Temperature Measurements
Paul Wurth Technology for Coke Oven Hot Repair
Performance Overview of HSS Forged Rolls for Cold Rolling in the Steel Industry
Plastic Deformation Behavior of Weld Lines in ERW Steel Pipe
Porosity of Metallurgical Coke
Pre-Finishing Mill Modernization on the Sterling Steel Rod Mill
Pre-Heating Methods Comparison For A Mannesmann Rolling Mandrel
Principal Component Analysis of Vibration Signal in Ladle Metallurgy
Principal Elements of Good Maintenance Practices for Tapered Roller Bearings Used on Roll Necks
Process Influences on Press-Hardened Steel Microstructure and Impact Performance
Producing Synthetic Fuel From CO2 and Excess Heat From Steel Facilities
Quality Improvement by On-Line End Surface Grinding Machine Introduction
Quantitative Methods for Evaluation of Centerline Segregation
Raw Material Flexibility in Electric Steelmaking
Real-Time Information for Prompt Process Control in Metallurgy
Real-Time Measurement of Contraction Behaviour of Peritectic Steels During Solidification
Recent BOF Practice and Automation Improvement at Burns Harbor
Recent Developments in Commercial Scale Dry Slag Granulation and Energy Recovery
Recycling of BOF Offgas Solid Wastes by Scrap Relocation
Reheat Furnace Operational Effect on Hot Roll Product Quality
Reinforcing Bar: Hardening Mechanisms and Performance in Use
Reliability Engineered Rolling Mill Drivelines for Maximum Performance
Removal of Phosphorus – Technology Alternatives
Replacing Obsolete Speed and Position Sensors in Metals Applications
Resolution of ID Fan Vibration Issue
Review on Modeling of Coal Blends for Prediction of Coke Quality
Risk Assessment of Furnace Transformers in the Steel Industry
Robotic Solution for a Safe Sample Picking in EAF
Roll Grade Application for HSM to Reduce Total Cost of Ownership
Rotary Reheat Furnace Hearth Refractory and Mechanical Design Considerations
Safety-Based Ignition Furnace Control System of Sinter Plant
Segregation and Banded Structure Characterizations in Advanced High-Strength Steel Grades
Simulation of Hot Metal Temperature Variation During Tapping of Blast Furnace
Single-Bucket Charge Conversion at Nucor-Yamato Steel: Planning, Design and Results
Slab Reheat Furnace Models Developed at U. S. Steel Corporation
Slag Modeling for Increasing Ladle Life at Integrated Steel Mill - Brazil
Slag Modeling for Optimizing the Use of Fluxes in a DRI-Based Steelmaking Operation
SmartFurnace and ZoloSCAN Laser Technology in NSBSL EAF Shaft Furnace
Softening-Melting and Dripping Properties of Ferrous Scrap as FINEX Burden
Source of Titanium in Silicon Steel During Manufacturing Process
Stainless Steel and CRA Seamless Tubes Production
State-of-the-Art Developments in Hot Flat Product Surface Inspection
Status and Recent Developments of Thin Slab Casting and Rolling Technology in a Challenging Market
Strip Processing Burner Technology
Study of Injection Natural Gas Into Blast Furnace
Study of Spinel Inclusions Formed From Deoxidation and Reoxidation in Al-Killed Steel
Successful Application of the Off-Line Computer Models for Rolling Mills
Surface Chemistry-Based Defects on Steel Sheet, Investigated by SEM/EDS
Surge Protection for Ladle Melt Furnaces
Sustainable EAF Steelmaking Through The Use of Polymer Technology
Synthetic Water Soluble Fluids for Sensitive Environmental Situations
Technical Development for Increasing the Amount of Production at Fukuyama Steelmaking Plant
Technological Developments of ENERGIRON Direct Reduction Process: Latest Operating Results
Technology and Applied Results of Glaze-Coated Refractory Block for Coke Oven Doors
The Bearing “Forensic Laboratory”
The Effect of Auxiliary Fuels Injection in the Operating Parameters of Blast Furnaces
The Effect of Surface Built-Up Defect on the Coating Process of Automotive Sheet
The Importance of Filter Drag to the Economics of Fabric Filter Air Pollution Control
The Latest Evolution of MULPIC® Plate Cooling Technology for Enhanced Performance and Flexibility
The Potential for Biogas Projects in the CDM in Brazil
The Use of Electrical Technologies in Blast Furnace Ironmaking
The Vision of a Fully Automated Mini Mill
Thermochemical-Statistical Approach for Charcoal Blast Furnace Thermal Control
Thermomechanical Behavior of the Solidifying Strand in Secondary Cooling
Thickness and Width Upgrade for Nucor Steel Berkeley Division Push-Pull Pickle Line No. 2
Thin Hot Strip – Two Approaches to Pickling and Galvanizing
Thyristor-Based AC Arc Furnace Power Stabilizer Increases Productivity and Efficiency
Transformation of Alumina Inclusions by Calcium Treatment in the Ladle Metallurgy Furnace
Tundish Open Eye Formation: What is the Effect on Liquid Steel Cleanliness?
Tundish to Mold Flow Improvement for Extending Casting Sequences in a CSP®–
Ultrasound-Assisted Lubrication – Condition-Based to Time-Based
Understanding Transient Composition of Inclusions in Ladle Furnace: Modeling Approach
Upgrade of TAMSA Round Bloom Caster by SARRALLE Equipos Siderurgicos
Use of Radar Technology to Determine Freeboard in Steel Ladles
Using Mettop’s Ionic Liquid Cooling Technology – A Breakthrough Technology
Using SmartFurnace and ZoloScan Laser Offgas Information to Optimize DRI Melting at Nucor Hickman
Utilization of Non-Linear Model Predictive Control to Secondary Cooling During Dynamic Variations
Variability of Energy Recovery Benefits for Different EAF Process Configurations
Vision System for Slag Identification
voestalpine Texas – A New Market for Hot Briquetted Iron
VOITH FlexPad – Systematical Wear Protection for Roll End Sleeves by Intelligent Power Flow
Waste Heat Recovery Valorization With ORC Technology
Wastewater Management With an Innovative Activated Sludge Process at a New Coke Plant in China
Wealth of Knowledge Frozen in Time: Innovative Breakout Shell Autopsy
Wet to Dry: Mechanical Vacuum Pump Systems for Steel Degassing
Yieh Phui PLTCM: Technology and Filed Results From the Latest Danieli Cold Rolling Installation
YMS and ASRS for Total Safety in Material Handling for Steel Plants and Warehouses