2017 AISTech Conference Proceedings
200 Years of R&D With Perspective of Future Roll Materials
A Compact Mold Powder Diffuser With Built-In Optical Powder Thickness Measurement
A Detailed Discussion on Arc Flash Hazard Reduction Methods
A Holistic CFD Approach for Standard and Shaft-Type Electric Arc Furnaces
A Journey of Significant Reduction in Coke Rate at Tata Steel Jamshedpur Blast Furnaces
A Kinetic Model to Predict the Rate of Austenitization During Continuous Heating of Electric Steels
A New Cylindrical-Spherical Crossover Bearing for Industrial Applications
A Novel Approach for Modification of Oxide Inclusions by Calcium in High-Sulfur Al-Killed Steel
A Review of Case Histories in Failure Analysis of Rails and Thermite Welds
A Review of Defects in Beam Blank Casting and the Measures Proposed for Their Elimination
A Study of Residual Stress Patterns in Temper / Roller-Leveled Cut-To-Length Plates
Advanced Control for Fault-Tolerant Operation of a Tandem Hot Metal Sheet Mill
Advanced Data-Driven Prediction Models for BOF Endpoint Detection
Advanced Process Control Technologies for Successful Revival of an Old Hot Strip Mill
Advancements in Combustion Control Methods for Regenerative Systems: A Case Study
Advances in Width Measurement Systems and Application
An Efficient Reliability-Based Method for Simulating Sheet Crown in CVC Mills
An Innovative Solution Using Eddy Current Probes for Wear Measurement on Huge Slewing Bearings
An Investigation of a Loss of Center Temperature Profile
Analysis of International Standards on Concrete-Reinforcing Steel Bar
Analysis of Low Fuel Rate Operation in CSC With Feature Selection Methods
Analysis of Oxygen-Enriched Smelting in 5500-m3 Blast Furnace in Shougang Jingtang
Analysis of Running the NLMK’s Blast Furnaces at Different Intensities
Analysis of Total Cost of Ownership Models for Mill Rolls
Application of a Disposable Steel Level Detection Sensor in a DC Electric Arc Furnace
Application of Chrome-Free Refractory in RH Degasser
Application of EAF Wall Injectors for High-Alloy Steel Production
Application of Kinetic Model for Industrial Scale Ladle Refining Process
Application of Thermodynamic Database to New Mold Flux Design for High-Al Steel Production
Are Conductive Arms Always the Best Alternative? An Engineering Evaluation of Electrode Arm Designs
Assessing Process Impacts of Retrofits for NOx Reduction in Fired Ironmaking Equipment
Automated Inspection Solution for Cold Rolling Tandem Mills
Back-Up Rolls for Plate Mill: Performance Improvements in Order to Obtain the Best Quality Product
Bearing Fatigue Life: The Detrimental Effect of Carbide Segregation
Benefits of Direct Measurement of Steel Strip Catenary in Pickling Lines
Blast Furnace Hearth Thermal Assessment and Identification of Wear Zones
Blast Furnace Process Monitoring and Control Through the Use of Tuyere Camera Technology
BOF Extend Lifetime Bottom Purging at AHMSA, México
BOF Lance Life Improvements at # 3 SP of ArcelorMittal USA – Indiana Harbor
Briquetting of Ferrous Fines – Saving Resources, Creating Value
CanmetENERGY’s Experience on Performing High-Temperature Dilatation Measurements
Case Study: Wear in Supersonic Nozzle of Tip Lance in Vallourec Brazil Steelmaking
CFD Modeling of a Pusher-Type Reheat Furnace
Characteristics of Slag Film Sheeting Phenomenon in Continuous Casting Mold
Coal Gasification Selection for the Production of DRI
Cold Coal Agglomeration for Increasing Coke Plant Productivity
Collaboration in Energy Savings
Construction of Green Steel Manufacturing System for Shougang Jingtang
Continuous Process Versus Batch Process Power Demand Management
Control System and Motor Upgrade at the ArcelorMittal Number 4 Steel Production Facility
Converting to Sealed Work Rolls
Critical Temperatures of Interstitial-Free Steel (Tnr, Ar3 and Ar1) Evaluated by Hot Torsion Test
CSN LLC Temper Mill Modernization
Cyber Security for Steel Mills
Damage Modeling for Designing High-Performance Roll Materials
Danieli Cold Mill Complex for a Challenging Project Made Simple
Danieli Intelligent System: A Leap Forward Toward the Intelligent Plant
Danieli Universal Endless DUE® — SGJT Selects the First-Ever Universal Solution for Flat Products
Defining the Role of Slag in the Longevity of EAF Equipment
Developing a Basic Project Plan: Scope, Schedule, Budget 101 for the Maintenance Engineer
Developing Heat Treat Equipment for Third-Generation AHSS
Development and Application of a Multiphysics Mold Simulator for the Continuous Casting Process
Development and Application of Burden Distribution Model on Bell-Less Top of Blast Furnace
Development and Application of Burden Distribution Model on Bell-Less Top of Blast Furnace
Development and Application of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Slab Casting
Development of a Caster Scheduling Model for Process Optimization
Development of a Safety Training Simulator for Fall Protection
Development of Advanced 20-High Split-Housing ZR-Mill (HZ-Mill)
Development of CaF2-CaO-Al2O3-MgO-TiO2 Slag for ESR of TiO2-Containing Slag
Development of Double Nozzle Line Burner at the Ignition Furnace of a Sinter Plant
Development of High-Strength Microalloyed Coiled Rebar
Development of KOBM Selective Slag Coating Practice
Development of Pressure Vessels Grade Plates in 100-mm Thickness at JSPL Raigarh
Development of X60-X70 Pipe Steel TRDR Technology for Low-Temperature Toughness Increasing
Dynamic Modeling of Oxygen Steelmaking Process: A Multi-Zone Kinetic Approach
Dynamic Soft Reduction: Advanced Solutions and Results for Square and Round Blooms
EAF Application of SmartFurnace and ZoloSCAN Laser Offgas Measurement Technology at Vallourec Star
EAF Optimization Using Real-Time Heat and Mass Balances at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.
Economics of HBI Addition to North American Blast Furnaces
Effect of Al2O3 Addition to CaO-SiO2-FeO Slags on Dephosphorization Behavior of Hot Metal
Effect of AlN on Hot Metal Desulfurization by Mechanical Stirring Process
Effect of Chemical Composition on AHSS As-Cast Microstructure and Properties
Effect of Coal Mineral Type and Size on Coke Strength After Reaction
Effect of Dendritic Structure on the Spot Segregation of Continuously Cast Round Bloom
Effect of EMS on Inclusion Removal in Ladle Furnace for Specialty Steel Production
Effect of H2 Content on Melt-Dropping Properties of Burden
Effect of Hardness on Behavior of Work Rolls
Effect of Insert Depth of the Submerged-Entry Nozzle on the Flow Field of Casting Mold
Effect of Rare Earth Additions on 4130
Effect of Slag Composition on Inclusion Composition in Molten Steel
Effects of Oxygen Temperature and BOF Pressure Under Jet Penetration
Efficiency of the EAF With Telescope Roof
Electric Arc Furnace Explosions: A Deadly but Preventable Problem
Electrical Modernization Considerations
Empowering of a 50-Year-Old, 4-Stand Tandem Cold Mill to State-of-the-Art Performance
Energy Efficiency at Steel Plants: Waste to Power
Enhanced Roll Grades for Hot Strip Mill Late Finishing Stands
Environmental Impact of Regularly Produced and Landfilled Iron-Bearing Metallurgical Waste
Establishment of Oil-Air Lubrication System in Continuous Casting Machine
Evaluating the Hot Metal Dephosphorization Efficiency by Computational Thermodynamic Software
Evaluating the Hot Metal Dephosphorization Efficiency by Computational Thermodynamic Software
Evaluation of Strength Mechanical Compression of Coke
Evaluation of Strength Mechanical Compression of Coke
Examples of How Fire-Resistant Grease Improved Work Safety and Reduced Fire Hazard in Steel Plants
Extremely Strong Steels – The Mechanism and Prevention of Hydrogen Embrittlement
Factors Affecting Coke Bed Permeability
Fast-Track Replacement of an Ore Stacker/Reclaimer
Flexible Deburring Grinding Solutions For Slabs, Blooms and Billets For Continuous Production
Flow Patterns in Mold for Preventing Longitudinal Cracks on Peritectic Steel Grades
Freeboard Combustion Simulation in an Electric Arc Furnace With a Flat Bath
Friction and Surface Microstructure in Steel Cold Rolling Investigated in Pilot Mill Trials
Future-Oriented Sustainable Steelmaking Solutions – Saving Resources, Creating Value
Greasing and Protector/Coupling on Tubes: A Robot Cell Application
Heat Extraction and Droplet Impact Regimes Obtained with Continuous Casting Air-mist Nozzles
Highly Productive, Reliable and Unique Casting at Badische Stahlwerke
Historical Operating Cost Comparson for North American Irona nd Steelmaking Routes
Hot Blast Stove Campaign Extension Repairs At Operating Temperature
Hot Blast Superheating — A Scalable Technology to Reduce Coke Consumption
IEC 61850-Based Protection Systems for Cable and Bus Protection
Impact on Reliability: DGA Monitoring of EAF and LMF Transformer
Implementation of Improved Coal Bulk Density Strategy at ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.
Implementing a Modern Safety System on an Existing Machine
Improved Descaling Method for Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) Using Fused Conditioning Salt
Improved Technologies for Mill Roll Inspection
Improvement in Direct Rolling Mill Operation
Improvement in Operational Efficiency of I BF by Reduction of Coke Rate and Increase of Coal Rate
Improvement of EAF Performance Metrics Through Optimization of Scrap Charging and Chemical Energy
Improving Coke Strength Using Solvent Extracted Coal
Improving Encoder Reliability in the Toughest Metals Applications
Improving Granulation Efficiency of Sinter Blend Added With Concentrate by Optimizing Ore Matching
Improving the Accuracy of Predicting Work Roll Wear in the Hot Strip Mill
Improving the Energy Efficiency of an EAF Air Pollution Control System
Improving the Quality of Inbound Scrap Steel
Inclusion Evolution and Removal in Ladle Refining
Inclusion Size Distributions After Calcium Addition in LCAK Steels
Industrial Experience for Nitrogen Control in the Production of Interstitial-Free (IF) Steel
Influence of Charcoal Fines in Quality of Metallurgical Coke
Influence of Metallics and EAF Type on Specific Consumptions and Productivity
Influence of Mold Flux Crystallite Film Fracture on Thermal Fluctuations in a Thin Slab Funnel Mold
Influence of Roller Leveler Deformation to Plate Flatness
Influence of Sinter and Pellets on Blast Furnaces Operation
Influence of the Magnesite Grain Type on Decarbonization Behavior of MgO-C Bricks
Influence of the Variation of Silica and Alumina Content in Desulfurizing Slags of Pig Iron
Installation and Commissioning of SMART® Segments at SSAB Americas Mobile Facility
Integrated Quality Control Solutions for Hot Sheet Metal Forming
Interaction between Molten Steel and Al2O3-Based Lining Refractory
Introduction of Cold Rolling Complex for Tin Plate
Introduction of Laser Beam Welder in JFE Fukuyama No.1 PPCM
Investigation of Boron Segregation in Commercial Steel Alloys
Investigation of Mold Flux Crystallization by Rapid Quenching and Isothermal Aging in Molten Tin
Investigation of Steel Cleanliness on Ti-Stabilized Al-Killed Ultralow-Carbon Steel Grades
Investigation on Lining Erosion and Stave Damage of Large Blast Furnaces at WISCO
Investigation on the Transformation Kinetics From Al2O3 to MgOAl2O3 Spinel
Keeping Your Ladle Cool With a Click
Kinetic Variation of the Composition of Inclusions, Steel and Slag During Refining of Pipeline Steel
Know Your Level: Operational Benefits of Establishing Accurate Mold Level and Control
Laboratory Simulation of Direct Reduction Shaft Furnace — Impact of Temperature
Laser Offgas Measurement Using ZoloSCAN on Two Continents
Latest Choices for New or Modernized Automotive C.G.L.s After Pot Cooling (A.P.C.) Sections
Latest Developments of Küttner’s Pulverized Coal Injection Technology
Latest Progress and Design Optimization of the First HIsmelt Process in China
Latest Progress in Economic Thin-Slab Casting and Rolling Technology for Flat Steel Production
Learnings From Events During Extended Campaign Lives
Liquid Level Measurement in the Blast Furnace and Tapping Strategy Optimization
Liquid Powder for Continuous Casting: Facts and Figures of Industrial Applications
Long-Service-Life, Cold-Start Ladle Shroud
Lubrication Strategies to Optimize Condition Monitoring
Maintenance Plan for Power Distribution Equipment for Steel Mills — Life Cycle Business
Making Laser Gauges Work in Harsh Environments
Material Tracking System From Billets to Wire Rods
Mathematical Model and Stabilization System for Slag Mode of Blast Furnace Operation
Mathematical Modeling and Optimization of Hydrogen Degassing in an Argon-Stirred Ladle
Mathematical Modeling of Mn and Pb Emissions From Electric Arc Furnaces
Mathematical Modeling of Roll Cooling During Continuous Casting of Slabs
Maximizing Partnership Benefits: SDI Columbus–Tennessee Valley Authority
Mega Super Loads Over Road and Water – Today’s Transportation Challenges and Benefits
Methane Reforming Catalyzed by Direct Reduced Iron
Methodology for Sizing Transformers for Variable Process Loads
Methodology to Estimate Remaining Blast Furnace Service Life
Minimum Quantity Lubrication MQL® Substitutes Traditional Emulsion Lubrication in Tandem Cold Mill
Modern State of R&D in Stiff Extrusion
Modernization of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH Slab Caster No. 2
Modernization of the Kroman Wire Rod Mill to Increase Productivity, Utilization and Product Quality
Modernization of TKSE’s No.1 Continuous Caster
New Approach to Avoid Biting Problems During Hot Rolling
New BOF Performance at Gerdau Ouro Branco by Slagless® Technology
New Design of a Compact Mixing Chamber of Hot Blast Stove
New Eco-Friendly Refractories for High Capacity Coke Oven
New Generation Laser Welder and Reference Project Introduction
New Heavy-Gauge Cutter Sampling Station
New Model for Coiling Temperature Control Based on Spatial Division of Steel Strip Path
New Qualitative Challenges for the Provider of Global Refractory Solutions
New Results in EAF Injector Technology that Challenges the Coaxial Jets Reign Since the 1980’s
New Rotoforge Plant Started Up at ABS (Italy)
New Study and Proven Method of High Speed Response for Hot Finishing Mills
New Vision-Based Strip Steering Control for HSM
Next MgO-C for Steel Ladle: Zero Emission Brick
NextGen® Multipoint Offgas Analysis at Steel Dynamics Inc., Butler, IN
Novel Design of Submerged-Entry Nozzle for Steel Continuous Casting
Numerical Simulation for Temperature Field of Chamfered Mold and Solidification Process
Online Torque Measurement to Improve Reliability and Uptime of Hot Mill
Optical Emission Spectrometry of the Arcs During Melting in the EAF
Optimization of Gas-Based DRI Process for Decreasing the Production Cost of High-Quality Steel
Optimization of the Scrap Melting Process in the EAF
Optimizations of Blast Furnace Oxygen Enrichments
Optimized Steel Grade Transition Practice at JSW Vijayanagar
Optimum Blast Furnace Slag Composition for Hot Metal Production, Slag Granulation and Cement Use
Parameter Identification of Shape Actuation Influence Functions using Phase Sensitive Detection
Pelletizing With Different Types of Iron Ore Fines
Performance Modules - A Convenient Way to Modernize Hot Rolling Mills
Peritectic Range Study Using Mold Thermocouple Data
Peritetic Contraction in Carbon Steels
Pickle Line Drives Upgrade in Integrated Stages to Minimize Downtime
Pilot Plant Experience Using Stamped Charging of Peruvian and Imported Coal Blends
Pouring Reel Developments for Bar in Coil Outlets
Pouring Reel Developments for Bar in Coil Outlets
Prediction of Specific Surface Gain in the Grinding Rolls by Artificial Neural Network Critical
Preventing Unplanned Shutdowns of Byproduct Plant Equipment - Condition-Based Maintenance
Prevention of Bearing Failures in Slab Continuous Casting Machines
Primer on Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Technology
Production Aspects of a Large Blast Furnace
Production of Ultralow-Carbon Steel by Improving Process Control at RH Degasser
Project Management Re-Invest Case EAF Revamp New Foundations and New Tilting Platform
QSP — The Most Advanced Thin-Slab Technology for Coil-to-Coil Production
Radar Width Measurement in Harsh Hot Mill Environments
Radiant Energy Heat Transfer With Safety Glass and Rolling Blue Shield
Reaching the Benchmark Performance in 2/2 Vessel Operations at Tata Steel (India)
Reactor Bypass Circuit for Improved Start-Up Performances of ENERGIRON Plants
Recent Application Results of Refractories for EAF
Recent Progress of Cokemaking Technology in Japan
Reduction of Coke Moisture at JSPL to Reduce Coke Rate for Blast Furnace
Reduction of Iron-Bearing Wastes in the Temperature Ranges 850-1050oC by Carbon Monoxide
Reduction of Specific Tap Hole Clay Consumption to a New World Benchmark Level at I Blast Furnace
REDUCTOR, a 2D Physicochemical Model of the Direct Iron Ore Reduction in a Shaft
Remodeling the Wire Rod Mill Reheating Furnace
Remote Shotcreting Strategy for Repairing the Refractory of a Blast Furnace Dome
Renewing the EAF Gunning Manipulator
Research and Application on New Green Steel Plant Engineering Design
Research of Structural Porosity Characteristics of Iron Ore Sinter
Research on Explosive Burning Characteristics of Pulverized Coal
Restoration Technology of Blast Furnace Cooling System
Results at Gerdau Monroe Using Tallman Supersonic Carbon Injection System
Results of Carbon Injection System Retrofit at SDI Butler
Revamp of U. S. Steel Gary Works No. 1 Continuous Casting Machine
Revamping Project for Ternium Mexico Churubusco Works HSM
Robotic Assistance System for Ladle Maintenance
Rolling Into the Future by Digitalization — Long Rolling Control Systems
Root Cause Analysis for Safety
Safety in Meltshop Thanks to Machine Intelligence
Safety Risk Assessment in Six Easy Steps
Saint-Gobain’s Ceramic Cup: an Update
Salamander Tapping Position by Using an Acousto Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Techniques
Savings of Costs and Energy in Tandem Hot Metal Sheet Rolling Using a New Control Method
Sealed Roll Neck Bearings on Mill Stand Work Rolls
Sensitivity of CO2 to DRP-EAF Technological Choice
SHARC – Shaft Arc Furnace With Efficient Scrap Pre-Heating Concept Providing Low Conversion Costs
Simulation and Modeling of the Population Balance of Argon Bubbles in Slab Molds
Soft Sensor for the VSB Grate Kiln
Some Correlation Between Physical and Metallurgical Properties of Iron Ore Pellets
Sometimes Change Is Hard to Achieve Because of Sophisticated Triangulation
Specification of the Main Factor of Corrosion in Open Circulatory Cooling Water System
Splash Generation in Oxygen Steelmaking: What is Known?
Start Up of the First Jumbo Oven Project in the Americas
State of the Art HSS Work Roll for Later Stands (F4-F7) in Hot Strip Mill Finishing Trains
Statistical Analysis of Inclusion Chemistry Distributions in Steels
Status Report of the New Generation Technology: DRIPAX™ - MIDREX® Plant Process Optimization System
Steel Rolling Mill Achieves Target of Reduced Operational Costs via Cooling System Upgrade
Stirring Timing of FEMS in Continuous Casting Bloom in Combination Stirring
Study of Al2O3 Inclusions Before and After Reoxidation
Study of Copper Plate Damage From High Heat Flux in the High-Speed Casting Mold of CEM®
Study of Peritectic Contraction in Carbon Steels
Study on Heat Transfer Process of Dome Combustion Hot Blast Stove
Suitability of Bio-Chars from Different Production Technologies for Direct Blast Furnace Injection
Sustainable Productivity Improvements in Galvanized Auto Body Manufacture
TBM Tuyeres Arrangements and Flow – Comparison Between BOF thyssenkrupp CSA and Cold Model
Technology Advancements in Blast Furnace Cooling
The Advancement of a Non-Destructive Testing Method for Cooling Staves Thicknesses
The Detailed Forming Behavior of ERW Tube and Pipe Making Process
The Digital Transformation of Steel Production
The Effect of CaF2 and MnO on the Slag-Based Modification of Oxide Inclusions in Si-Mn Killed Steels
The Effect of Mixed Charging of Slabs on Their Rolling Practice and Mechanical Behavior
The Evolution of Crane Technology Committee Ambitions, Membership, and Collaborations
The Formation Mechanism of Inclusions During LF Refining Process of 409L Ti-Bearing Stainless Steel
The Future is Here (Environmental Edition) – How to Achieve A Clean(er) Meltshop
The Industrial Maintenance Organization – A Cultural Change
The New Age of Scale House Management
The New Hot Stove Technology by NSENGI
The Production of Railway Rails in Modern and Efficient Plants – The New ARBZ Rail Mill
The Relevance of Reaction Mechanisms in the CFD Modeling of Blast Furnaces
The Research of Melting Characteristics and Its Influencing Factors of Iron Ores
The Technological Contribution to Cut the Total Energy Consumption by Arvedi ESP
The Use of Steel Slag Leaching to Produce Iron Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate
The Value of Integrating Power and Process for the Metals Industry
Thermodynamic Modeling of the CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2-Ti2O3 System
Thermodynamics on Inclusions in Stainless Steels
Tracking and Investigating Hard Pushes on Coke Oven Batteries
Tundish Gate System Having a Function to Change SEN Port Direction Horizontally
Up to 180 t/h: The World Highest Production Capacity for an Endless Welding Rolling System
Upgrading and Recycling “Metallic” Steelmaking Slag Fines
Use of Free Swelling Index for Determining Rate of Desulphurization of Coking Process
Use of Free Swelling Index for Determining Rate of Desulphurization of Coking Process
Use of Machine Learning to Assess Defects in Hot-Rolled Coils
Vacuum Plant Metallurgical Results — Database Analysis
Vibration Analysis of Ladle Gas Stirring Using Cold Model and Plant Data
Waste Heat Recovery for EAF – Innovative Concepts and Industrial Implementation
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