2018 AISTech Conference Proceedings
25-Year Study of EOT Crane Hoist Wire Rope Drum Failures
A 3D Meso-Scale Solidification Model for Steels
A Chemical Method to Decrease Oxide Scale Generation in Hot Rolling
A Comparative Analysis of Various Types of EAFs Based on Flexibility and Operational Performance
A New Chapter in Roll Surface Texturing: The Pomini Digital Texturing Technology
A New Dimension of Continuous Casting: Dillinger’s Vertical Caster No. 6
A New Top-Fired Stove Opening New Possibilities in Hot Blast Generation
A Novel Platform for Monitoring Fluid Health and Filter Life
A Numerical Model to Predict Scale Formation in an Industrial Reheat Furnace
A Review on Recycling of Refractories for the Iron and Steel Industry
A Sensor-Based Automation Solution to Improve the Coke Oven Battery Operation
A Step Ahead Toward Green Metals
A Study on Cracking Mechanism of Third Generation of Advanced High-Strength Steel Slabs
Accelerated Heat Treatment of High-Mn TRIPLEX Steels for Armor Applications
Accurate Mold Powder Thickness Measuring and Mold Level Measuring With One Radiometric Sensor
Advanced Methods to Characterize Steelmaking and Casting Defects
Advanced Modeling to Optimize and Visualize Strip Flatness
Advanced Processing of High-Carbon Steels
Advanced Technological Packages for Continuous Casting: A Modular Solution for a Smarter Machine
Advancements in Crane Control Technology Available to Steel and Metal Industries
Algoma’s Thin-Slab Caster Breakout Rate Reduction
Alternative Processing Routes for Magnetite Ores
Alternative Treatment for Critical Closed Systems
An Improved Double Hot Thermocouple Technique for Mold Slag Investigation
An Innovative TCO-Based Bid Tabulation Method for Major Capital Equipment
Analysis and Prospect of H2 Impact on Coke in Blast Furnace
Analysis of Rolled-Plates’ Mechanical Properties With a Machine-Learning Software
Analysis of Surface Crack Initiation and Growth During Continuous Casting
Analysis of Thermal Homogenization in a Steel Refining Ladle Using Bottom Gas Injection
Analysis on Operating Results of ENERGIRON Plants and Focus on the Emirates Steel Case
APO - Automated Process Optimization
Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Mechanical Properties of Steel Tubes
Application Results of the Refractory Technologies Developed for Continuous Casting
Arvedi ESP Proves Its Flexibility at Rizhao Steel
Automatic Cranes and Yards: Technological Basis and Why to Move to This Technology
Biomass Utilization in Iron and Steelmaking Processes
Blast Furnace Campaign Extension at CherMK – Severstal
Blowdown and End of Campaign of Port Talbot No. 4 Blast Furnace
Bringing Innovative Technology to the DRI-Fed EAF Process at Hadeed Saudi Iron & Steel Company
Bundle Bar Tagging Robotic Solutions With a Counting System
Bypassing Problems Related to Water Cooling: Case Study for Applying ILTEC in a 100-ton EAF
Calcium Injection Optimization at ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.’s LMF 2
Campaign Extension Technology of Blast Furnace Based on Self-Organization Theory
Carbon Loss Calculation Model of Blast Furnace Based on Engineering Method
Casting Sequence Optimization Considering Intermixing of Different Steel Grades
CEM® : POSCO’s Innovative High-Speed Casting and Endless Rolling Process
CFD Model for the Simulation of the ENERGIRON DRP Shaft Reactors
CFD Simulations of a Large-Scale Bench Reactor Relevant to a Novel Flash Ironmaking Process
Challenges of Hot Rolling of Advanced High-Strength Steel Grades
Changing Unsafe Attitudes and Behaviors
Characteristics of Scrap Motion and Melting During Converter Steelmaking Process
Characterization of AHSS Internal Oxidation by Serial Sectioning
Characterization of Coal Blends and Coke ??ith Waste Tire Addition
Characterization of Coarse and Fine Residues From a Sludge Site of an Integrated Steel Plant in Peru
Characterization of Gas Phase Reaction Regime in the Raceway Zone
Characterization of Inclusions in Air-Melt Stainless Steel
Characterization of Inclusions in High-Mn Steel Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Methods
Characterization of Ironmaking Raw Materials Using Computed Tomography
CISDI’s Intelligent Stockyard Expertise
Comparative Study of Hot Metal Desulfurization Mixtures
Comparison of Pelletizing Technologies
Compressed Air Upgrades for Energy Efficiency and Reliability at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor
Compressive Strength of Bonding Phase and Its Effect on Strength of Sinter During Sintering Process
Considerations for Safe Handling of Roll Neck??Bearings
Considerations for Use of Multiple Fuels in a Combustion System
Continuous Addition of BOF Slag Into the Blast Furnace Burden
Continuous Improvement of Taphole Sleeve Lifetime for BOF
Continuous Measuring of Strip Temperature Distribution of Cold Strip
Contribution to the Cleanliness Improvement of Aluminum Killed Steels
Control Technology of Raw Automobile Steel Slab Inclusion and Cleanliness
Controlling the Threats of Steelmaking by Integrated Material Balance Analysis
Creating Machine Learning Datasets With Process Data in Steel Plants
Cross Lighting - Technology That Allows for Improved Surface Defect Inspection
Design and Management of a Makeup Water Plant: Technologies Selection Based on OPEX/CAPEX Analysis
Determination of Synthetic Desulfurizing Slags for Secondary Steelmaking
Development of a Model to Calculate Extra Coke Requirement During Blast Furnace Wind-Off Condition
Development of a Predictive Sulphide Capacity Model for Ladle Desulphurization
Development of a Real-Time Program for Leveling Hot-Rolled Strip
Development of a Safety Training Simulator for Lockout??Tagout
Direct Tapping Model Based on Artificial Neural Network
Dissolution Rate of Various MgO Materials in Steel and Secondary Metallurgy Slags
Dry Slag Granulation – The Future Way to Granulate Blast Furnace Slag
Dynamic Modeling of BOF Process: Comparison of Model Performance With Plant Data
Dynamic Modeling of Projects for Managing Integrated Steel Plant Construction
Dynamic Superheat Determination: A Fresh Approach
EAF Slag Characteristics and Inert Gas Stirring for High-Alloyed and Stainless Steelmaking
EAF Water Detection at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. Using Tenova’s NextGen® Off-Gas Analysis Technology
Effect of Al2O3 on Low-Temperature Reduction Degradation of Iron Ore Sinter
Effect of Calcium Treatment on the Inclusions of 20CrMnTi Steel During the Refining Process
Effect of Hood Pressure on Nitrogen Pick-up in the LD Steelmaking Process
Effect of In-Situ Spinels on Al2O3-MgO-C Ladle Bricks Properties and Slag Corrosion Resistance
Effect of Microsegregation on Non-Metallic Inclusions in Si-Mn Killed Steels
Effect of Pass Schedule on Deformation Penetration in Plate Rolling
Effect of Phase Solidification Sequence in Stainless Steel on Grain Refining Efficiency
Effect of Time and Coke Amount in Briquette Made of EAF Dust and Coke
Effects of Industry 4.0 in BOF Steel Plants
Efficient and Clean – Big River Steel’s New PL-TCM Sets a World Record in Exhaust Air Purity
Energy-Saving Efforts in a Rolling Mill
Enhancement of Width Draft Capability for Thin-Slab Hot Strip Mill
Evaluation of Residual Fatigue Life of the Main Reduction Gears at Hot Strip Mill
Evolution and Control of Non-Metallic Inclusions in Line Pipe Steels
Evolution and Formation of CaS Inclusions During Calcium Treatment in Oil Casting Steels
Evolution of Oxide Inclusions in Non-??riented Electrical Steel
Examination of Injected Fuel Combustion in a Generic Blast Furnace Test Rig
Experience With the New Visual Guidance Concept
Experimental Investigation of Inclusion Formation in High-Manganese Steel Production
EZDK – Follow Up: Stage Two of CSP® Revamp Enhancement in Ultrathin Gauge and Total Quality Approach
fine Briquetting - Improving the Economics and Closing the Material Loop at Direct Reduction Plants
First Results of Slab Surface Inspection and Dimension Measuring in Stainless Steel Production
First-Class Quality Plates With Minimum CAPEX at New 3.4 m Plate Mill at Shagang Steel, China
Flexible Slab Caster Technology: Where Operational Agility Meets Prime Slab Quality Production
Flow and Thermal Stress Analysis of a Blast Furnace Blowpipe
Flow Behavior of Molten Steel During VOD Refining Process for Stainless Steel
Fluxing SiO2-Free Binder for Iron Ore Pellets
Future-Oriented Modernization Concepts With Proven Technology for Continuous Casting Plants
Gas-Based Direct Reduction of Manganese Ore Pellets
General Design Considerations for Low-Voltage Power Distribution Infrastructure for Steel Plants
Give Water a Second Life: Municipal Wastewater for Industrial Applications
Grade Verification and Compositional Analysis Using On-Line XRF as Part of 100% Inspection
Gyro Nozzle – An Innovative Submerged-Entry Nozzle Design for Billet and Bloom Casting
Heat Cycle Reduction in EDD Coils Through Batch Annealing Furnace With Better Properties
Heat Size Increase in BOF Shop – A Cost-Effective Way to Increase Production
Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.’s Successfully Commissioned Continuous Slab Caster
High-Speed Casting: A New Concept in Billet Shape for Rebar Production
High-Speed Shear: An OpEx-Reducing Solution for Manpower Saving
High-Temperature Conveyor Belt Technology
High-Temperature Top-Combustion Stoves of Kalugin Design for Blast Furnaces
Hot Briquetting Trials With Variable-Carbon DRI
Hot Vision – A Video Analysis Tool to Quantify and Control Gunning Quality
Impact of Different Injection Coals on Process and Performance at Tata Steel Blast Furnaces
Impact of Transition From Dry to Wet Quenching on Coke Properties and Blast Furnace Performance
Impact of Transition From Dry to Wet Quenching on Coke Properties and Blast Furnace Performance
Imperatives for a Project Leadership in the Hyperdynamic Business Environment
Improved Advanced Control for Operation of a Tandem Cold Rolling Mill
Improved Materials and Design of Pot Roll Bearings
Improvement of Cast Steel Surface Quality With Very High Basicity (Over 1.5) Mold Powders
Improvement of MgO-C Bricks for Thermal Cycling Behavior in Steel Ladle Operation
Improvements in Energy Efficiency of Blast Furnace Operation at NLMK, Russia
Improvements in PCI System for Higher Pulverized Coal Injection Rates in the Blast Furnaces
Improving an EAF Air Pollution Control System Using New Filter Technologies
Improving Energy Efficiency of EAF With Optimum Setting of Arc Stability
Improving Mill Efficiency With New Advanced HSS Grades
Improving Pickling Line Production by Means of Sensor-Based Automation Solution
In-Line Straightness Measurements of Tubes and Pipes for Process and Quality Control
In-Situ Dissolution of Aluminum Titanate Inclusion Into Al2O3-CaO-SiO2-Type Slag
Inclusion Evolution Comparison of Aluminum Killed Silicon Bearing and Silicon Restricted Grades
Inclusion Size Changes After Calcium Treatment of Alumina and Spinels
India’s Oldest Operating RH Degasser at Tata Steel Doubles Throughput Capacity
Industry 4.0 Leading to the Evolution of Intelligent EAF Steelmaking
Infiltration Mechanism of Mold Flux by Measurement of Friction Force
Influence of Coal Tar Addition on Coke Quality
Influence of H2O Content on Properties of Coke in Gas-Injection Blast Furnace
Innovative Direct Quenching Application at Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
Innovative Utilization of Ladle Furnace Slags at Tata Steel
Introduction to Rolling Mill Monitoring System
JSW Improvements in BOF Lance by Slagless Clean Up® Technology
LOWNOX-MELTSHOP™: An Innovative Process Approach for NOx Emissions Reduction
Lubrication Strategies for Rolling Hard Steel Types
Maintenance-Free Bearings in Steel Mill Applications
Managing Water Contamination in Hot Rolling Mills to Improve Productivity
Material Handling: The Handling of Coils Rolls and Slabs in the Steel Mill Environment
Mi.DA 4.0: Endless Casting and Rolling Process Empowered by Digital Technologies
Mid-Campaign Salamander Tapping at G-Blast Furnace During Long Shutdown
Mid-Term Repair of D Blast Furnace by Excellent Project Management
MIDREX H2 TM: Ultimate Low-CO2 Ironmaking and Its Place in the New Hydrogen Economy
Mill Stabilizing Device for Reduction of Impact Force, Mill Vibration and Strip Steering Instability
Modeling of Heat Transfer and Phase Transformation Phenomena During Runout Table Cooling
Modeling of Scrap Preheating by Oxy-fuel Combustion in an Electric Arc Furnace
Modern Plate/Steckel Mills: Recent Developments for New Levels of Flexibility and Competitiveness
New Constructed Hot Strip Mill for Tata Steel Kalinganagar Project in India
New Partition Implement for Sequential Casting of Different Steel Grades
New Perspective on Blast Furnace Optimization and Upset Prevention
New Pulverized Coal Injection System at the Blast Furnaces of Salzgitter Flachstahl, Germany
New RH Installation at thyssenkrupp CSA – Moving to Industry 4.0
Non-Chemical Cooling Tower Water Treatment With Sphagnum Moss in a Hot Mill
Novel Castable Technology for a Safe and Extended Lifetime of Blast Furnace Main Troughs
Nozzle Clogging for Si-Killed Steel – Revisited
On-Line Robotic Industrial Tank Cleaning: Clean Cooling Towers On-Line
Operational Results of the First Tiltable VLB Installation in the US at Outokumpu
Optimization of Dephosphorisation Practice in BOF Shops Using Advanced Analytics
Optimization of Fume Suction With Enhanced Pressure and an Asymmetrical Fan
Optimization of Steelmaking Production for API Grades Through EAF and Conventional Caster Route
Outside Diameter Growth Prediction in Quenching Seamless Pipes of Low-Carbon Steel
Pelletization -A Sustainable Way of Agglomerating Iron Ore in an Integrated Steel Plant
Performance Optimization of Automated Surface Inspection System
Pickle Line Tension Modeling Using Both Calculated Values and Empirical Data
Planning Boiler Outages at Burns Harbor
Practical Approach of Penetration Index Equations for Use in BOF Blowing Pattern Design
Prediction of CSR of Coke Made From Australian Low-Volatile-Matter Coking Coals
Process and Input Material Control Using Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence
Process Gas Heater Design Considerations in DRI Applications
Process Window for Pre-Oxidation for a Full Radiant Tube Furnace
Producing Silicon Steel With Solutions From SMS Group and Benefit From E-Mobility Trend
Production of Carbon Steel With Ultrafine Grains by Warm Torsion Test
Production of High-End Steels With the 150 t RH Facility at Big River Steel
Progressing Technology of Roller Leveler for High-Strength Steel Plate
Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) Test Facilities and Methods – Overview and Recommendations
Pushing the Limits of Backup Roll Materials
Q-SYM2: The State of the Art in Scrap Yard and Metal Management and Future Developments
Quality Management Plays a Central Role in Metals Industry 4.0
Quantifying Slab Centerline Segregation: MXRF Eliminates Sample Preparation and Etching Procedures
Reaching the Next Level in Continuous Line Furnaces Control Optimization
Rebuild and Upgrade of a Straight Mold Slab Caster to Improve Reliability
Reduction in Chemical Energy Costs for EAF Steelmaking
Reduction in Unit Fuel Consumption by Updating Ladle Pre-heating Device
Refractory Condition Monitoring and Lifetime Prognosis
Research and Development of 800-MPa High-Strength Rim Sheet Steel
Research and Development of the Copper Staves With Ledge Used for the Blast Furnace
Research and Practice on Inner Profile Design of Modern Blast Furnace
Results From Recent Converter Revamping Projects
Revamping of Skinpass Section for Automotive Products
Risk and Knowledge Management With Blast Furnace Process Optimization Systems
Round Bloom Caster for Rolling Medium-Large Bars
Safe and Successful Blowing Down Up to Tuyere Level at Tata Steel Limited
Safety Maintenance and Reliability of Overhead Bridge Cranes for Steel Works
SDI to Widen Production Range at Columbia City, Ind., USA Plant
Sealing Systems for Oil Film Bearings in Flat Rolling Mills
Slag Conditioning of Ti-Stabilized Stainless Steel by Using a TiO2-Rich Calcium Aluminate Flux
Snout Issues and Minimising Their Impact on Quality
Solutions for the Production of High-Strength Steels and/or Thinner Gauges in Cold Rolling
Sophisticated Engineering Upgrades 50-Year-Old Pumps
Start-Up and Highlights of the Big River Steel Cold Mill Complex
State-of-the-Art Ladle Handling
State-of-the-Art Roll Grinder Control and Measuring Technology
Statistical Analysis of Non-Metallic Inclusion Datasets
Steel Corrosion: Experimental Analysis and Computer Simulation
Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Bold Upgrade of Galvanizing Line No. 1
Stelco’s No.1 Blast Furnace Campaign Extension Interim Repairs and Operating Practices
Strategic Capacity and Investment Road Map Planning
Strategies for the Production of Low-Silicon and Low-Sulfur Hot Metal at Vizag Steel
Structural Characterization of Coke Produced From Coal Blends Containing Petroleum Coke
Study of Austenite Formation During Tempering of Supermartensitic Stainless Steel
Study of Metallurgical Coke Stabilization
Study on Optimum Coke Layer Thickness for Stable Operation of Blast Furnaces
Study on Proper MgO/Al2O3 in Blast Furnace Slag and Its Influence on Viscosity
Study on Safety Evaluation Model of Blast Furnace Hearth and Application
Success With Annealing and Galvanizing Lines From SMS group in the NAFTA Region
Technologies for Smart Rolling Mills
Technology Advancements in Blast Furnace Cooling – Part 2
Temperature Inhomogeneity in a Continuous Casting Tundish
Texture Study of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Ex-Service Pipeline Steels
TGA Technique for Coke Chemical Reactivity Quantification
The AOD Process: 50 Years of History and Technology
The Behavior of Manganese in Oxygen Steelmaking
The Case for Arc-Resistant Medium-Voltage Adjustable Frequency Drive Systems
The Compact Continuous Cold Rolling System for Medium-Scale Produc
The Continuing Development of Modern Steel Products
The Development of VICTURATM Rolls for Hot Strip Mill Late Finishing Stands
The Effect of Grain Size and Cold Work on the High-Temperature Oxidation of Low-Cr Boiler Steels
The Effects of a Hole Through Chute Bottom on Burden Distribution
The Effects of Silicon on Desulfurization in Aluminum Killed Steels
The Influence of Wettability on Argon Gas Bubble Formation Inside a Tundish Well Nozzle
The Innovative DRI-EAF Route for the Production of High-Purity Pig Iron
The Plate Mill TAF Prediction by Torsional Vibration Model of Main Drive System
The Process of Low Coke Rate Operation Under All Pellets at Kobe Blast Furnace
The Rolling Mill for Rails and Structural Sections at ARBZ
The Stainless Steel Slab Caster at Fuxin Special Steel
The Use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNS) in Order to Improve Siderurgical Process
Thermal Bending in Blast Furnace Copper Staves
Thermal Losses Model At Ternium Brasil Hot Metal Ladle
Thermal Mathematical Model of Refractory Materials Applied to a Steel Pipe Heat Treatment Furnace
Thermography: Seeing the Unforeseen
Thick Strip Cutting and Welding With High-Power Solid-State Laser Technology Breakthrough
Thickness Control During the Galvanizing Process
Three-Dimensional Study of Inclusion Morphology and Size Distribution In Mn-Si Killed Steel
Today’s Trucking Regulations and Their Economic Impact on the Industry — Electronic Logging Devices
Toward More Optimized Practices of Roll Gap Lubrication for Improved Operation of Hot Strip Rolling
Transformation of Spinel Inclusions by Calcium Treatment in the Ladle Metallurgy Furnace
Turning Reheat Furnace Into Science
Tuyere Burning in Blast Furnaces, Phenomena Understanding and Measures to Control
Understanding Fluid Flow in the Stopper Rod Control System
Understanding the Inclusion Buildup Phenomenon in Ca-Treated Re-Sulfurized Steels
Upgrade Legacy DC Drives to AC Now and Worry About the Motors Later
Upgrades to the Ladle Pre-Heaters in the No. 2 BOF at ArcelorMittal Cleveland
Use of the EBSD Technique to Study High-Temperature Intergranular Oxidation of Inconel 625 Alloy
Varnish Control in Steel Mill Hydraulic/Lubrication Systems
Viability Study of the Use of Iron Ore to Obtain an Aggregate for Civil Construction
Vibration Reduction by Electronic Torque Brakes on Converters (AOD)
Vision System for the Identification of Geometric Defects of Billets, Slabs and Blooms
Water Modeling Quantifies the Complex Role of Argon Flow on Tundish Open Eye Formation
WAVE Mold Results at Nucor Jackson Inc., Mississippi
Wood Waste as a Vector to Intensify the Circular Economy Concept in the Steel Industry
Work Roll Lubrication and Cooling Package for Hot Strip Mills to Produce High-Quality Steel