简介：Owingtothedevelopmentofnewproductsandhigherrequirementofproductproperties,thecurrentexistinginductionheatingtechnologyofBaosteelcannolongersatisfythenewrequirementsoftheproductline.Controloftheinductionheatingtemperaturetoanappropriatevalueisakeyconsiderationininductionheatingtechnology.Toobtainacculturatedtemperatures,investigationswerefocusedontheparametersofaninductionheatingsystem,includingthoseofinductionheatingequipmentandheatingprocesses.Intheseinvestigations,computersimulationwasusedtomodeltheinductionheatingprocess,followedbyphysicalexperimentationtoverifyandimprovethesimulationmodel;finally,optimizedinductionheatingparametersweresuggested.Theuseofcomputersimulationsdramaticallydecreasedphysicalexperimentaltimes,andthecomputedheatingparameterswereusedtoguidethephysicalexperimentationanddesignoftheproductline;thisincreasedtheefficiencyofsubsequentinvestigations.ThisstudyfocusesonthedevelopmentofinductionheatingtechnologyinBaosteel,whichincludestheoverallinductionheatingtechnologyusedinmanufacturingbackuprollersandinthethermomechanicalcontrolprocess.

简介：Baosteelstartedtheproductionofpipelinesteelintheearly1990s.Thecompanyhassofarproducedmorethan4MtofAPIX42-X80andhydrogensulfideresistantX52-X65steel.In2006,itsucceededinproducingX100andX120pipelinesteels,whichhavebeenusedinmanyimportantprojects,suchastheoiltransportingprojectintheTarimBasin,thepipelineprojectinSudan,theWesttoEastgaspipelineproject,theSino-Russianoiltransportingproject,etc.Baosteelhasmadegreatprogressinthepuritycontrolofpipelinesteel,thehomogeneitycontrolofslabcompositionandsurfacequalityoverthelasttenyears.Thecompanyhasachievedthisbyimprovingitssteelmakingequipmentandoperationmanagementtechnology,andbyintegratingitsprocesstechnology.Thephosphorusandsulfurlevelsofthepipelinesteelhavebeendecreasedto50ppmand12ppmrespectively(1ppm=10-6).

简介：Ultra-steelProjectperformedatNationalInstituteforMaterialsScience(NIMS)1997-2005proposed'Breakthroughsforinnovationbysteelscience'.Themainconceptswerecomposedofdecreasingtheenvironmentalload,noorlessspecialalloyingelementsandsaferinfrastructurewithreducedthetotallifecost.Four'doublestrengthanddoublelife'steelsweredevelopedasfollows:①800MPa-classecologicallybeneficialsteelsforweldedstructures,②1500MPasteelswithhighresistancetofracture,③advancedferriticsteelsfor650C-USCboilersand④Ultra-steelsforstructuresinmarineandoffshoreenvironments.Worldsteelsocietyisstillgrowingwiththreateninglimitsofresourcesandenergy.Applicationoftheultra-steelideaswouldbeincreasinglyhelpfulfortheglobalsustainability.ThetalkwillintroducetherecentprogressinsteelresearchatNIMS,basedontheprojectaccomplishments.

简介：IronmakingatBaosteelhasfocusedonblastfurnacesoverthelast30years.Afterpassingthroughthestagesof'learning','tracking','usage','experimentation','innovation'and'development',Baosteel'sproductioncapacityhasgrownsteadilyanditsstandardoftechnologyisincreasing.Remarkableprogresshasbeenmadeinthetechnologiesofblendingstack,thicklayersintering,lowsiliconandhighanhydroferritesintering,coalblending,andthehighproductivitywithhighpulverizedcoalinjection(PCI)rateandlongcampaignoftheblastfurnaces.Theentireironmakingprocessisdevelopinginthedirectionofhighefficiency,lowenergyconsumption,cleanproduction,andenvironmentalprotectionbecausethezerodischargeofsolidwasteandindustrialsewagehasbeenachieved.After20yearsofdevelopment,Baosteelhasbecomeamodernizedironproducerwithanannualcapacityof28.85Mtofsinter,7.26Mtofcokeand22.50Mtofhotmetal(PugangCorexfurnaceoutputincluded),anditsmaineconomicandtechnologicalindiceshavereachedaworld-classlevel.

简介：Themainfailuremodesoftubingandcasingincurrentserviceconditionsarerepresentedinthisstudy.Theprogressofthetubingandcasingapplicationtechnologyandtheproblemsthatshouldbefocusedonduringapplicationareintroduced,withspecialattentionpaidtothereliabilityofthepipestringdesignandtheconnectionsealingproperties.Thenecessaryworkthatshouldbeundertakeninfutureresearchisalsosummarized.

简介：Inrecentyears,despitetheglobaleconomicrecessionandsteeloversupply,thedemandforhighstrengthsteel(HSS)andadvancedhighstrengthsteel(AHSS)sheetshasrobustlyincreased.Tosupplythematerialsneededforautomotivemanufacturing,variousAHSSproductsandapplicationtechnologieshavebeendevelopedbyBaosteel,includingthelst,2nd,and3rdGen.AHSS,whichmakesBaosteeltheworld'sfirststeelmakertocommerciallyprovideallthreegenerationsofAHSS.Recently,thenewGen.(the2ndand3rdGen.combined)AHSSproducts,whichfeatureultra-highstrengthandenhancedductility,havedrawngreatattentionfrombothsteelmakersandtheautomotiveindustryastheseproductscanbeusedtoproduceautopartswithcomplicatedshapesbycoldformingandhavegreatpotentialformanufacturingcarbodiesthatarelighterinweightandhavehighercrashresistance.Inthisarticle,theconcepts,properties,andapplicationsofBaosteel'snewGen.AHSSproducts,includingquenchingandpartitioning(QP)steels,twinning-induced-plasticity(TWIP)steels,andMedium-Mn(Mn-TRIP)steels,aredescribedandreviewed.Moreover,theprogressoftheBaosteellight-weightsteelcarbody(BCB)wasreported.

简介：Inthispaper,therecentstateandproblemsofthesinkrollinCGLaredescribed.Severalmethodsofincreasingitsoperationallifespanareintroduced,suchassurfacecoatingtechnologyandsleevematerialtechnology.Fundamentallytheycannotsolvetheproblemsofsurfacequalitycausedbythecontactbetweenstripandroll.Onthisbasis,thenewlydevelopedprincipleandsolutionsforhotdipgalvanizingtechnologywithoutsinkrollarehighlyemphasized,theyareFloatTechnology,Electromagneticpumptechnology,Electromagneticenclosedslotbyhigh-frequencyAC,Electromagneticenclosedslotbyhigh-frequencyDC.Acomparisonamongtheirfunctionsandcharacteristicsismadeandthepossibilityofitsapplicationisalsodiscussed.Finallyitcomestoaconclusionthatelectromagneticenclosedslotrepresentsthedirectionofacontinuoushot-dipgalvanizingsteelstripinthethe21stcentury.Ithasaverybroadapplicationprospects.BaosteelTechnologyCenterisfocusedontheresearchanddevelopmentofthistechnology.Astechnologyadvances,industrialapplicationsispossible.

简介：Inthepresentstudy,themarketneedsforthedevelopmentofsteelplateswithexcellentheataffectedzone(HAZ)toughnessareanalyzed,andthemechanismofthedecreaseintheHAZtoughnessduringhigh-heatinputweldingisdiscussed.TheimportantcountermeasureforimprovingtheHAZtoughnessistoemploythetechnologyofoxidemetallurgy,namely,tomakeuseoffineinclusionparticlesforimprovingthemicrostructureofHAZ.TheprogressandtheoriesofoxidemetallurgytechnologiesdevelopedintheNipponSteelCorporation(NSC),theJFESteelCorporationandtheKobeSteelGroupareillustrated.SteelplatesdevelopedbythesethreecompanieswithexcellentHAZtoughnessareintroduced.

简介：Thispaperbrieflysummarizedthedevelopmenthistory,productcatalogueandmagneticpropertiesofnonorientedelectricalsteelsheetsatBaosteel,aswellasthedevelopmentandapplicationofhigh-value-addedsteelgrades.Recentadvancesinmanufacturingelectricalsteelsheetswerealsointroduced,includingtechnologiesforcontrollinginclusion,forproducinghigh-gradesteelstripsbyatandemrollingmillandforcontrollingthetransversethicknessdifferenceofsteelsheets,andthedevelopmentofenvironmentallyfriendlycoatings.