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INTRODUCTION
South Africa has a proud history in the production of both mild steel and stainless steel with production facilities in Gauteng, Kwazulu- Natal, Mpumalanga, the Eastern and Western Cape provinces. At these facilities steel is produced from scrap or from ore via ironmaking facilities. The Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA has a proud history on iron and steelmaking. Collaboration between CMU and the
South African iron and steel industry includes a school on steelmaking presented by Prof. Richard Fruehan in Vanderbijlpark in 1996. At Clean Steel 2015 Prof. Chris Pistorius will continue the collaboration by addressing the following topics:
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Prof. C Pistorius Chris Pistorius is the POSCO Professor of Iron and Steelmaking in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), where he has been since 2008. Previously he was Professor and Head of Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Pretoria. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Pretoria, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. His current research interests include the fundamentals of ironmaking and steelmaking reactions, and electrochemistry of corrosion and metals production.
SCHOOL TOPICS
At Clean Steel 2015 Prof. Chris Pistorius will continue the collaboration by addressing the following topics:
Controlling Dissolved Elements
1.What is clean steel?
2. Relevant process conditions in blast furnace, steelmaking converter, electric arc furnace, ladle furnace and caster (temperatures, oxygen activity, slag basicity, stirring).
3. Control of dissolved elements (C, H, N, O, P, S, Cu, Sn):
Controlling Micro-Inclusions
1. Principles of control:
2. Sources of micro-inclusions
3. Assessing micro-inclusions For more details on the topics click here
POSTER COMPITITION To promote technical expertise in the field of clean steel production in South Africa, by encouraging researchers, scientists, technicians and engineers to actively pursue this specialist field.
To promote collaboration between the South African steel industry (as defined in the broadest sense possible) and the Centre for Iron and Steelmaking research at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE DATES - 1 June 2016 Submission of Abstracts
- 1 July 2016 Acceptance of Abstracts
- 25 July 2016 Poster Presentation
For more details on the Poster Compitition click here For more information click here or contact: Camielah Jardine
SAIMM, Conference Co-ordinator
Tel: 27 (11) 834-1273/7
Facsimile 27 (11) 838-5923
E-mail: camielah@saimm.co.za
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