Efficient Metal Production

The Efficient Metal Production Program provides research and consulting services to industry in all aspects of steel processing and product development. CANMET-MTL has unique capabilities to study new continuous casting processes. It can perform physical and mathematical modelling and help reduce the variability of metal properties. It has the capacity to develop hot rolling and cooling schedules for both flat and long products and to assess the formability of sheet products, including galvannealed steel. The program operates in close partnership with industry and universities and has become increasingly responsive to the sector's needs in a competitive market.

The first step in the continuous casting of steel. An energy-efficient process that produces a high-quality product close to its final shape, continuous casting is one of many environmentally sound processes researched at CANMET-MTL.

The overall program objectives are to:

• optimize steel casting yield and quality;
  
• develop more energy-efficient metal processing technology;
  
• develop technology to control residuals in electric arc steelmaking to improve yield;
  
• develop computer-based systems to optimize product quality and process efficiency.
  

• continuous casting
  
• steelmaking waste recycling
  
• hot and cold rolling
  
• alloy design and product development
  
• batch and continuous annealing
  
• sheet metal forming
  
• mathematical modelling
  
• coatings
  
• heat treatment
  
• hot forging
  
• extrusion
  
• machinability
  
• welding consumable and process development
  
• residual stresses in steel

For further information contact:

Elhachmi Es-Sadiqi
Telephone: (613) 992-2780
Fax: (613) 992-8735
E-mail: essadiqi@nrcan.gc.ca

Research Programs

• Sustainable Casting
• Advanced Concrete
• Advanced Materials
• Efficient Metal Production
• Infrastructure Reliability

Last Updated: 2005-10-20		Important Notices