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Microstructural development and corrosion behaviour of Al-Li alloy 8090

December 21, 2010

An 8090 Al-Li alloy was subjected to a heat treatment process (retrogression (Re) and re-aging (RRA190) treatment) to investigate its effect on the mechanical and corrosion properties in comparison to peak aged (PA) condition. Optical microscopy, scann…

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Second blast furnace fired up at ThyssenKrupp CSA in Brazil

December 21, 2010

Blast furnace 2 at the ThyssenKrupp CSA steel mill in Santa Cruz/Rio de Janeiro state was fired up on December 16, 2010 – five months after …

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November 2010 crude steel production

December 21, 2010

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 114 million metric tons (mmt) in November. This is 5.1% higher than November 2009. World crude steel production …

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Northern European steel prices set to rise into new year

December 20, 2010

The market for hot rolled plate in northern Europe remains weak and transaction values slipped this month in some countries. However, steel strip mill prices …

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Double digit percentage rise in EU steel prices in 2011

December 17, 2010

The EU composite steel price ended this year 31 percent above the figure at the end of 2009. A further double digit rise in the average price for 2011 …

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Influence of pH-value and chloride concentration on the corrosion behaviour of cadmium electrode

December 14, 2010

The corrosion behaviour of cadmium electrode in NaCl solution at concentrations in the range of 0.5 – 5.5 % and at pH-values of 4, 7 and 10, resp., were investigated using potentiodynamic and cyclic polarization techniques. It was found that the anodic…

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