Developing an Intelligent Quantitative Slab Centerline Segregation Estimator in Steels

Steel slab centerline chemical segregation is an important quality control parameter for critical applications such as oil and gas pipelines, pressure vessels, heavy structural components. Prevalent qualitative estimation tools don’t provide ample insights in to internal chemical homogeneity of finished rolled products and hence a more quantitative estimation of centerline segregation has been attempted using image analysis software developed in house. Application and usage of this simple estimator tool for geometrical segregation quantification will be discussed in this article.

Authors:

Menghan Gu | Big River Steel – A U. S. Steel Co.
 

Amar De | Big River Steel – A U. S. Steel Co.
 

Session Chairs:

Hongbin Yin | ArcelorMittal Global R&D - East Chicago
 

Phil Baker | Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.
 

Pallava Kaushik | ArcelorMittal Global R&D - East Chicago