OCAS nv Industry Research Center of Arcelor Visit to Professor Harry Bhadeshia on 25 November 2004 Presentation is given by Ali Ihsan KORUK

Jan 2004: start of new I-R&D structure in ARCELOR Total 5 R&D Institutions in ARCELOR Industry: 1 R&D Centre on 2 sites  Liège (RDCS) and Ghent (OCAS) Industry R&D Centre Packaging: 1 R&D Centre  in Lorraine Packaging R&D Centre Automotive : 1 R&D Centre on 2 sites  in Lorraine (LEDEPP) and at Montataire (CED) Automotive R&D Centre Artificial Intelligence R&D Centre Manufacturing Operations R&D Centre Manufacturing Operations : 1 R&D Centre  in Lorraine (IRSID) + 1 satellite  at Avilés Artificial Intelligence : 1 R&D Centre  in Asturias

General Structure of the Industry Research Center in OCAS GENT – OCAS Director: Sven Vandeputte New substrates and metallic coatings Serge Claessens Surface functionalisation (e.g. by CVD) Franz Hörzenberger Steel Solutions & Design (GI&DA/MC) Michel Vermeulen

Activities of Industry Research Center Gent Product development for industry (substrate & coatings ) electrical steels, enamelling steels, plate steels, pipeline steels, surface treatments, metallic coatings, new surface functions by different techniques, other than PVD or thick organic coatings ( Solgel, CVD,... ).  CVD technology for all markets Welding for industry : including evaluation of new technologies (such as electromagnetic welding, friction stir welding)  Laser cutting for industry Toxicology, including toxicology of welding fumes (all markets) Forming & Joining for the industry market, independent of technology Steel solutions development and customer technical assistance for general industry, domestic appliances and mechanical construction CAD, including electromagnetic modelling Characterization of Metal / Polymer, especially of interface phenomena, adhesion and cross linking theories (Gen Research shared with Industry Liège) Process development for applying thin organic coatings in industry markets

Application properties Service of OCAS Metallurgy Substrate development Real thickness lab processing simulations Thermodynamic modelling Microstructure characterization Metallic coatings OCAS’ core activities Welding 12kW CO2-Laser Arc welding Submerged arc welding Coating Protection Adhesion Surface functionalisation Application properties Mechanical properties CVN BDWTT (instrumented) HIC

Welding competence at OCAS Joining methods Manual metal arc welding TIG welding (manual and robotic) MIG/MAG welding (manual and robotic) Laser welding (12 kW) Laser hybrid welding (LHW) Submerged arc welding (SMAW) Stud welding Spot welding Brazing (MIG brazing) Plasma welding Mechanical joining (clinching and riveting) Adhesive bonding Flow drill-taping Thermal cutting methods Laser cutting (2.6 kW laser up to 14-mm thickness) (*) Plasma cutting (robotic) Flame cutting EDM cutting Heat treatment:: Pre and post heating of welds