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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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