Green Transformation of Steel Scrap into Next-Generation Ultra-High-Strength Steel through Advanced Process Designcore
REVALORISE-STEEL · Horizon Europe grant · 2026-09-01–2028-08-31
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Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF · scheme HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF · topic HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF-01-01. CORDIS record →
Objective
Steel remains the backbone of modern industry, but its manufacturing is one of the world's most carbon-hungry process, accounting for over 7% of worldwide emissions. With more effort directed towards achieving net-zero targets and with higher demand for ultra high-strength steels (UHSS) in transport, construction, and defence, there needs to be a radical shift in paradigm away from traditional extractive metallurgy and towards low-carbon, circular alloy design.REVALORISE-STEEL addresses this by designing a revolutionary next generation of ultra-high strength steel (UTS > 1000 MPa, elongation > 20%), fabricated from over 90% recycled ferrous scrap material. The project targets the development of advanced plain carbon steel through modified multi-phase microstructures (ferrite, martensite, bainite, retained austenite) by the application of novel thermo-mechanical processing (TMP) techniques including hot rolling, intercritical annealing, and quenching & partitioning.Among the innovations is using machine learning-based scoping of alloys with TMP verification via experimentally validated methods, accelerating alloy discovery and tailoring required microstructure and mechanical properties. The approach is based on deep understanding of phase transformation, microstructure evolution, corrosion resistance, and weldability. My research will target guiding model development, optimizing alloy processing, and performance validation against industrial standards.Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and techno-economic studies will evaluate the economic and environmental viability of these alloys, aiming to reduce the carbon content by over 60% compared to conventional Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS).Supported by Imperial College London and industry collaborators and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 9, 12, and 13), this project is pioneering sustainable, circular steelmaking.
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| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE | UK | coordinator | €276,188 |
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