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Exciting News: Our Website Has Moved to www.sme-group.com

By Michael Chen
November 27, 2024
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We’re thrilled to announce that our website has officially transitioned from www.smegcn.com to www.sme-group.com! This change marks a significant step in our rebranding journey, aligning with our global identity as SME Group, which stands for Shanghai Metallurgy Equipment Group. As we continue to grow and innovate in the iron and…

Chinese Bridge Steels Evolution

By Tina Zhong
November 25, 2024
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Over the past 75 years since New China found, steel for bridge construction has gone through seven major stages of development. 1.The first generation of bridge steel: A3q Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was opened to traffic on October 15, 1957, a total length of 1670.4 meters, riveted structure, steel beams…

Molten Steel Flowing from Ladle to Tundish

World Record: 168-Hour Tundish Operation at Yaxin Steel

By Tina Zhong
November 20, 2024
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The highest work record of tundish at Yaxin Steel’s steelmaking plant was set on October 8, reaching 168 hours and 26 minutes, with a total of 269 furnaces and 45,545.5 tons. This is now the world’s highest record for tundish operation. The person in charge of Yaxin Steelmaking Plant shared…

Technology Frontier 279

By Michael Chen
November 15, 2024
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On November 12, 2024, the Shougang New Energy Vehicle Soft Magnetic Materials User Technical Seminar was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Two new products, 20SW1100Z and ESW1025R, were globally launched, along with several new technologies, including self-bonding coatings. The 20SW1100Z is a comprehensive upgrade of the best product, 20SW1200, which…

Metallurgical Industry Performed Standards From July 2024

Stay updated with the July 2024 metallurgical standards, featuring advancements in alloys, steel production, seamless tubes, and rare earth steel applications.

Metallurgical industry standard to be implemented from May 2025

Key updates on metallurgical standards, including graphene oxide analysis, high-strength steel, alloys, and advanced testing methods, effective May 2025.

WSA Steel Demand Forecast

By Michael Chen
October 25, 2024
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The World Steel Association (WSA) has released the latest edition (2024-2025) of its Steel Demand Forecast Report (SRO). The report shows that global steel demand will fall by a further 0.9% to 1,751 million tons this year. After three consecutive years of decline, global steel demand will rebound by 1.2%…

A lot of stainless steel forks and knives

Stainless Steel Production Situation

By Michael Chen
October 21, 2024
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2024 stainless steel industry operating conditions are manifested in the stainless crude volume, apparent consumption, import and export volume year-on-year growth. The price trend in the domestic market is low, export volume keeps increasing but the export price is low. The overall efficiency of the industry is low, and the…

Casting and Rolling Integration Technology

By Michael Chen
October 16, 2024
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The 2024 Metallurgical Science and Technology Award Grand Prize was awarded to Shougang Jingtang’s MCCR Multi-mode Continuous Casting and Rolling Technology Integration and Innovation project. The casting and rolling integration technology is a major advancement in the technology of the interface of the iron and steel manufacturing process. Mr. Wang Guolian,…

AOD Refining vs VOD Refining

AOD refining method is the abbreviation of Argon Oxygen Decarburization (Argon Oxygen Decarburization), in refining stainless steel, by reducing the partial pressure of CO, to achieve the effect of false vacuum, so as to make the carbon content down to a very low level, and inhibit the oxidation of chromium…

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Exciting News: Our Website Has Moved to www.sme-group.com

Chinese Bridge Steels Evolution

World Record: 168-Hour Tundish Operation at Yaxin Steel

Technology Frontier 279

Metallurgical Industry Performed Standards From July 2024

Metallurgical industry standard to be implemented from May 2025

WSA Steel Demand Forecast

Stainless Steel Production Situation

Casting and Rolling Integration Technology

AOD Refining vs VOD Refining

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