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Try out our new bite-size format for technical reports

Technical reports are a key foundation for our communication activities. Written by our experts, they provide fully-documented, detailed information on the technology behind our products such as IQ-Steel®, Hybrid Steel®, WR-Steel® and many others. Over the years we have built an impressive portfolio of some 30 technical reports, with new ones being added all the time – you can access them via steel navigator

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However, we recognize that not everyone has the time to read a full technical report that can run to 20 pages or more. So we have now created condensed, bite-size versions of our most popular reports that provide the main details in a single page format. Currently these one-pagers include:

   

Hybrid steel® the next step in steel revolution


Ovako’s latest invention is to challenge the long-established divisions between specific steel categories and to merge their unique properties into one high-performance steel grade.

Innovative direct-quenching steel helps the forging industry eliminate intensive process steps

Traditionally, the forging industry has relied on reheating, quenching, and tempering to attain the ideal microstructure for an optimal balance of strength and impact toughness in finished components. Direct quenching steel offers a shorter, simpler process with significantly lower alloying costs that also saves energy and cuts CO2 emissions.


Understanding wear mechanisms: The application technology behind WR-Steel®


Together with fatigue and corrosion, wear is one of the major factors limiting the life and performance of engineering components. This report explains the various types of wear mechanisms and how we carry out testing for wear resistance.

Figure above: The historical approach - typical forging route for Q&T steel

   

How clean is your steel? Why quantification of inclusions provides confidence in a long fatigue life


The presence of unwanted particles in steel, known as inclusions, represent a significant danger, as they are the main factor initiating fatigue failures. It is vital to quantify both the size and statistical distribution of these inclusions to enable designers to fully exploit the potential of clean steel.


Resisting rolling contact fatigue in bearings with 

hybrid steel®

We have compared the rolling contact fatigue (RCF) resistance of a traditional bearing steel with our Hybrid Steel 60. The results indicate that alloy carbides and NiAl precipitates present in Hybrid Steel exhibit high thermodynamic stability, making them less susceptible to dissolution and therefore particularly suitable for bearing applications.

Figure above: The RCF test setup

You can find these one-pagers via the link below

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More will be added soon. And of course, we are continuing to produce our long-form technical reports.

Ovako signs agreement to sell Ovako Metals Oy Ab to Tibnor


Ovako has signed an agreement to sell Ovako Metals Oy Ab to Tibnor, a leading steel and metals distributor in the Nordics. The acquisition is subject to regulatory competition approval in Finland.

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