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Method For Producing A High Strength Silicon Containing Steel Strip With Excellent Surface Quality And Said Steel Strip Produced Thereby - EP3959021

The patent EP3959021 was granted to Tata Steel Ijmuiden on Aug 24, 2022. The application was originally filed on Apr 17, 2020 under application number EP20717067A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3959021

TATA STEEL IJMUIDEN
Application Number
EP20717067A
Filing Date
Apr 17, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jul 22, 2022
Publication Date
Aug 24, 2022
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OPPOSITION- Amine Alaoui Mouayd , Alexey Koltsov , Eliane Sutter , Bernard Tribollet, "Effect of silicon content in steel and oxidation temperature on scale growth and morphology", Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 143, doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2013.10.037, pages 996 - 1004, XP028807610
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OPPOSITION- Yuan Qing, Xu Guang, Zhou Mingxing, He Bei, "The Effect of the Si Content on the Morphology and Amount of Fe2SiO4 in Low Carbon Steels", METALS, CH , (20160422), vol. 6, no. 94, doi:10.3390/met6040094, ISSN 2075-4701, pages 1 - 9, XP093139900
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