Metallurgical Research & Technology

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Monitoring of blast furnace wall pressure profiles and their relation to process efficiency

Hauke Bartusch, Fatima Demirci, Andreas Janz and Thorsten Hauck

Published online: 22 January 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025117

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Experimental evaluation of a flexible natural gas and hydrogen burner in the electric arc furnace

Lilly Schulte, Alexander Reinicke, Thomas Echterhof, Jacopo Greguoldo and Fabio Vecchiet

Published online: 21 January 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025127

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Effect of carbonaceous material graphitization degree on carburization behavior in Fe-C mixture powder during rapid heating

Ayana Ono, Tatsuya Kon and Ko-ichiro Ohno

Published online: 21 January 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025116

Effect of inclusion collision, refractory erosion, reoxidation and slag entrainment on large size inclusions in low-carbon aluminum-killed steel

Guoliang Wu, Yanbin Yin, Jiongming Zhang, Qiang Liu and Fubin Gao

Published online: 21 January 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025140

Numerical simulation of fluid flow, heat transfer, and solidification in a round bloom curved mold with swirling flow nozzle angle

Weian Wang, Xinyang Li, Yongkun Yang, Jianli Wang, Guohua Wang and Xiaoming Li

Published online: 23 January 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025137

Mechanism and method for improving gas utilization rate of large blast furnaces based on data analysis

Bing Dai, Rukang Yan, Yijia Sun, Nan Zhang, Yuji Wan, Qiyuan Liu and Hongjun Sun

Published online: 04 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025149

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Evolution of non-metallic inclusions in non-oriented electrical steel: industrial observations and laboratory test results

Bernhard Sammer, Kathrin Thiele, Sergiu Ilie, Roman Rössler, Herbert Kreuzer and Susanne K. Michelic

Published online: 04 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025146

Effect of F-EMS position on molten steel flow and solidification in the entire continuous casting strand

Meng Yang, Weian Wang, Yongkun Yang, Jianli Wang and Xiaoming Li

Published online: 05 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025145

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Comparison of methods for modification of non-metallic inclusions using alkali elements on a laboratory scale

Nikolaus Preisser, Benjamin Suppan, Gerald Klösch and Susanne K. Michelic

Published online: 05 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025138

Numerical and dimensional analysis of slag emulsification due to bottom gas injection in ladles

Marco A. Ramirez-Argaez, Ana L. Gomez-Rodriguez and Alberto N. Conejo

Published online: 05 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025128

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Concepts for the development of carbon-free mold powders for the continuous casting of steels

Nathalie Gruber and Harald Harmuth

Published online: 11 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025152

A modified constitutive model based on Hill48 function for the forming analysis of orthotropic sheet metal

Zhang Yu, Song Jian and Wang Ping

Published online: 18 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025126

Effect of refining slag basicity on removal of large size inclusions in GCr15 bearing steel

Guoliang Wu, Yanbin Yin, Jiongming Zhang and Qiang Liu

Published online: 13 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026012

Optimisation of self-reducing mill scale briquettes for sustainable iron recovery in induction furnaces

Ravi Prakash Singh

Published online: 13 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025151

Kinetics of solid-state decarburization for 3.5% Si electrical steel in CO₂–CO atmosphere

Yaping Li, Lingyan Sun, Lukuo Hong, Caijiao Sun, Liqun Ai and Na Qian

Published online: 13 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026016

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Influence of alloying elements and strain rate on the second ductility minimum of microalloyed steels during simulated continuous casting

Saeid Bakhtiari, Saham S. Sharifi, Iman Sedighi, Sergiu Ilie and Christof Sommitsch

Published online: 20 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026009

Model of transient temperature and solidification in a continuous-cast slab using multiple transverse sections

Anna Ivanova and Brian G. Thomas

Published online: 18 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026013

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Smelter to close the raw material gap in green steel production

Bernhard Voraberger, Gerald Wimmer, Andreas Pfeiffer, Krzysztof Pastucha and Robert Millner

Published online: 24 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026015

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Carbothermic reduction of hot rolling sludge by rice husk char with microwave heating

Tsubasa Tokunaga, Tatsuya Kon, Kotaro Tanaka and Ko-ichiro Ohno

Published online: 24 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026014

Influence of the mineral gangue on pellets softening melting properties in blast furnace. Experimental study of phase equilibria during the melting of pre-reduced pellets

Yann Graz, Evangeline Athoy, Fayssal Oudich, Yann Maurice, Aurore Husson, Nadine Berthelemy, Jeremy Jactard, Yves Basselin and Geraldine Siboni

Published online: 24 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2026008

The effect of CaO/SiO₂ ratio and FeO content on the viscosity and structure of CaO-SiO₂-11.3 wt% V₂O₅-13.45 wt% MnO-FeO slag

JianTao Ju, Jun Jiang Zhu, YongKun Yang, WenKe Guo and Heng Wang

Published online: 24 February 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025143

Improvement of hardness and thermal fatigue resistance of austenitic stainless-steel weld metal deposited on 5CrMnMo hot die steel by addition of Cr, Mn and Mo

Nam-Il Kim, Tae-Hong Kim, Ju-Yong Kim and Yong-Gwang Jong

Published online: 18 March 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025144

Metallurgical Research & Technology

Special Issue on ‘Innovations in Iron and Steelmaking’, edited by Carlo Mapelli and Davide Mombelli