Forever issue 1/2013 - Outokumpu

forever
A magazine Outokumpu customers Issue 1 // May 2013
Material matters
in the demanding
oil and gas industry
Page 9
Architecture designed
and built to last
Page 10
Growth
Stainless solutions
for every need
Page 14
from energy
Advanced materials, recycling, substitution and urban
mining help promote sustainability.

Ò editorial
Forever
committed
At the turn of the year, we merged Outokumpu and
Inoxum, the stainless steel arm of ThyssenKrupp. This new
industry leader brings together a dual legacy of 100 years: a
legacy that stands behind the invention of stainless steel and
other advanced materials. Both companies have earned a
strong reputation for reliability, quality and technical expertise
among customers.
As a new company, we wanted to redefine ourselves in
a way that respects our proud history while transforming us
into a true industry leader. In addition to the wide range of
high-quality products, we believe we have the technical expertise
and customer-orientation to provide optimal materials for
building a more sustainable world.
"The world deserves
innovations that can stand
the test of time."
Our vision – “a world that lasts forever” – perfectly
captures our belief that the world deserves innovations that
can stand the test of time and are ready to be born again
at the end of their life cycle. And it is our mission to be the
company that creates advanced materials that are efficient,
long lasting and recyclable.
We want Outokumpu to stand for what is important to our
customers. We want to be the supplier of choice, providing
advanced materials that can make our customers become
more competitive, and help build a world that is designed to
last forever.
I hope that you find this magazine interesting and useful in
discovering how Outokumpu is helping different companies
with their materials solutions needs.
Mika Seitovirta
CEO
Outokumpu
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16
Ò contents
Staying in
ship shape
Industry veteran Joe Turner reveals how the marine industry has
benefited from Outokumpu expertise for over half a century.
4
18
2 Editorial
The new Outokumpu brings together
a dual legacy of 100 years.
4 Megatrend
When it comes to energy,
Dr. Friedbert Pflüger advises against
short-sighted thinking.
9 Dialogue
Erling Ryengen and Peder Claesson
discuss material selection.
10 Built to last
How do sustainability and
architecture intertwine? Catherine
Houska answers.
13 Profile
Peter Samuelsson on life cycle.
14 In the spotlight
Outokumpu’s sustainable solutions
serve a wide spectrum of customers.
16 In the spotlight: case
The marine industry continues to
benefit from Outokumpu expertise.
18 Steel cold facts
Stainless steel in action
around the world.
20 Back cover
Where to meet us next.
Sneak peek
Mika Toikka,
Head of Outokumpu
Marketing says:
“Excitement and
curiosity – that sums
up my feelings about
the journey we started
earlier this year. As
a global leader in
advanced materials, a
bold vision was needed.
When we asked our
customers, 92 percent
said Outokumpu’s new
story is appropriate for
our industry. I hope
this magazine triggers
dialogue that helps us
steer our ship on the
right course.”
Forever
Outokumpu’s customer magazine. Published two times a year.
Outokumpu Oyj, Riihitontuntie 7B, 02201 Espoo, Finland
Editor-in-Chief Mika Toikka Managing Editor Anne Myllykoski
Editorial production Sanoma Custom Media Graphic design Tuukka Lindqvist
On the cover: One World Trade Center (previously known as Freedom Tower) in New York.
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Ò Megatrend
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New energy
rules
“Sustainable
growth depends on our ability to deliver
safe and reliable energy at an affordable price while
keeping detrimental environmental impacts to a
minimum,” says Professor Friedbert Pflüger.
✎ Jorma Leppänen A Markus Henttonen
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Ò Megatrend
Europe has made tremendous progress in deploying
sustainable sources of energy in a relatively short period
of time. Friedbert Pflüger, Professor and Director of
the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security
at King’s College London, emphasizes the importance of
a strong economy:
”Without a robust industrial and manufacturing base, we will
lack the financial means to continue to provide the incentives
necessary for the further deployment of renewable energy systems
and more energy-efficient technologies. These are prerequisites for
sustainable growth.”
According to Dr. Pflüger, technologies like carbon capture and
storage (CCS), effective storage technologies for renewable energy,
and the substitution of oil with natural gas or hydrogen in the
transport sector would go a long way in meeting sustainability
challenges.
”Now we must ensure that the investment climate necessary for
further developing these and other technologies is not hampered
by short-sighted or ineffective policies.”
Industries in the driver’s seat
Dr. Pflüger is worried that the energy market is gradually becoming
"A growing world population,
urbanization and higher
living standards are clearly
pushing up the demand for
renewable energy."
- Dr. Friedbert Pflüger
fraught with regulatory burdens and inefficiency. Also the relatively
high energy prices and strict carbon mitigation policies make
it increasingly difficult for European companies to compete internationally,
he says.
”We are already witnessing the birthing pains of an exodus of
industry, especially energy-intensive industries, from Europe to
more favorable markets such as the US.”
Dr. Pflüger sees that further improvements in efficiency through
advanced materials, recycling, substitution and urban mining can
still contribute significantly to the sustainability efforts of energyintensive
industries.
”These industries may also have to explore strategies that focus
on securing natural resources abroad. For instance, it would be
prudent for them to pool resources together to enhance global
competitiveness, and to pursue strategic, long term cooperation on
the industry level.”
Growing need for energy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that by 2030,
coal, oil and natural gas will still account for nearly 80 percent
of the world’s primary energy mix. Further expansion of nuclear
capacity, especially in non-OECD countries like China, Russia and
India, is expected to continue.
”The utilization of hydraulic fracturing to tap unconventional
shale gas, shale oil and tight oil has tremendously boosted
the world’s proven oil and gas reserves over the past decade,” Dr.
Pflüger says.
The global drive toward sustainable and clean energy technologies
is predominantly spurred by the desire to mitigate climate
change by reducing CO 2
emissions and to achieve a higher degree
of energy security and self-sufficiency.
”While these two factors are still key drivers, a growing world
population, urbanization and higher living standards are also
clearly pushing up the demand for renewable energy." •
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Prof. Dr. Friedbert
Pflüger is the
Director of the
European Centre
for Energy and
Resource Security
(EUCERS) at King's
College London.
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Ò Megatrend
Energy solutions for the future
Applications based on Outokumpu’s wide product range enhance safety and
efficiency in all forms of energy production.
The megatrends of population growth and rising energy
consumption combined with limited resources give direction
to Outokumpu’s business.
“We have been offering products and applications for the
energy industry for decades, and it is a great opportunity for us
to be able to further develop our business based on our proven
strengths,” says Bernd Beckers, Duplex Product Manager at
Outokumpu.
Outokumpu caters to the current energy trends with a wide
variety of advanced materials in all parts of the value chain,
be it drilling, transporting, producing or transmitting.
“Our products are used, for example, by oil exploration and
production companies deep under the ocean floor. Solar power
plants use our products for efficiency. Our tailor-made, highly
sophisticated stainless steels and alloys are applied in a multinational
fusion reactor project.”
Outokumpu’s ability to find the best and most cost-efficient
solutions together with the customer is based on the wide range
of products, from martensitic grades with low corrosion resistance
up to highly sophisticated materials like nickel alloys with very
high corrosion resistance.
“For example, in different parts of a power plant there are
different kinds of work environments and local operating conditions.
We help our customers choose the right kind of grades for different
components of the unit and create an economical design.”
Outokumpu develops and supplies materials for a growing
number of alternative energy producers, but most of the global
energy production will be based on coal along with oil and gas in the
coming decades. New nuclear power plants will also be built in many
parts of the world.
“We supply materials for new nuclear power plants: for accumulator
tanks, steam separator plates, heat exchangers and
pool liners, for example. On the other hand, we offer solutions for
handling and storing used fuel rods and contaminated materials.”
“For fossil fuel power generation we offer materials suitable for
boiler equipment and, for instance, flue gas desulphurization units.
In those we can offer a very competitive solution for our customers
by an economical design in which both alloys and stainless steel
are used.”
Outokumpu
meets the
energy trends
with a wide
variety of
different
materials and
applications in
all parts of the
value chain.
Read more
about
Outokumpu's
successful
customer
cases on pages
18–19.
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Material matters
Ò DIALOGUE
The complex and crucial material selection process lays the groundwork for
creating sustainable solutions in any field. Principal Engineer Erling Ryengen of Aker
Solutions and Outokumpu’s Product Manager Peder Claesson discuss the ins and outs of
material selection for the demanding oil and gas industry.
✎ Randel Wells A Aker Solutions and Outokumpu
RYENGEN: When we get an inquiry from an oil and gas company, we
usually receive a design basis for the installation. Local and international
standards provide further criteria. The actual requirements are
specified in-house, and we have a sizable team for this purpose, as
do most of our oil and gas customers as well. The criteria for material
selection start with factors such as service conditions – contact with
hydrocarbon, air and sea water. We then look at temperature, carbon
dioxide content and the presence of hydrogen sulphide. For offshore
installations, weight may play an important, but often underestimated,
role, driving the material selection towards the use of high strength
stainless steels. Finally, the overall lifetime expectancy of the installation
and equipment should be taken into account.
CLAESSON: For many customers, the lifespan of the installation is
critical to material selection. In the past, most platform elements were
painted carbon steel because they only needed to last from 10 to 12
years. However, modern platforms need to operate up to 40 years,
and for that, stainless steel is an ideal choice.
RYENGEN: Once we have our materials specified, we send out inquiries
to suppliers. The evaluation that follows looks not only at the properties
of the material, but also at price, delivery time, experience and
reliability of the supplier, as well as manufacturing quality.
CLAESSON: On the supplier side, a lot of testing and inspections are
made at the micro-structure level. Production process is not approved
unless we can prove the material quality is the same from one side
through to the other.
RYENGEN: Quality aside, we also have to ensure that we will actually
get the materials, on which we have based our designs. For the more
exotic grades, we require the manufacturer to pass a certain qualification,
the most well-known being NORSOK M-650.
CLAESSON: The Norwegian NORSOK M-650, qualification of manufacturers
of special materials, is the most widely recognized and used
certification for advanced materials in the oil and gas industry.
RYENGEN: Material selection is quite an extensive exercise, and
there are not many advanced materials companies who are qualified
to do it, though the number is growing every year.
CLAESSON: We aim to be the natural choice as the preferred partner
in advanced materials for our customers. In the end, material selection
is about much more than the material itself. Product development
capabilities, processes, as well as manufacturing location play a role.
Furthermore, there might be individual differences in what customers
value highly – they do not want to buy materials if the operations have
high accident rates, for example. Safety is very important for the oil
and gas industry. •
Peder
Claesson
Erling
Ryengen
“Often the requirements can be met with an existing stainless steel grade. Sometimes
a new grade needs to be developed with the right characteristics and price point. Such
was the case that led to our new enhanced duplex stainless steel grade, EDX 2304.”
- Peder Claesson, Outokumpu
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"Taller buildings allow
for more sustainable
city growth."
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Built
to last
Catherine Houska, architectural metals consultant and Senior
Development Manager at TMR Consulting, talks
about sustainability and architecture.
✎ David Stoneham and Katri Saari A outokumpu
ow are global megatrends
influencing developments in
architecture?
“The most important megatrend is
sustainable design. The increased use
of metal for exterior applications like
roofing and curtain wall is in part driven
by sustainability, but fashion and the
practical aspects of city design also play a
role,” says Catherine Houska.
“Taller buildings help to counter urban sprawl,
making it possible for more people to live within a
reasonable distance from the city. They also improve
mass transit efficiency and allow for more sustainable
city growth by allowing for green spaces. Metal
cladding is a popular choice: it reduces building
weight, which in turn reduces structural component
cost. Because recladding a tall building is expensive,
it is important to select materials that are capable
of providing long service life without esthetic deterioration.
In environments with exposure to higher
pollution levels or coastal or deicing salt, stainless
steel is a logical choice to achieve low maintenance
costs and avoid material replacement when buildings
are designed to last 30 or more years because it
is the most corrosion resistant of the commonly used
architectural metals.”
What is the relationship between architecture
and sustainability?
“Architecture and construction – everything from
bridges to transit stations and buildings – have been
focal points of the sustainability movement from its
inception because this sector represents such a large
percentage of society’s raw materials, energy, emissions
and land fill waste.
“Increasingly large owners, such as governments
and real estate investment firms, are requiring that
designs achieve a minimum building service life and
that the materials used for, e.g., structural sections,
roofs and walls not require replacement during that
service life. That service life is generally 75 or more
years. Those longevity requirements make stainless
steel an obvious choice because of its corrosion resistance.
There is growing interest in duplex stainless
steels, which can potentially reduce panel thickness
while providing a cost-effective, corrosion-resistant
option in demanding environments.”
Can you expand on why stainless steel is
particularly suited to modern structural
applications?
“Corrosion resistant stainless steel components, such
as concrete reinforcement or structural beams, can
also play an important role in extending the service •
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Ò Built to last
"Longevity requirements
make stainless steel
an obvious choice."
life of buildings and structures, whether they be
bridge decks capable of 100 years of service, industrial
structural applications or glass curtain walls
supports in high rise buildings. Structural failure is
not acceptable within the project’s life.
“For example, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis,
Missouri – built in 1965 – contains Outokumpu plate
and was the first large structural application for stainless
steel in the world. It is an excellent example of the
longevity of this material and of why stainless steel
continues to be a popular choice for memorials and
monuments and other long-lasting structural applications.
The specification of stainless steel structural
sections and concrete reinforcement in pedestrian,
vehicular and rail bridges is driven by long service life
requirements and their life cycle cost advantage.”
What properties are needed in today’s
sustainable materials?
“Longevity – for example corrosion resistance –
is necessary to avoid material replacement due to
esthetic or functional failure when the building
design life is 75 or more years. The corrosion resistance
of stainless steel also helps other long-life
materials such as wood, stone, concrete and masonry
to achieve their potential.
“Stainless steel roofs, wall panels and sunscreens
can contribute to substantial reductions in building
energy requirements during operation. Stainless
steel’s solar reflective index on common finishes is
high enough to meet LEED requirements for this
credit. Sunscreens shield buildings and structures
from both summer heat gain and winter heat loss,
reducing energy requirements. Also, stainless steel
does not require a coating, making it a zero emission
material for indoor applications.
“Selecting the correct stainless steel and finish is
critical to achieving success, and, for that reason,
Outokumpu has sponsored atmospheric corrosion
research in locations around the world where a
great deal of construction is occurring, such as in the
Middle East.” •
What is LEED?
LEED means “Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design”. It is an internationally
recognized green building rating system.
TMR stainless is a small consulting firm that
has had a close relationship with Outokumpu for
more than 25 years. TMR works both as an independent
consultancy firm and a representative
for Outokumpu in matters relating to materials
selection, failure analysis, technical marketing and
standardization.
As good as new after more
than 80 years
Chrysler Building, an iconic landmark of the New York skyline, is adorned
with Outokumpu’s stainless steel. The use of stainless steel in its roof and
pinnacle, eagle-head gargoyles, pineapples, hubcap and hood ornament inspired
decorative details extending up the sides of the building, entrance doors and
stunning lobby details popularized a new architectural material.
The 319-meter-tall, Art Deco-style Chrysler Building was the highest building in
the world when it was completed in 1930. Approximately 12,500 stainless steel
panels (12,000 m 2 ) were used on the exterior with the 2,000 m 2 roof and spire
being its most visible elements. The building, which created an international
sensation, showed the benefits and vast possibilities of the use of stainless
steel both in and outdoors in a time when stainless steel was a relatively new
material and people were just beginning to recognize its possibilities. Since its
construction, stainless steel has remained one of the most commonly used
materials for the world’s tallest buildings.
more than 80 years of use in a coastal environment that was once very
polluted, the Chrysler Building has only been manually cleaned twice and
remains a sparkling testament to the durability of stainless steel and one of the
world’s most recognizable architectural treasurers. With the exception of a few
panels damaged in hurricanes or replaced due to minor building modifications,
the stainless steel panels are original and in excellent condition.
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Creating the
perfect life cycle
Ò profile
Peter Samuelsson, Head of Innovation and R&D in Outokumpu’s High Performance Stainless and Alloys
Business Area, continues to be excited about stainless steel. His enthusiasm is contagious.
✎ Anne Myllykoski A Outokumpu and Osmo Päivinen
“I call it the perfect life cycle, because everything we deliver to our
customers will eventually come back to us. No matter how many times
stainless steel is melted, the new product is always 100 percent up to
specification,” Peter Samuelsson explains.
In addition to the sustainability aspect, Samuelsson is sure that
customers gain clear business benefits, too, by choosing stainless
steel.
“A storage tank is a perfect example of an application where
stainless steel allows for a lighter structure, saves significant amount
of energy and reduces the associated carbon footprint. The duplex
grades LDX 2101® and LDX 2404® – innovated and developed at
Outokumpu – are perfect solutions for light structures that require high
strength. During use, the maintenance cost is low because stainless
steel does not require protection against corrosion.”
Samuelsson believes there are areas in which the possibilities
of stainless steel are yet to be discovered. For the past eight years
Outokumpu has been involved in the Ecocycle Program, a research
project carried out in Sweden among the steel and scrap industry.
Samuelsson is a member of the board of the Ecocycle Council. He
gives examples of results: “A study investigated how to increase the
yield of the alloy elements
in the production process
of stainless steel. The tests
– run at Outokumpu’s mill
in Avesta, Sweden – found
ways to save resources and
energy. It was also discovered
that steel slag could
substitute the use of natural
rock in road construction.”
After 15 years with the
company, Samuelsson still
finds it exciting to work with
the material and solutions
that respond well to global
challenges.
“We want to continue to support our customers in exploring the
possibilities, especially the mechanical strength of stainless steel. In
many cases, the amount of material could be reduced while maintaining
the same functionality just by selecting the right grade." •
recycled content > 80 %
recycling & recovery
outokumpus´s
production
of stainless steel
use
Outokumpu stainless steel:
+80% recycled content
white goods and
other appliances
Metal industry
and machinery
transport
13
years
18
years
23
years
Building and
construction
Food prosessing
and kitchenware
23
years
50
years
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Ò in the spotlight
Sustainable solutions
Outokumpu’s product portfolio allows customers across both industrial and consumer
goods serving sectors to find the optimal match to fit their needs.
✎ Outokumpu A outokumpu
The new Outokumpu has the widest
range of products across all customer
segments. Our offering covers all stain less
steel grades from standard and high-alloyed
austenitic stainless steel grades to ferritic
and martensitic stainless steels. Outokumpu
is well equipped to tailor products to meet
its customer needs in grade contents, dimensions,
surface finishes as well as tolerances.
The offering is com plemented by a wide range
of high performance stainless steels such as
duplex to high performance alloys, including
titanium and zirconium for very demanding
industrial appli cations.
Outokumpu also offers a wide range of
added value services such as edge preparation,
cut to shape, bending, surface finishes,
welding and solutions to material packages.
Product quality, delivery reliability and
Martensitic
grades
Magnetic
Cr 11–15%
Ni 0%
C 0.08–0.60%
Ferritic
grades
Magnetic
Cr 10.5–20%
Ni 0%
Stainless Steel
customer orientation are key strengths of our
value proposition. In addition, the technical
expertise of our employees ensures that we
can always offer the best material solution
according to customer needs. •
Standard austenitic
Cr-Ni grades
Non-magnetic
Cr 17–19%
Ni 8–12%
Standard austenitic
Cr-Ni-Mo grades
Non-magnetic
Cr 16.5–19%
Ni 10–13%
Mo 2–3%
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Serving a wide spectrum of
customer needs, Outokumpu’s
customers include end users,
processors and distributors
around the world.
Stainless Steel
High Performance Alloys
High performance
austenitic grades
Duplex
grades
Heat-resistant
austenitic grades
Heat resistant
ferritic grades
Nickel
alloys
Titanium
alloys
Zirconium
alloys
Non-magnetic
Cr 16.5–25%
Ni 13–25%
Mo 3–7%
Magnetic
Cr 18–26%
Ni 1–8%
Mo 0.3–4%
Non-magnetic
Cr 17–26%
Ni 9–22%
Si 0.5–2.5%
Magnetic
Cr 6–26%
Al 0.5–1.7%
Si 0.5–1.4%
Softmagnetic
Ni at least 30%
Commercially
pure
Low alloyed
Alloyed
Zirconium
ZR700
ZR702
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Ò in the spotlight
Steel ship
still hip
With shipyards facing rough waters, Outokumpu
brings clear added value with superior service.
✎ Sami Anteroinen A helmi sirola
The marine industry has benefited from Outokumpu
expertise for more than half a century. For example,
Outokumpu – under a series of different names – has
been the market leader in this field and pioneered
new builds for chemical tankers since the 1960s.
Joe Turner, Segment Business Manager, says that the
Outokumpu facility in Degerfors, Sweden, has been involved in
more than 400 new builds, initially with a high molybdenum
stainless steel grade SKR-4, and later on with duplex grade 2205.
“We were the first supplier to supply a tailor-made package in
duplex 2205 to an Italian owner back in the late 1970s,” he recalls.
Stainless steel boosts the longevity of the giant cargo ships considerably.
In addition, stainless steel is very clean and hygienic, making
it possible to use ships for a wide variety of cargo, from chemicals
to food. With lower life cycle costs, stainless steel still has significant
value at the end of the ship’s life, where the material can be fully
recycled, melted down and reproduced to new equipment.
Conquering corrosion
Stainless steel can be easily cleaned and even sterilized for constant
re-use, without degradation, and it does not require surface coating
or painting. It also has an amazing ability to repair its own surface,
meaning it needs little or no maintenance or replacement.
Different grades of stainless steel also provide the best possible
corrosion resistance even in harsh conditions – when exposed to
acids, sea water or other corrosive environments.
Turner ranks corrosion resistance as the number one upside
of stainless steel. “The biggest benefit of using stainless steel for
cargo tanks is the corrosion resistance, particularly in duplex 2205,
which also means a reduction in weight due to its strength. It’s
therefore cost-saving, too.”
Taking charge
Turner is an industry veteran, having worked for the company for
40 years. He views the marine sector as a very unique market –
there are only three approved and qualified stainless steel suppliers.
Furthermore, the ship owners are always looking for inexpensive shipyards.
This, in turn, means that the owners rely heavily on the supplier
to train the shipyard how to handle, store, cut and weld stainless steel.
Outokumpu offers an added value package consisting of tailormade
plates with, for example, weld preparation, welding and
corrugation, all performed in-house together with the Outokumpu
Plate Service Center (PSC).
“This is all conducted under the owners’ chosen classification
body that inspects and stamps each plate prior to packing
and dispatch. Depending on the size of the ship, there could be
hundreds of different individual plate sizes,” Turner says.
In the current tough market situation, the owners rarely use the
same shipyard twice. In many cases, the shipyards take financial hits,
because they have underestimated the cost of building these highly
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"Stainless steel boosts
the longevity of giant
cargo ships considerably."
sophisticated ships. For Outokumpu, it is a complicated puzzle.
“In any project, you’re dealing with owners, designers, trading
houses or brokers, various shipyards and classification bodies, to
list a few. The success of the process comes from effective ways of
working, good team work and consistently reviewing our ways of
helping the customer.”
Make it big
Despite the challenging business environment, Outokumpu has
been able to thrive by bringing clear added value to ship builders.
For instance, Outokumpu is famous for its XXXL plates, which are
ideal for the large surfaces of chemical tankers, as they require less
welding and create fewer seams.
“The plates can be even 13 meters long and 3.2 meters wide.
That’s more than four times larger than the standard plates,”
Turner specifies.
In all operations, the company policy is to offer the full tailormade
package only. Turner explains the reason behind this: “Some
shipyards, particularly in Asia, would prefer to purchase plate, so
they can do their own processing, but the Outokumpu package has
many recognized advantages. There’s only one responsible party
for the whole package, quality assurance and shortened lead times.
There are also environmental benefits and cost efficiency, since the
scrap from off cuts goes directly back to the melting shop which
means less transportation and handling.”
With this concept, Outokumpu has a competitive edge also in
Asia, where ship owners seek low-cost fabrication with highquality
requirements. •
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Ò steel cold facts
Knocking your socks off
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A combination of Outokumpu stainless
steels is part of the reason to why Miele
washing machines lead the European washer
and dryer market in terms of product longevity
and durability. Germany’s WfK Cleaning
Technology Research Institute found that
Miele washers were the only machines to
break the 5,000 wash-cycle barrier of faultless
operation. That equals about 20 years of
standard use.
Miele attributes part of its market leadership
to its selection of materials. Washers
and dryers use stainless steel wherever there
is contact with water or moisture.
Miele selected a ferritic Outokumpu stainless
steel (1.4016; 430) for its washing
machine and tumble dryer drums. The
smooth, shiny surface provides much more
than good looks.
A “stockings test” is performed to assure
a minimum of friction contact with the drum
steel to protect delicate items from snags
and other damage.
Another ferritic grade, 1.4510 (439), is
used in some drums. Miele dryers also incorporate
Outokumpu austenitic grade 1.4301
(304).
These machines have come to represent
peace of mind, impressive performance – and
clean shirts.

Stainless steel in a demanding
natural gas project
Outokumpu supplies stailess steel
for cable management specialist
Vantrunk, whose cable ladders and
cable trays are used to support
cables in the Gorgon LNG project.
Gordon LNG is the largest construction
project ever undertaken in
Australia and one of the largest
worldwide. Gas fields are built some
130 kilometers off the north-west
coast of Western Australia. The
resource contains 40 trillion cubic
feet of liquefied natural gas.
The Vantrunk cable ladder and
tray systems are manufactured with
marine-grade stainless steel whenever
extreme strength and very high
corrosion resistance are required.
The material ensures up to 20-year
service life in a temperature range
from -50 to +450 degrees Celsius.
Vantrunk Managing Director
Kevin Campbell comments on the
Vantrunk-Outokumpu partnership:
“At Vantrunk, we are committed to
delivering the highest-quality cable
management solutions designed to
thrive in extreme environments. We
have developed a strong and reliable
supply chain. Outokumpu plays a key
role in helping us to deliver on our
customer promise.”
Lighter tanks and lower
maintenance costs
Outokumpu delivers 150 tons of stainless steel sheet
to construction of storage tanks by Japrotek, a Finnishbased
company that produces agitators, pressure vessels
and large tanks, built on site, for process industries.
Originally Japrotek’s end customer had selected
carbon steel as their material. Outokumpu presented
Japrotek its new tool that calculates and compares
different materials, taking into account weight and thickness
as well as welding, finishing and maintenance costs.
This allows customers to make decisions based on total
cost of the investment throughout its life cycle.
Based on the calculations, Japrotek recommended its
customer that they could replace carbon steel with LDX
2101® and austenitic stainless steel. After looking into
it, the customer chose the recommended materials for
the construction of their tank.
“the Main reasons for switching to stainless steel were
longer life cycle time and lower maintenance costs as
well as the good properties of LDX 2101® that makes
it ideal for big tanks,” says Stig Sandström, Sales
Manager at Japrotek. “We received good product information
at the Outokumpu site, which made us think about
new options for the material.”
Outokumpu lean duplex for a pioneering solar plant project
Outokumpu has won another contract for a pioneering
Crescent Dunes solar plant project in Tonopah, Nevada, USA.
In addition to 650 tons of stainless quarto plate, Outokumpu
will also supply more than 60 tons of Outokumpu’s patented
lean duplex grade LDX2101 ® , from its mill in Sheffield, UK.
Tonopah Solar has commissioned a solar energy plant
to provide some 100 megawatts of clean, renewable and
sustainable energy.
The Crescent Dunes is the first project of its kind using a
molten salt power tower and heliostat technology. The energy
captured from the sun is used to power a conventional steam
turbine generator to produce electricity. The solar panels on
the pedestal turn in two different ways, which enables the
panels to follow the sun and capture its energy more efficiently.
The solar plant will start operations in the beginning of
2014 to provide clean and renewable energy for customers in
California and Nevada.
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PowerGen Europe 2013
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100 Years of Stainless Steel
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Paris Airshow 2013
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Offshore Europe 2013
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