Surface oxidation plays a central role for the continuous casting and hot rolling processes. Objective is to investigate the influence of different oxidizing atmospheres (water steam, dry air, hydrogen combustion atmosphere, natural gas combustion atmosphere) on the scale formation and surface quality of AHSS grades with alloying additions (namely Si, Al > 1 wt.-%, Mn > 2 wt.-%).
The experimentally generated results should be used to make predictions regarding the energy transition, how the influence of heat supply (conventional heating via natural gas, hydrogen gas or electricity heating under air) affects internal and external oxidation phenomena of demanding AHSS grades.