Electric cars are all the rage, but what are the implications of this trend for the steel industry? Which steel grades will be in greater demand in the future, and what are the solutions required for their production? To get these questions answered, we invited Konrad Krimpelstätter, Head of Technology and Innovation for Hot and Cold Rolling at Primetals Technologies, to a Pioneers Talk conversation.
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - Challenges for EV carmakers
02:04 - Consequences for steel industry
03:10 - AHSS & electrical steels
04:12 - How to address brittleness of material
07:40 - Strip temperature predictor & guidance
08:28 - Further key technologies
10:31 - Torque & work roll diameters
11:20 - Optimum thickness of electrical steel
14:08 - Minimum Quantity Lubrication
16:06 - When will EV cars overtake ICE cars?
17:09 - Outro
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