Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke

Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke (Dillinger), founded in 1685, is a world leader in the manufacture of high-grade heavy plate steel. The Dillinger Group employs a total of about 5,600 people and has annual sales of around two billion euros. High-tech plate from the Dillinger is used all over the globe, including use in the areas of steel construction, engineering, offshore, line pipe and boiler construction.

An internal R&D department is dedicated to the continuous improvement of existing products and the development of new ones. Product research is focused on material treatment, material characterisation and material mechanics. For this purpose, there is also an intensive cooperation with several national and international research institutions.

Role within MOWSES

As one of the topic contributors, Dillinger provides in this project the industrial context. The main tasks are the definition of the test matrix (base alloying concepts of reference steels and range of residual elements), performing physical simulations of heat affected zone (Gleeble), characterisation of base material and real welded joints (mechanics and microstructure).