Toward the production of 50 000 tonnes of low-carbon steel sheet for the LHC superconducting dipole and quadrupole magnets

A total of 50 000 tonnes of low-carbon steel sheet has been ordered for the LHC main magnets. After three years of production, about 10 000 tonnes of steel sheet have been produced by Cockerill-Sambre Groupe Usinor. This paper gives a summary of the manufacturing process and improvements implemented...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity 2002-03, Vol.12 (1), p.1219-1222
Main Authors: Babic, S., Comel, S., Beckers, F., Brixhe, F., Peiro, G., Verbeeck, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Assembly
Continuous production
Dipoles
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electromagnets
Exact sciences and technology
Iron
Lamination
Large Hadron Collider
Low carbon steels
Magnetic flux
Magnets
Quadrupoles
Sheet metal
Statistics
Steel
Steels
Superconducting coils
Superconducting magnets
Superconductivity
Temperature control
Various equipment and components
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Summary:A total of 50 000 tonnes of low-carbon steel sheet has been ordered for the LHC main magnets. After three years of production, about 10 000 tonnes of steel sheet have been produced by Cockerill-Sambre Groupe Usinor. This paper gives a summary of the manufacturing process and improvements implemented as well as an overview of the difficulties encountered during this production. Preliminary statistics obtained for the mechanical and magnetic steel properties are presented.
ISSN:1051-8223
1558-2515
DOI:10.1109/TASC.2002.1018621