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MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2026
07:00 – 17:00
07:00 – 08:00
08:00 – 17:00
Registration( Salones Foyer)
Coffee and Danish( Salones Foyer)
Exhibits( Salones C)
08:00 Opening Ceremony( Salones A / B) 08:10 North America Plenary( Salones A / B)
Transforming Galvanized Steel: Decarbonization, Innovation and Regional Leadership F. Augusto Actis, J. Pablo Pedraza, C. Carballido, O. Garcia-Rincon, Ternium
08:50 Japan Plenary( Salones A / B)
An Overview of The Development of Galvanized Sheet Steels in Japan S. Hiwatashi, Steel Research Laboratory, Nippon Steel Corp. R & D
09:30 Coffee Break( Salones Foyer)
CHALLENGES OF ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH
STEEL( Salones A) 10:00 Keynote 1
Oxidation Pathways and Galvanizing Behavior of Dual-Phase and Medium-Manganese Steels: A Fundamental Review A. Paula Domingos Cardoso, International Zinc Association; A. Chakraborty, Tata Steel India; S. Brat Shingh, Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur; F. Goodwin, International Zinc Association
10:30 Grain Boundary Oxidation During Coil Cooling as a Function of Time, Temperature and Alloy Composition D. Grabner, voestalpine Stahl GmbH
10:50 External Oxidation Behavior of Si – Mn-Added Steel During High-Dewpoint Annealing K. Araki, S. Hirai, T. Kojima, Kobe Steel Ltd.
11:10 Effect of DFF Preoxidation on Internal Oxidation and Decarburization in the Steel Subsurface of 3G-AHSS With Varied Si / Mn Ratio P. Pant, A. Chakraborty, J. Rotole, ArcelorMittal Global R & D
11:30 Influence of Ti in Fe Precoating on Surface Oxide Formation Prior to Hot-Dip Galvanizing R. Sugiura, S. Yamamoto, T. Matsuda, Y. Makimizu, D. Mizuno, JFE Steel
11:50 Lunch Break
ADVANCES IN HOT-DIP GALVANIZING PROCESS TECHNOLOGY( Salones B)
Keynote 2
Emissivity of Full Hard Surface and Its Effect on Temperature Homogeneity in the Anneal Cycle M. Zuijderwijk, E. Spelbos, S. Duyster, J. Wormann, W. Melfo, M. Huisert, Tata Steel
High-Efficiency Low-Emission Burner Characterization Under Hydrogen Firing for W-Shape Radiant Tubes D. Cifrián Riesgo, E. Muñoz Vega, Á. García Martino, ArcelorMIttal R & D; A. Ceccotti, A. Cassler, Bloom Engineering
Vision-Based Noncontact Measurement of Strip Deformation and Position in Continuous Galvanizing Lines A. Maghami, Y. Alborzi, J. Tham, H. Bamshad, I. Marincic, Hatch; O. Pearcey, Hatch Pty Ltd.; M. Darini, Hatch
In-Situ Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Zinc-Coated Steel During Galvannealing M. Lecorgne, M. Kagaya, F. Suleiman, K. Daun, University of Waterloo
Evaluating Thermal Efficiency and Available Heat in Radiant Tube Systems With Flue Gas Recirculation and Heat Recovery D. Quinn, Fives North American Combustion Inc.
Aug 2026 I Iron & Steel Technology I AIST. org