Prof. Mamdouh Mahmoud Eissa

Head of Steel Technology Division

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Activities:

• The mission of Steel Technology Laboratory is to enhance the competitiveness of the Egyptian steel and ferroalloys industries and the welfare of the society through technological development and technology transfer.
• Carry out basic and applied research and publications in the following areas
  
  • Low carbon microallyed steels
  • High carbon microallyed steels
  • Nitrogen containing microalloyed steels
  • High nitrogen steels
  • Modified stainless steels
  • High strength reinforcing steel bars
  • Improved prestressed steel
  • Modified free cutting steels
  • New grades of high speed steels
  • Ultra light weight steel foam
  • New grades of steel shots and steel grits
  • Ultra high strength steels
  • Superior high strength low impact transition temperature steels
  • Quasi crystalline materials
  • Refining of tool steels
  • Mechanical properties relationships in steels
  • Electroslag  refining of steels
  • Determination of ferrous oxide activity in multi- component slags
  • Demanganization of high manganese pig iron
  • Improving the cleanliness of steels by ESR
  • Non metallic inclusions in steels
  • Recycling of mill scale waste
  • Recycling of iron and steel slags
  • Recycling of high speed tool steel scrap by ESR
  • Water cooling of walls and roof in EAF
  • Oxygen injection and slag foaming in EAF
  • High carbon and extra low carbon ferroalloys: FeMn, FeSi, FeCr, FeTi, FeSiMg, FeSiMn, FeV, FeNi, FeNiV.
  • Nitriding of ferroalloys in solid state
  • Utilization of Mn – rich slag for FeMn and SiMn production
    Physical properties of steelmaking slags
  • Tundish nozzle clogging during continuous casting of steel
• Carry out industrial projects in the field of steel and ferroalloys production,    quality control, improvement of final product, transfer of new technologies, utilization of Egyptian ores and local possibilities, development of production aggregates.
• Supervision M.Sc and PhD theses submitted to different facilities at different universities.
• Carry out training programmes for engineers and specialists in steel and ferroalloys companies
• Carry out training programmes for students of faculties of science and engineering.
• Direct contact and cooperation with different international institutions
  • Iron and Steel Research Development Interprise VASKUT, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Metallurgical Research Institute BAIKOV, Moscow, Russia.
  • Institute of Metal Science, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia,  Bulgaria.
  • Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy " IEHK", Aachen University of Technology (RWTH- Aachen ),Germany
  • Faculty of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Institute of Metals, Ferrous Metals Department, University of Miskolc, Hungary.

Facilities

Injection Unit Equipped with Induction Furnace up to 200 kg

To carry out experimental pilot scale production of different steel grades

Instrument for Measuring Viscosity of Molten Slag

Electrical Conductivity Tester for Molten Slags

Electric-Arc Furnace (EAF) Cap. 100 kg

To carry out experimental pilot scale production of different steel grades
 

Submerged Electric Arc Furnace(SAF), Cap. 200 kg

To carry out experimental pilot scale production of different ferroalloys
 

Electroslag Remelting Unit(ESR), Cap. 100 kg Ingot

To carry out experimental pilot scale production and refining of high quality steels and tool steels

Cored Wire Production Machine

To produce cored wire containing different ferroalloys or flux materials
 

Unit for Separation and Analysis of Non-Metallic Inclusions in Steel

Unit for Determination of Activity in Multi Component Systems

To determined the FeO activity in multi component slags related to steelmaking

Apparatus for Determination of Gases in Metals    (H2and N2)

Projects

• Production of High Strength Microalloyed Steels
  
• Production of New Grade of Steel Shots for Casting Cleaning
  
• Application of Slag Foaming Technology in EAF
  
• Application of Oxygen Lancing Technology in EAF
  
• Implementation of Water Cooled Walls & Roof in EAF
  
• Production of Fe - Ti  Alloy from Ilmenite Ore
  
• Production of Cored Wire for Steel Alloying
  
• Developed Technologies for Production of Ferroalloys from Egyptian Raw Materials
  
• Evaluation of heat treatment processes of spring steels, August 1981.
  
• Evaluation of heat treatment processes of spring steels, August 1981.
  
• Introduction of oxygen lancing in 5-ton electric-arc furnace, January, 1983.
  
• Local demand and price level of electrical steel, March 1983.
  
• Production technology of free-cutting steels, Sept. 1983.
  
• Production technology of spring steels, Jan. 1984.
  
• Production technology of steel grades for bolts and nuts, March 1984.
  
• Evaluation of production technique of cold rolled sheet steel, March 1984.
  
• Application of oxygen lancing technology in 25-tonne electric-arc furnace, April 1984.
  
• Optimization of oxygen lancing technology in 12-tonne electric arc furnace, April 1985.
  
• Production of high strength reinforcing bars, July 1988.
  
• Production of corrosion and heat resisting steels, 1989.
  
• Follow-up of quality control at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., March 1989.
  
• Production of ferrotitanium, April 1989.
  
• Production of ferrovanadium from boiler ash, June 1989.
  
• Production of corrosion resistance steels, 1990.
  
• Implementation of water cooled panels in electric-arc furnaces, 1990.
  
• Follow-up of quality control at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., March 1990.
  
• Introduction of oxygen blowing technology in 25-tonne EAF of Delta Steel Mill Co., 1990.
  
• Production of high strength low alloy steels in open-hearth furnaces, 1991.
  
• Study of some technical defects of steel pipes, 1991.
  
• Production of Ferrochrome, 1992.
  
• Application of oxygen lancing technology in 35-tonne electric arc-furnaces, July 1992.
  
• Production of high strength steel for prestressed concrete, 1992.
  
• Production of special steel grades for local needs, 1992.
  
• Production of high strength reinforcing bars in 35-tonne electric arc furnaces, Dec. 1992.
  
• Production of ferrovanadium from boiler ash, 1992.
  
• Production of tool steels, 1994.
  
• Follow-up of quality control and extractive of Zn in El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., 1994.
  
• Production and quality improvement of 6-tonne electric arc furnace, Nov. 1994.
  
• Implementation of water cooled walls in 25-tonne electric arc furnace, 1995.
  
• Follow-up of quality control at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., 1995.
  
• Improvement of steel components in machinery and equipment factories, 1996.
  
• Evaluation of hot galvanizing process and tools workshop at El-Nasr Steel Fittings Co., 1996.
  
• Improvement of mechanical properties of some structural steels manufactured in machinery and equipment factories, 1996.
  
• Market and feasibility study for silicon carbide plant, 1997.
  
• Feasibility study of dedusting in Egyptian Steelmaking Companies, 1997.
  
• Production of silicomanganese from local and imported raw materials for local needs, Improvement of production and performance enhancement in Sinai Manganese Co., 1997.
  
• Feasibility and economic study of silicomanganese production, 1998.
  
• Follow-up of quality control and performance enhancement in El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., 1998.
  
• Evaluation of relining and refractory materials of annealing furnace at SEMAF       Co., 1999.
  
• Production of cored wire for Fe-Ti and Ca-Si ferroalloys, Dec. 1999.
  
• Follow – up of quality control and performance enhancement in El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., 1999.
  
• Production of steel shots used in casting cleaning, Feb. 2000.
  
• Production of ferrosilicon – magnesium, 2001.
  
• Production of ferromanganese – nitrogen alloy, Oct. 2001.
  
• Production and performance improvement in ferromanganese Factory, Sinai Manganese Company, (2004)
  
• Investigation of phase transformation and precipitation reaction at high temperature in microalloyed steels, Cooperation research project with the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy, Aachen, Germany
  
• Decarburization and nitriding of ferromanganese fine in the solid state, Research project through Egyptian – Bulgarian cooperation program
  
• Evaluation of materials input for production of high carbon ferromanganese and quality improvement of the produced alloy in Sinai Manganese Company, (2006).

Staff

Prof. Kamal Abd Rabbu Elfawakhry

Emeritus Professor

Prof. Michael Lamie Mishreky

Emeritus Professor

Prof. Saeed Elghazly

Emeritus Professor

Prof. Hoda Salama Elfaramawy

Professor

Dr. Taha Mohamed Mattar

Associate  Professor

Dr. Ayman Mohamed Fathy

Associate professor

Dr. Azza Mohamed Ahmed

Associate Professor

Dr. Amer Eid Ali Amer

Researcher

Dr. Mohamed Shehata

Researcher

Dr. Saeed Nabil Ghali

Researcher

Dr. Hossam Ahmed Halfa

Researcher

Dr. Mohamed Kamal 

Associate Professor

Recent Publication

• Azza Ahmed, Alaa El-Mohammady, Mamdouh Eissa and Kamal El-Fawakhry, "Factors affecting silicomanganese production using manganese rich slag in the charge", Steel Research International, 78(2007), No. 1, pp. 24-30.
  
• Taha Mattar, , Ayman Fathy ,Hoda El-Faramawy and Khaled Ibrahim, "Improving the wear resistance of M41 steel by nitrogen alloying and ESR", Materials Characterization, 58(2007), pp.407-415.
  
• W. Daoush and Hosssam Halfa, "Preparation of chromium and magnetite powders from ferrochromium alloy", The International Conference on Nanotechnology: Science and Application "NanoTech Insight 2007" March 10-17th (2007), Luxor, Egypt.
  
• Azza Ahmed, "Activity of ferrous oxide in slags containing V2O5", Steel Grips, 5, (2007), No.2, pp.113-118.
  
• Mamdouh Eissa and Saeed Ghaly, "Development of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel by melting under high pressure technique", German – Egyptian Workshop on "Materials Based Manufacturing Technologies", May 7th -9th (2007), CMRDI, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Taha Mattar, "ESR as a tool for advanced ferrous materials ingots and net shape production", German – Egyptian Workshop on "Materials Based Manufacturing Technologies", May 7th -9th (2007), CMRDI, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Ayman Fathy and Hossam Halfa, "Development of new maraging steel using ESR technique instead of conventional costly technique", German – Egyptian Workshop on "Materials Based Manufacturing Technologies", May 7th -9th (2007), CMRDI, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
  
• A.E.Amer, S.Weib, S.A. El-Ghazaly and A.Fischer , "Influence of nitrogen additions on the fatigue behavior of 4Mn-10 Ni and Ni –free steel alloys compared with the 316 L- type stainless steels ", Egyptian – Swedish Workshop on "New Trends in Materials Processing", 14-16 May (2007), Cairo, Egypt, p.18.
  
• Taha Mattar and Sridhar Seetharaman, "Visualization of zirconia dissolution in synthetic steelmaking slag", Egyptian – Swedish Workshop on "New Trends in Materials Processing", 14-16 May (2007), Cairo, Egypt, p.23.
  
• Ayman Fathy, Azza Ahmed and Hossam Morgan, "Development of steel foam by slip casting process", Egyptian – Swedish Workshop on "New Trends in Materials Processing", 14-16 May (2007), Cairo, Egypt, p.25.
  
• Kamal El- Fawakhry, Ahmed El-Sheikh, Ayman Fathy and Hossam Halfa, "Improvement of mechanical properties of maraging steels using ESR technique", Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Aerospace Science & Aviation Technology "ASAT", 29-31 May (2007), MAT-15, pp. 1-22.
  
• Mamdouh Eissa, "Contribution of Steel Technology Department in Steel and Ferroalloys R&D", 12th International Conference on Aerospace Science and Aviation Technology "ASAT", 29 – 31 May (2007), Military Technical College, Kobry El-Kobba, Cairo, Egypt
  
• G.Karoly, P.Tardy, A.Szelig, A.T.Szabo and S.El-Ghazaly, "Effect of bubbling on the cleanliness of low silicon, aluminum killed steels", Proceedings of 7th International Conference in "Clean Steel", 4-6 June (2007), Balatonfured, Hungary, pp. 135-145.
  
• Taha Mattar, Ayman Fathy, Mamdouh Eissa, Fahim Nassar and Mohamed Kamal, "Role of refining process in improving the properties of new developed grades of maraging steels", Proceedings of 7th International Conference in "Clean Steel", 4-6 June (2007), Balatonfured, Hungary, pp. 498-507.
  
• Ayman Fathy, Azza Ahmed and Hossam Morgan, "Characterization and optimization of steel foam produced by slip casting process", 5th International Conference on Porous Metals and Metallic Foams MetFoam 2007, 5-7/9/(2007), Montreal, Canada.
  
• Hoda Salama, Taha Mattar, Aymen Fathy, Alaa El-Mohamady and Saeed Ghali, “Development of new high nitrogen-low nickel austenitic stainless steels”, Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Kamal El-Fawakhry, Ahmed El-Sheikh, Mamdouh Eissa and Hossam Halfa:  "Effect of nonmetallic inclusions on the mechanical properties of 12 Ni- 5 Cr- 3 Mo- X Ti free cobalt maraging steel", Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Hoda El-Faramawy, Mamdouh Eissa, Ahmed Zaky, Faheim Nassar and Mohamed El-Fawakhry, "Development of unleaded free cutting steels", Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Amer A. Amer, S. WeiB, Saeed A. El-Ghazaly and A. Fischer, "Influence of nitrogen additions on the fatigue behavior of 4Mn10Ni and Ni free steel alloys compared with the 316L-type stainless steel", Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Azza Ahmed, Mamdouh Eissa, Kamal El-Fawakhry and Hoda El-Faramawy, "Effect of Al2O3 and MnO additions in the titanate slag systems on the FeO activity and titanium equilibrium distribution" , Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• S.Elghazaly, K.Gyula and P.Tardy, "Effect of argon bubbling on the cleanness of low silicon-aluminum killed steels", Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Mohamed Shehata Aly, "Pore Size Effect on the Tensile Properties of Open- Cell Stainless Steel Metallic Foams", Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference, MPM 2007, 19-22 Nov. (2007), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• S.Elghazaly, K.Gyula and P.Tardy, "Simulating inclusion removal after Al-deoxidation of poor-Si structural steel melts", Competition for the future on steels, Stahl-2007, 8-9 November (2007), Düsseldorf, Germany
  
• Alaa Maksoud, Taha Mattar and Hossam Halfa, "Investigation of precipitation in conventional and nitrogen alloyed as cast AISI M41 steel" , Egyptian-German Year of Science & Technology "Materials Science Workshop on Materials Behaviour, Qualification and Characterization, German University in Cairo, New Cairo, 3rd to 5th December (2007)
  
• Mamdouh Eissa and H.El-Faramawy, "Production of ferroalloys from Egyptian ores", The First International Forum on Economics of Mineral Resources in the Arab World Focusing on Processing, Manufacturing and Export, 1 – 3 January (2008), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Taha Mattar, Ehab Abdel Rahman, Ahmed Abdel-Aziz and Haytham El-Gazzar, "Development of nano- structured aluminum surfaces by LSM", 2nd International Conference on Multifunctional Nanocomposites and nanomaterials, MN2008, ASME and AUC, January 11-13, (2008), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
  
• Ehab Abdel Rahman, Taha Mattar, Hanady Salem and Haytham El-Gazzar, "Micro and nano structured steel surfaces by Laser surface alloying", 2nd International Conference on Multifunctional Nanocomposites and nanomaterials, MN2008, ASME and AUC, January 11-13, (2008), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
  
• Ehab Abdel Rahman, Taha Mattar, Amr Sharaawy and Haytham El-Gazzar, "Hydrogen storage quasicrystals", 2nd International Conference on Multifunctional Nanocomposites and nanomaterials, MN2008, ASME and AUC, January 11-13, (2008), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
  
• S. A. El Badry, A. Ahmed, Hossam Halfa, and E. K. Abdel-Khalek, "Mossbauer Effect of Electroslag Remelted and nitrogen Containing High Speed Tool Steel M41", Sixes International Scientific Conference (Science, Development & Quality Assurance) Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University,  Cairo, Egypt, 24-26 March (2008)
  
• Taha Mattar, Kamal El-Fawakhry, Hossam Halfa and Mamdouh Eissa, "Effect of nitrogen alloying on sulphur behaviour during ESR of AISI M41 steel", Steel Research International, 79 (2008), No.9, pp.691 – 697.
  
• Mamdouh Eissa, Kamal El-Fawakhry and Saeed Ghali,  "Advanced Stainless Steels Containing up to 0.5% Nitrogen", The 47th Conference of Metallurgists "COM 2008", Symposium on "Recent Development in Advanced High Strength Steels Processing", August 24-27, (2008), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  
• Azza Ahmed and Ayman Fathy, " Effect of slag properties and nitrogen addition on the behaviour of alloying elements during ESR of AISI M41 tool steel", Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Vol.35(2008), No.6, pp.458 – 464.
  
• Taha Mattar, Kamal El-Fawakhry, Hossam Halfa and Mamdouh Eissa, "Effect of nitrogen alloying on sulphur behaviour during ESR of AISI M41 steel", Steel Research International, 79 (2008), No.9, pp.691 – 697.
  
• Mamdouh Eissa, Kamal El-Fawakhry and Saeed Ghali,  "Advanced Stainless Steels Containing up to 0.5% Nitrogen", The 47th Conference of Metallurgists "COM 2008", Symposium on "Recent Development in Advanced High Strength Steels Processing", August 24-27, (2008), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  
• Taha Mattar, Azza Ahmed and Saeed Ghali, "Innovated high temperature oxidation-resistant Cr-steel", The 27th Annual Conference, Corrosion Challengs in Industry, 25-27 Nov.,(2008), Al-Ismailia, Egypt.
  
• Saeed Ghali, Hoda El-Faramawy and Mamdouh Eissa, "A Model for Prediction of Mg Content in FeSiMg Alloy Produced by Reduction of Magnesium Oxide", Mineral to Material Conference, M2M08, 15-18 Dec.,(2008), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Saeed Ghali, Hoda El-Faramawy and Taha Mattar, "Validation of FeSiMg Alloy Production Model for the Industrial Process", Mineral to Material Conference, M2M08, 15-18 Dec.,(2008), Cairo, Egypt.
  
• Ibrahim Ghayad, Madiha Sheib, Taha Mattar and Huda Hussein; "Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel 304 Using Laser Surface Treatment" Key Engineering Materials (KEM), Materials Science and Engineering, V 384, (2008), pp 157- 184.
  
• Mamdouh Eissa, Kamal El-Fawakhry and Michal Mishreky,  "Energy Saving in EAF Steelmaking Process", First International Conference of Energy Engineering "ICEE-1" , Dec. 29-31, (2008), Aswan, Egypt.
  
• Ayman Fathy, Hossam Halfa, Mohammed Kamal,  Mamdouh Eissa and Kamal El-Fawakhry, "The effect of strong deoxidation on properties and  morphology of the formed NMI of resulphurised steel", Accepted for the 1st International Joint Conference on Materials Science, Nanotechnology and Health Technology -MNH 09- Future Challenges, National Research Centre (NRC), January 4 – 6, (2009).
  
• Saeed Ghali, "Nitriding of Fine Low Carbon Ferromanganese Alloy Through Gas Solid Reaction", Accepted for the 1st International Joint Conference on Materials Science, Nanotechnology and Health Technology -MNH 09- Future Challenges, National Research Centre (NRC), January 4 – 6, (2009).
  
•   Ayman Fathy, Hossam Halfa, Mohamed Kamal, Mamdouh Eissa and Kamal El-Fawahkry," The effect of strong deoxidation on properties and the morphology of the formed NMI of resulphurizing steel", The 1st International Joint Conference on Material Science & Nanotechnology and Biotechnology –MNB09- (Future challenges ), January 4-6th , 2009- NRC-Cairo, Egypt
•  Hossam Halfa, Ayman Fathy, Mohamed Kamal, Mamdouh Eissa and Kamal El-Fawahkry, " Enhancing of Mechanical properties of new and developed Ti-containing Free Cobalt Low Nickel Maraging Steel produced by Electroslag Refining Technology", 10th International Conference on Chemistry and Its Role in Development, 10 ICCRD, March 16-20, 2009-Mansoura-Sharm El-Sheikh,  Egypt.
•  Hossam Halfa, “ Characterization of new  and advanced light weight material   for high temperature application”, 10th International Conference on Chemistry and Its Role in Development, 10 ICCRD, March 16-20, 2009-Mansoura-Sharm El-Sheikh,  Egypt.
•   Hossam Halfa,  Mamdouh Eissa  and Ayman Fathy, " Innovative Grades of Ultra- High Strength High Ductility Martensitic Steel", 1st  Scientific Conference Marketing Applied Research " Scientific Research to Industry " 7-8 Oct. 2009, El-Monifia Univ., Egypt
•  Hossam Halfa,  Mamdouh Eissa, Kamal El-Fawahkry, Taha Mattar," Effect of Niobium and Nitrogen Addition on Secondary Hardening Temperature of Super Hard AISI M41 High Speed Tool Steel, 1st Mediterranean Conference on Heat Treatment & Surface Engineering",  December 1 – 3, 2009  at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
•   Hossam Halfa "Oxidation of Fe3Al-5Cr- (0, 0.5, 1.5) Ti alloys at temperature ranges from 800 to 1200 0C, 1st Mediterranean Conference on Heat Treatment & Surface Engineering", December 1 – 3, 2009 at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
•  S.A.  El-Badry, Hossam Halfa, A. Ahmed, A. G. Moustafa, " Study of Electroslag Remelted and Nitrogen Containing High Speed Tool Steel M41", Journal of Minerals & Materials Characterization & Engineering, Vol. 9, No.1, pp.1-11, 2010
•  Hossam Halfa, Ayman Fathy, Mohamed Kamal, Mamdouh Eissa and Kamal El-Fawahkry" Enhancement of mechanical properties of developed Ti-containing Co-free low Ni maraging steel by ESR", STEEL GRIPS 6 (2008) No. ??, p. ###/###
•  Hossam Halfa, Taha Mattar, Mamdouh Eissa, " Precipitation behavior of modified as cast high nitrogen super hard high speed tool steel", 2nd International Conference on Interstitially Alloyed Steels , IAS 2010, accepted