Available for trials January 2017

Driving Lightweighting Technology Forward

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Headquartered in Cleveland, OH - A metal services company supportingmanufacturing supply chains in industries such as automotive & transportation,energy, appliance, construction, agriculture, mining and general fabrication.

Ferragon Corporation serves customers across the Midwest and Southern USAthrough the operations of:

HyCAL Corp. (Gibraltar, MI)

Ferrous Metal Processing Co. (Cleveland, OH)

Ferrolux Metals Co. (Wayne, MI)

FerrouSouth (Iuka, MS)

Ferrous85” Co. (Wilder, KY)

Ferrous Metal Transfer Co. (Cleveland, OH & Iuka, MS)

FMP Met LAB (Cleveland, OH)

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HyCAL is … The newest and largest division of Ferragon Corp. featuring North

America’s only Ebner 100% hydrogen blend continuous annealing line. Also capable of batch annealing with 17 Ebner bases and a 2-Hi temper

mill A 100% toll processing facility – our corporation does not buy or sell steel

at any of its locations Located in a 550,000 sq. ft. facility between Toledo and Detroit at the

crossroads of the automotive capital of North America Expecting to have a slitting line capable of processing AHSS/UHSS by the

end of 2017

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Continuous Anneal Line: Specifications Range of dimensions

Thickness: 0.50mm – 2.29mm (0.02”-0.09”)

Width: 610mm – 1219mm (24” – 48”)

Coil Weight: 56,000 lb. max.

Minimum linear footage: 2000 ft.

600 PIW min.

Incoming ID: 20/24”

Outgoing ID: 20/24”

72” max. OD

Line Length: 900 ft.

Throughput capacity: max. 18.2 mt/h (20.1 ust/h)

116,700 mt/year (128,640 nt/yr) @ 73% utilization

Heating section has a maximum temperature of980°C (1,796°F)

Quench rate: 220°C/sec.

Transformation zone: 550°C max. (1022°F)

Strip exit temperature: 82°C max. (180°F max.)

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5 Furnace Zones

HICON H2 Jet cooler

Slow cooling zoneHot Leveler

Transformation zones 1 & 2Final 3 Cooling Zones

Entry End

Exit End

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Ebner Thermal Section

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Product Representations

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Grades: Dual phase (DP) - 780, 980, 1180

Martensite (Ms) – 1100, 1200, 1500, 1700

Transformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP)

Quench & Partition (Q & P)

Complex Phase (CP)

Third Generation Steels (Current and under development)

Harden and Tempered Products (HT)

Consistent properties across the entire strip – width and length (+/- 1RC) Hydrogen clean surface (No need to re-pickle after quenching because no water is used) Flatness – flat in flat out – up to 5 I-units even in martensite and complex phase products

Note: Ebner studies have shown NO hydrogen embrittlement with their quenching technology. The studies were conducted on 90+ harden and temper lines that Ebner has sold employing this exact technology.

Glossary:IF – Interstitial FreeIF-HS – Interstitial Free High StrengthBH – Bake HardenableCMn – Carbon ManganeseHSLA – High Strength Low AlloyFB – Ferritic Bainitic

Glossary:DP – Dual PhaseCP – Complex PhaseMart- Martensite Trip – Transformation induced plasticityTwin – Twinning induced plasticityMnB+HF – MartensiteBainite + Hot FormQP – Quench and Partition

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Substrate Requirements

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For maximum consistency, here are the necessary substrate requirements:

Metallurgical consistency throughout each coil

Hot roll substrate prior to rolling should have consistent microstructure of uniform austenitic grainsize, fine cementite distributed evenly in the ferritic base structure material along its entirelength and width with minimum center segregation.

Partial decarburization up to 1% of the strip thickness is permissible – No total decarburization

Full hard cold roll dry with 30% minimum (50% min. preferred sometimes required) reduction

Thickness tolerance rolled to quarter standard per ASTM A568.

The strip must not be a wedge and should have a crossbow less than 0.25% of strip width.

Flatness – flat in flat out

The strip should be straight to a maximum camber of 1mm per 1 m of length

Absolutely no center buckle or oil canning– can have equal slight edge waves

The strip should not show any signs of oxidization, discoloration due to pickling or rolling errors.

The strip must be free of burrs and cracks. (should have been edge trimmed prior to coldreduction)

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Steel Grade: DP980T/550Y

DP1180T/800Y

MS 1300T/1030Y

MS1500T/1200Y

MS1700T/1500Y

C Content: ≥ 0.14% ≥ 0.14% ≥ 0.22% ≥ 0.22% ≥ 0.24%Mn Content min.: ≥ 1.8% ≥ 1.9% ≥ 1.7% ≥ 1.7% ≥ 1.7%Si Content min.: ≥ 0.2% ≥ 0.2% ≥ 0.2% ≥ 0.6% ≥ 0.7%Cr + Mo content min.:

≥ 0.6% ≥ 0.6% ≥ 0.7% ≥ 0.7% ≥ 0.8%

Titanium content min:

_ _ _ _ ≥ 0.035%

Finished Properties:

Tensile strength (min) (Rm)*) ≥ 980 MPa ≥ 1180 Mpa ≥ 1300 MPa ≥ 1500 MPa ≥ 1700 MPa

Yield strength (min) (Rp0.2)*)

550-730MPa

800-1100MPa

1030-1300 MPa

1200-1500 MPa

1400-1700MPa

Elongation (min) A80mm*)

≥ 12% ≥ 10% ≥ 5% ≥ 5% ≥ 5%

Typical Chemistries

More precise chemistry ranges will be determined through trialand error along with experience. Heat treating cycles will betailored to the chemistry and desired strength level. Certainlimits of C, Mn & other alloys may be specified

SimCAL As a toll processor that will have many different substrates from many

different sources, the HyCAL lab will have a state of the art tool, An Ebnerdesigned CA Line simulator (SimCAL), to determine the process protocol insample form.

SimCAL, a second generation Ebner CA line simulator, allows us to test all coilsbefore processing and determine the best thermal cycle necessary to achieveuniform target physical properties for each substrate composition.

Using 3/4” x 18” samples, we are able to simulate the heat and quench cycleto determine the process parameters before scheduling coil production.

The thermal cycle developed will be applied directly to the HyCAL line toachieve strip temperature and quench rates resulting in the requiredproperties.

This allows for repeatable and timely success throughout the production cycleeven with normal heat lot composition variation.

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Ebner is the world leader in heat treatment technology

Invented hydrogen annealing and hydrogen quenching technology

Worlds largest industrial furnace builder with over 1,000 employees in threefacilities.

Headquarter in Austria with locations in the United States and China

More than 6 decades of expertise

Produces – Continuous Anneal Lines, Hydrogen Bell Facilities, Harden andTemper Lines, Stainless Steel Bright Anneal Furnaces, and Aluminum PusherFurnaces

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Heating Zone Hydrogen Blend Atmosphere:

more uniform heat application

Heating zone has a maximumtemperature of 980°C (1,796°F)

The line utilizes single endceramic recuperative radianttubes

Hearth rolls made of high qualityheat resistant material. Designedas brush rolls to avoid roll pick-up and therefore avoid rollmarks.

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Slow Cooling Zone

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Reduces strip toapproximately 785°C (1445°F)

Prepares the strip for entryinto the hydrogen blend jetquench zone

HICON H2 Quench Zone

Innovative hydrogen quenching allows forinfinitely adjustable cooling control resultingin consistent properties across the entirewidth and length.

220°C per second quench rate

Jet Cooler offers very intensive andsymmetrical cooling on both sides so thatperfect strip flatness is achieved.

Unique quench patterns possible to meetboth complex AHSS/UHSS as well as the nextgeneration AHSS/UHSS

Quench can be interrupted for tailoredmicrostructure (e.g. stop at bainite nose forCP Steel or for partially transforming tomartensite and retain austenite)

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Microstructural Capabilities Microstructural targets

Up to 100% martensite

Dual phase – with varyingvolume fraction of ferrite andmartensite

TRIP’s and Complex phase – withvarying volume fraction ofmartensite, bainite, retainedaustenite, and ferrite

Quench and Partition – ferriticmatrix, tempered martensite,retained austenite

100% Martensite

Typical Quench and Partition cycle

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Hot Leveler

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Located immediately after thehydrogen quench zone

Provides the ability to heat or coolthe strip depending on the productbeing processed

Thermal isolation to ensure the striphas superior temperature uniformityand flatness

4 over 5 leveler Designed to aid in final shape on all

AHSS and UHSS grades With great shape and flatness – the

final strip will wind up beautifully onthe recoiler giving you the bestfinished product

Transformation Zone

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Two sections, each with the ability toheat, cool or hold the striptemperature.

Use of HYCON/H2® convection providessuperior temperature uniformity.

Ability to reheat the strip up to 1,022°F ornot be utilized depending on the targetproperties.

There is little microstructural change in thetransformation zone, only tempering anddiffusion.

Examples 980DP cycle developed for the furnace

utilizes an over-aging zone temperature of824°F for 60 seconds.

1500M cycle developed for the furnace doesnot utilize any heat in the over-aging zone

Final Jet Cooling

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Three sections of final jet cooling

Bring the strip down to the finalexit temperature of less than 82°C(180°F)

Uses hydrogen blend coolingatmosphere

No effects on the final properties

Example of Flatness

Typical Martensite water quench sheet with steam pockets & off flat errors

HyCAL Hydrogen Quenched Martensite Strip(all the same sample)

Water quenched strip

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Information Needed for Pricing

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Intended Grade Chemistries Gauge (gauge charts preferred) Width Number of coils Weight of coils Total tons on order Finish testing requirements Stringer coils must be provided

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Thank you for your time and interest!

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