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Histar® & XCarb®

ArcelorMittal – Luxembourg

• Hot-rolled sections are highly available in a huge size range on the market.
• Hot-rolled sections in high-strength steels (e.g. HISTAR®460/Arcorox® 460) are an economic and sustainable solution for small and medium (10m ~ 45m) span steel composite bridges.
• XCarb® recycled and renewably produced hot-rolled sections are already available on the market by
  combining up to 100% scrap and renewable electricity. it offers very low levels of CO2 emissions per tonne of finished steel. (333 kg C02-Eq/ton)

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Characteristics

• Long-Span Delivery and Erection
  – Hot-rolled sections up to 40 m long enable splice-free delivery, simplifying girder fabrication
  and accelerating on-site bridge assembly.
• High-Performance Steel HISTAR
  460
  – Offers superior weldability, toughness, and yield strength compared to standard grades,
  with European Technical Assessment (ETA) certification.

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Applications

Quick erection of the road bridge DP-2277L in village Osmolice , Poland. Opened in 2022 using 4 girders with hot-rolled sections HE 900 B in Arcorox®460 (S460J2W+M) and XCarb® recycled and renewably produced. The bridge was opened 4 weeks before the planned deadline.

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Categories

Restoration Solution, Road & Bridge