Steel solutions

provider
to the global
wind energy
industry
 What are your
wind farms made of ?
Where are your Creating wind power solutions for the future

components
At ArcelorMittal we know a lot about steel. Our Global R&D
department counts 1,500 world-class researchers located

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in 11 geographical sites around the globe. Their experience
and knowledge of steel enables ArcelorMittal to support
our customers who are developing new solutions to meet
the challenges they face.
ArcelorMittal: a worldwide presence
We provide our customers with a multidisciplinary and
ArcelorMittal produces an extensive portfolio specialised range of expertise for wind turbine towers and
of steels which are used in the major foundations, backed up by an integrated knowledge of
components of a wind farm. materials, design and fabrication processes.

Our worldwide industrial operations are ArcelorMittal’s full engineering approach begins with
strategically located with easy access to sea characterisation of materials and continues through to
routes. They are backed by an international component testing.
sales and distribution network which is an
asset for all parts of the wind energy supply
chain.

Welding laboratory:
Multi-wire Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

In-house equipment is available to test new techniques

such as improved welding methods. With our modelling
Production assets for wind and simulation tools, ArcelorMittal can offer solutions for
energy solutions in Europe, your design and engineering challenges while ensuring
NAFTA, China, India, Brazil your turbines achieve maximum efficiency. Our active
and South Africa. Sales collaboration with certification institutes helps to ensure
and technical support the relevance of our research.
in 60 countries worldwide.

Finite elements method

Reliable steels for every part of the wind turbine
Offshore foundations and substations Quarto plate specifications
Our high-quality quarto plates are fully qualified to withstand Quarto plate used in wind turbines must meet the provisions
the most demanding environment. They are used to produce of the EN 10025 standard for structural steel grades.
the jackets and pin piles that keep offshore towers stable on ArcelorMittal’s quarto plate steels are available in the
the sea floor and in the manufacture of electrical substations following grades and dimensions:
which stabilise the power generated offshore so that it can be
transported to the onshore grid. ArcelorMittal’s heavy plates Grades S235, S275, S355, and from S420 up to S460
are available in a large range of qualities and dimensions, (including J, J2, JR, M, ML, N, and NL
which can also meet the requirements of pioneering projects specifications)
in the floating offshore wind segment. Duplex stainless steel Thickness Up to 120 mm
plates can also be used to house the substations for offshore Width Up to 3,300 mm
wind farms.
Length Up to 21,000 mm
Offshore wind farm construction requires wind turbine
installation vessels (WTIVs), based on traditional jack-up ArcelorMittal can deliver your quarto plate shot-blasted and
designs. ArcelorMittal is a key supplier of extra-heavy quarto primed, cut and bevelled if required.
plates for the new generation of XXL WTIVs required for the
installation of new wind farms with turbines above 10 MW. Hot rolled coil specifications: Amstrong®
ArcelorMittal’s high strength Amstrong® steels can be supplied
Onshore foundations in the following grades and dimensions:
ArcelorMittal SBQ (Special Bar Quality) steels for anchoring Grades S460MC to S500MC
ensure durable and long-lasting foundations for the wind
tower structure. Thickness Up to 20 mm

Tower Specification for rolled sections and merchant bars

Around 85% of all wind turbine towers are built with quarto • Standard steel grades EN10025 from S235 up to S500, and
plate, also known as heavy plate. ArcelorMittal has an CVN to -50°C, also in offshore qualities EN10225 and ASTM,
extensive experience in the supply of plates for the fabrication HISTAR, Z-grades, W-grades / Arcorox and 16Mo3 and many
of offshore/onshore towers as one of the European leaders more.
in this market since 2005, having supplied quarto plates for • Standard rolled sections EN10365 and additional sections to
more than 10,000 towers. ArcelorMittal also supplies hot rolled the standard. Channels and ASTM A6 shapes.
coils of higher strength steels such as Amstrong®. These steels • Standard merchant bars and heavy angles up equal leg
are suitable for taller structures and shell towers. angles of 300 mm and 35 mm thickness

ArcelorMittal’s offer includes the widest range of merchant

Nacelle
bars on the market for the secondary steel of the tower.
ArcelorMittal offers a large variety of specific beams suitable
Offshore wind towers include large diameter connector rings
for the main frame of the nacelle. Quarto plates can also be
made from ring-rolled forgings. These are fabricated from
used to manufacture this structure.
large diameter ingots supplied by ArcelorMittal through the
electric arc furnace (EAF) route for a lower carbon footprint. Gear rings within the nacelle are made from low alloy forged
rings, for which ArcelorMittal provides special ingots through
the EAF route for a lower carbon footprint.

ArcelorMittal offers a wide range of quality steels for foundations,

towers, ropes, nacelle structures, connections, bolts, fasteners,
gearing, bearings, and generators.
Generator Mooring ropes
ArcelorMittal supplies a full range of electrical steels for both ArcelorMittal provides sheathed spiral strand wire for long
medium- and high-power generators. These steels possess term mooring applications, such as for floating wind turbines.
the required magnetic properties to maximise the amount of ArcelorMittal provides a complete mooring turn-key package
energy each turbine can produce. In addition to the electrical with mooring wire, sockets and offshore transportation reels
grades which meet the EN 10106 standard, ArcelorMittal also all certified by a third party. Spiral strand wires offer excellent
offers electrical steels with higher permeability or lower losses fatigue and elongation properties and the system, as it is
than the norm, together with different varnish types. Several made of steel, can be recycled after lifetime.
thicknesses are available to meet the requirements of each
specific design.

Electrical steel specifications:

ArcelorMittal provides a full range of non-oriented fully
processed electrical steels for use in wind generators. Our
offer includes the M400-50A grade, which is a standard
today. Lower loss electrical steels equivalent to M270-50A to
M230‑50A for high-speed machines (gear drive) are available
in thicknesses from 0.35 to 1 mm.

Specific highly permeable grades such as M470P-65A are

specially designed for low-speed machines (direct drive).

Gearbox, yaw and pitch

Bearings and gears are key components of a wind turbine.
ArcelorMittal’s steels ensure high performance and long life.

Seamless rolled ring steels can be provided in large diameters

to meet the requirements of different turbine designs.

Seamless rolled ring steels

Steel ingots 34CrNiMo6, 18CrNiMo7-6,
for ring gears 14CrMoV6-9, 31CrMoV9
Steels for orientation systems
42CrMo4
(pitch and yaw bearings)
Steels for
42CrMo4
coupling systems

ArcelorMittal’s offer is completed by our SBQ range (in round or

square bars) which is available in sizes up to 200 mm.
As an example, our SBQs can be used to manufacture
the bolts connecting the blades to the rotor.
What is your
turbine’s carbon
footprint?
ArcelorMittal’s journey
towards carbon-neutral steel
Steel is used to create more than 80% of the components
required to build typical wind infrastructure. Valued for its
strength, flexibility and durability in the field, steel is also
100% recyclable.

ArcelorMittal is committed to making steel integral to

a sustainable, low-carbon economy: in addition to our
2050 net-zero target, we have recently set a Group
target to reduce our CO2 emissions intensity by 25% by
2030, and in our European operations, by 35% by 2030.

We’ve already taken some significant steps, having

developed the industry’s broadest and most flexible
suite of low-emissions steelmaking technologies and
integrating them into two pathways, Smart Carbon
and Innovative-DRI, both of which hold the potential
to deliver carbon-neutral steelmaking.

In 2021, ArcelorMittal launched XCarb®, a brand

designed to bring together all of ArcelorMittal’s
reduced, low and zero-carbon products and
steelmaking activities into a single effort focused
on achieving demonstrable progress towards
carbon neutral steel.

XCarb® recycled and renewably produced applies

to products made via the Electric Arc Furnace
route using scrap steel and 100% renewable
electricity, giving our finished steel products an
extremely low CO2 footprint.

Our industry-first XCarb® green steel certificates

are designed for our steel products made
from iron ore in a blast furnace. They allow
customers to report an equivalent reduction
in their Scope 3 emissions, in accordance with
the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

To know which XCarb® product line applies to

your project, please contact our sales team.
 Who can support you
on the road to
success ?
ArcelorMittal offers our wind turbine customers a:
• Global presence to support your projects
• Wide range of steels for all components of a wind tower
• Comprehensive research and development approach to
help you develop new solutions.

We’re here to help you

ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
Quarto plates, hot rolled coils and electrical steels.
industry.arcelormittal.com/energy
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ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products

Merchant bars, sections and SBQ steels.
sections.arcelormittal.com
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barsandrods.arcelormittal.com
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Mooring ropes
barsandrods.arcelormittal.com/wiresolutions/wireropes/our_ropes/
mooring_wire_systems
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Industeel
Extra-heavy quarto plates
Special ingots for forged rings
Duplex stainless steels.
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PR-BR-WIN-EN – 8/2022 – Published by ArcelorMittal Europe Communications

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