Xtreme Performance Technology - XTP®

If you want to face extreme challenges, you need the indomitable will and inner strength of a samurai. While XTP®-treated steel looks like conventional steel on the outside, its excellence is hidden on the inside: The ultra-fine-grained steel structure offers an unrivalled level of resistance. For a universe of new possibilities in the design and construction of components.

Xtreme toughness

Increased cold toughness down to -101°C

Xtreme strength

Increased tensile strength up to 1800 MPa

Xtreme robustness

Increase in dynamic load capacity by at least 10 %

The XTP® technology

Xtreme Performance Technology sounds like the future. Thanks to the consistent further development of thermomechanical process control, almost any conventionally produced standard steel can be treated and significantly improved. Heat and force are used to create an ultra-fine microstructure that exposes properties in the material that can otherwise only be achieved through higher alloy contents or complex and cost-intensive additional operations.

In short: energy + force = ultra-fine-grained steel

The properties of XTP®

The adjustment of an ultra-fine-grained steel structure improves the actually opposing properties of "high strength" and "excellent toughness" of standard materials. The result is an ultra-fine-grained steel that emerges victorious in any test of strength.

Properties after application of XTP® Technology:

at least 10 per cent higher dynamic load-bearing capacity
extreme improvement in toughness
significantly improved isotropy
high strength maximum resistance to crack propagation

The application areas of XTP®

XTP®-treated steel opens up completely new possibilities for the following industries and areas of application:

Spring industry
Hydraulics industry
Fastening technology
Refrigeration technology
Lifting equipment & slings
Cableway technology
Wind industry
Railway industry
Agriculture and forestry
Oil and gas extraction
And many more

The benefits of XTP®

Slimmer, lighter, more efficient: Steel treated with XTP® Technology allows users to build completely new, high-performance steel solutions for dynamic loads and technology life cycles.

This not only means more flexibility in design, but also greater freedom in construction - thanks to XTP® Technology, existing components become more resistant or can be redimensioned without any loss of strength.

Even difficult challenges, such as strong vibration, high internal pressure or extreme cold, find their true opponent in XTP® steel. Even at the lowest temperatures of -101°C, at which conventionally produced standard steel fails, the technologically optimised steel grades exhibit notch impact forces of well over 27 joules. Treatment with XTP® Technology also guarantees maximum resistance to crack propagation. For maximum endurance and the greatest possible safety.

Unalloyed steels XTP®

Microalloyed steels XTP®

Quenched and tempered steels XTP®

Other steels XTP®

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Company insights | 15/11/2024

Swiss Steel Group consistently implements planned capacity adjustments

Lucerne, 15 November 2024 | Swiss Steel Group is adjusting its capacities due to the current eco-nomic conditions and the persistently weak demand. At the same time, the realignment of the en-tire sales organization will continue as planned. Specifically, capacities in Switzerland and abroad are to be reduced to the extent of around 800 full-time positions.

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Statement on recent media reports regarding Swiss Steel Group

In recent days, various media outlets have published reports about Swiss Steel Group, speculating on the current situation of the Group. Swiss Steel Group would like to address these as follows: