1. Vallourec & Mannesmann Deutschland GmbH; 40472 Düsseldorf Germany
2. Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH; 47259 Duisburg Germany
3. Institute of Iron and Steel Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg; 09596 Freiberg Germany
4. Institute for Applied Materials - Applied Material Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
5. Foundry Institute, TU Bergakademie Freiberg; 09596 Freiberg Germany
6. Institute of Materials Engineering, TU Bergakademie Freiberg; 09596 Freiberg Germany
7. Intocast AG; 40880 Ratingen Germany