Abstract:
A method for determining the ferrite phase fraction xa after heating or when cooling a steel strip (2) in a metallurgic system. Also, a device for carrying out the method. A method by which the ferrite phase fraction in the steel strip (2) can be determined online, quickly and easily, includes measuring a width w1 and a temperature T1 of the steel strip (2), wherein the steel strip (2) comprises a ferrite phase fraction xa1 during the measurements; heating or cooling the steel strip (2); when heating the steel strip (2) a phase conversion at least in part occurs, a→y from the ferrite state a into the austenitic state y and when cooling the steel strip a phase conversion at least in part occurs, from the austenitic state y into the ferrite state a; measuring of a width w and a temperature T of steel strip (2) converted at least in part; determining the ferrite phase fraction of the formula (I), wherein T0 is a reference temperature and aa and ay are the linear heat expansion coefficients of ferrite and austenite.
Abstract:
A device (1) for inductive heating of a workpiece (2) in a rolling mill, the device (1) including: a converter (3) for creating an alternating voltage, a capacitor bank (6) electrically connected to the converter (3), and having a plurality of capacitors (7) connected in parallel, a working field (8), in which an upper coil (10) and a lower coil (11) are arranged. The workpiece (2) is able to be passed between the coils (10, 11) and is thereby inductively heated by cross-field heating. A housing (4) arranged next to, below or above the working field (8). The converter (3) and capacitor bank (6) are arranged in the housing (4). The coils (10, 11) are each electrically connected to the capacitor bank (6) by a flexible cable (12, 13). The cable (12, 13) is a coaxial cable (27), with one phase of the alternating voltage applied to an inner conductor (28) and the other phase of the alternating voltage applied to an outer conductor (29) of the coaxial cable (27). The cables (12, 13) are cooled by a fluid, such as air or water (21).
Abstract:
A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), the framework being in place of the work rolls (5) and the associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). For this purpose, the framework cooler (20) is sized such that it can be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The framework cooler (20) includes a lower water tank (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20). The lower and the upper water tanks (21b and 21a) can be thereby supplied with coolant by the respective connection (22). The bottom side of the steel strip (50) can be cooled by the cooling nozzles (23) or cooling tubes (23a) or the cooling slot (24) of the lower water tank (21b). The top side of the steel strip (50) can be cooled by the cooling nozzles (23) or cooling tubes (23a) or the cooling slot (24) of the upper water tank (21a).
Abstract:
A method and device for rapid discharging of metallic plates (21, 22) particularly thick plates, from a rolling mill, to enable secure discharge of relatively short plates (21, 22) from the rolling mill at high velocity and low cycle times by transporting a first plate (21) on a roller bed (9, 13) in the transport direction (T), and preferably the first plate (21) is accelerated in the transport direction (T); depositing the first plate (21) on the roller bed (9, 13); transporting a second plate (22) on the roller bed (9, 13) in the transport direction (T); depositing the second plate (22) in the transport direction before the first plate (21) on the roller bed (9, 13); and discharging the first and the second plates (21, 22) from the roller bed (9, 13) onto a storage (24), wherein the discharging occurs crosswise to the transport direction (T).
Abstract:
A casting-rolling integrated plant that is capable of producing, from a steel melt, in a cost-effective manner and with high productivity, a hot-rolled finished strip having a thickness of ≤0.6 mm, an excellent flatness, and an excellent profile by dividing the thickness reduction into at least three stages (roughing, intermediate and finishing train), measuring the actual profile after the roughing, intermediate and finishing train, and equipping the stands in the roughing, intermediate and finishing train with actuators for influencing the strip profile and/or the strip flatness.
Abstract:
A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), in place of the work rolls (5) and their associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). The framework cooler (20) is sized to be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The cooler (20) includes a lower (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and includes a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T). The bottom and top sides of the steel strip (50) may be cooled.
Abstract:
During stabilization of a metal band (1) on a roller path (2), the band (1) is to be only minimally cooled via the stabilisation. A device for that includes multiple protective runners (3), each oriented in the conveyor direction (R), for guiding the band (1), wherein the protective runners (3) are arranged above the roller path (2) and the protective runners (3) are at a distance from one another in a width direction (B) of the band (1). Multiple rows (4) of nozzles are arranged in the conveyor direction (R) or in the width direction (B) of the band. Each row (4) of nozzles includes multiple nozzles (5). The nozzles (5) are set back in relation to an underside of the protective runners (3), such that an arched band (1) cannot come into contact with the nozzles (5). A compressed air supply (6) and a network of tubes or pipelines (7) supply the nozzles (5) with compressed air, wherein the nozzles (5) apply compressed air to the upper side of the band (1) in order to stabilize the movement of the band (1) on the roller path (2).
Abstract:
In a normal operation of a roll stand (e.g. 4) of a roll train, working rolls (10) of the roll stand (4) are adjusted to a roll gap (s4) by adjusting a control element position (p4) of a control element (14) of the roll stand (4), such that the working rolls (10) roll the metal band (5). To determine the control element position (p4) to be adjusted, a calibration value (sC4) of the respective roll stand (4), further status parameters (P4) of the roll stand (4) and a target roll gap (s4*) are specified to a model (15) of the roll stand (4). The model (15) determines the control element position (p4) to be adjusted therefrom. In the calibration operation, a control element position (p4) is initially adjusted such that the metal band (5) passes through the roll stand (4) without being rolled. The control element position (p4) is varied such that the working rolls (10) roll the metal band (5). A thickness (d) of the metal band (5) is detected by a downstream thickness-measuring device (9). The thickness (d), further status parameters (P4) and the control element position (p4) are supplied to the model (15), which determines the calibration value (sC4) of the respective roll stand (4) therefrom. Subsequently, normal operation is resumed and the previously determined calibration value (sC4) is used to determine control element positions (p4) to be adjusted as the calibration value (sC4) of the respective roll stand (4).