ROLLING OF STEEL STRIP

The present invention provides a continuous or semicontinuous strip-mill for the hot rolling of steel slab into strip, comprising: a. a roughing mill for partial reduction of the steel slab, b. an in-line roller hearth tunnel furnace with heated walls into which the partially-reduced slab is passed...

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Main Author KAY, JOHN M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 01.06.1982
Subjects
MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PUNCHING METAL
ROLLING OF METAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present invention provides a continuous or semicontinuous strip-mill for the hot rolling of steel slab into strip, comprising: a. a roughing mill for partial reduction of the steel slab, b. an in-line roller hearth tunnel furnace with heated walls into which the partially-reduced slab is passed and in which it remains in a flat and uncoiled form, and c. a multi-stand finishing mill-train adapted to reduce the partially reduced slab to produce strip of the required thickness.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19780308793