EP0707668B1 - Procede de traitement posterieur de produits en acier decape, notamment de feuillards lamines a chaud en acier ordinaire - Google Patents

Procede de traitement posterieur de produits en acier decape, notamment de feuillards lamines a chaud en acier ordinaire Download PDF

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EP0707668B1
EP0707668B1 EP94924237A EP94924237A EP0707668B1 EP 0707668 B1 EP0707668 B1 EP 0707668B1 EP 94924237 A EP94924237 A EP 94924237A EP 94924237 A EP94924237 A EP 94924237A EP 0707668 B1 EP0707668 B1 EP 0707668B1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
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    • C23G3/00—Apparatus for cleaning or pickling metallic material
    • C23G3/02—Apparatus for cleaning or pickling metallic material for cleaning wires, strips, filaments continuously
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/02—Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B3/022—Cleaning travelling work
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23G—CLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G1/00—Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23G—CLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G3/00—Apparatus for cleaning or pickling metallic material
    • C23G3/02—Apparatus for cleaning or pickling metallic material for cleaning wires, strips, filaments continuously
    • C23G3/027—Associated apparatus, e.g. for pretreating or after-treating
    • C23G3/029—Associated apparatus, e.g. for pretreating or after-treating for removing the pickling fluid from the objects

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  • the invention relates to a method for the aftertreatment of pickled carbon steel hot strip by applying water in continuous rinsing systems.
  • the pickling acid carried out with the belt from the last pickling stage is fed into the rinsing system and treated with rinsing water from section to section in counterflow to the direction in which the belt runs. This results in a defined concentration gradation of hydrochloric acid and iron ions in the individual rinsing sections.
  • the following substances are essentially present in the rinsing water: Fe (II), Cl and H + ions.
  • the acidity of the rinsing water is determined by the H + ion concentration. This acidity is more conveniently given as a pH value, which is defined as a negative decimal logarithm of the H + ion concentration.
  • the divalent iron hydroxide Fe (OH) 2 is easily oxidized to the trivalent iron hydroxide Fe (OH) 3 by atmospheric oxygen: 2Fe (OH) 2 + H 2 O + 1/2 O 2 --- 2Fe (OH) 3
  • the object of the present invention is to avoid the formation of hydrolysis products on the surface of the products and thereby the quality of the bypassing the disadvantages of the abovementioned methods in the aftertreatment of pickled steel products, in particular pickled carbon steel hot strip, in continuous rinsing systems Improve surface.
  • this object is achieved in that carbon oxide (CO 2 ) is blown into at least one rinsing section of the rinsing system. It was also found here that by blowing carbon dioxide into the rinsing sections when the line was at a standstill, the formation of hydrolysis stains on the surface of pickled steel products could be completely prevented. By blowing in carbon dioxide, carbonate (CO 3 2- ) and hydrogen carbonate (HCO 3 - ) ions are formed in the rinsing water, which lead to a shift in the equilibrium of the hydrolysis reaction towards the starting products. In addition, the blowing in of carbon dioxide naturally also results in a reduction in the oxygen content, as a result of which the oxidation of Fe (II) ions is inhibited.
  • CO 2 carbon oxide
  • the object is further achieved in that a mixture of inert gas, e.g. Nitrogen or noble gas, and carbon dioxide is injected.
  • inert gas e.g. Nitrogen or noble gas
  • carbon dioxide is injected.
  • the efficiency of the process according to the invention is further increased by the combination of the oxygen-displacing action of the blown-in gases and the chemical action of carbon dioxide.
  • the inert gas and / or carbon dioxide is advantageously blown into the last rinsing section of the rinsing system, preferably into the last two rinsing sections.
  • the likelihood of the separation of hydrolysis products is most likely due to the pH value of the rinsing water, which has already risen due to the progressive dilution, and therefore the blowing in of inert gas and / or carbon dioxide at these points to avoid hydrolysis stains and to a resulting improvement in the quality of the surface of the product is particularly favorable.
  • the object is further achieved in that the inert gas and / or carbon dioxide is fed continuously.
  • the inert gas and / or carbon dioxide is fed in batchwise.
  • the gas used is not used until e.g. due to a breakdown caused by a malfunction, preventing the separation of hydrolysis products.
  • the amount of gas used can be reduced.
  • the choice of one of the two methods for supplying the gas used can also be determined by the nature and the infrastructure of the system.
  • the gas used is blown in above the flushing liquid.
  • the gas used is blown into the flushing liquid. This measure results in an even greater distribution and mixing of the gas in the flushing sections compared to blowing in from above. In addition, an improved displacement of the oxygen dissolved in the rinsing liquid or chemical suppression of the hydrolysis reactions is achieved evenly in the entire liquid volume of the rinsing liquid.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a system with gas injection into the last two containers of the flushing section and
  • FIG. 2 shows an example and schematically a system with gas circulation.
  • the four successive rinsing stages are denoted by the reference numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the two figures in the order in which the pickled strip 5 passes.
  • pairs of squeeze rollers 6 are arranged.
  • the rinsing water is circulated in each of the four rinsing tanks 1, 2, 3 and 4 by means of a circulating pump 7, whereby it is applied to the steel strip 5 via spray pipes 8.
  • an exhaust gas fan 9 is located at the penultimate one Flushing stage 3 is provided, which sucks the air above the flushing liquid through a line 12.
  • the inert gas, the carbon dioxide or the mixture of these two gases is fed to the containers 3 and 4 via lines 10 and blown into the rinsing containers 3 and 4 via the introduction openings 19, 20.
  • a connecting line 11 is preferably provided between the two containers 3 and 4.
  • the insertion openings 19 are located above the liquid level of the flushing liquid in the respective flushing container 1, 2, 3 or 4 and are preferably dimensioned, like the exhaust gas fan 9 and the lines 10, such that the container is in the shortest possible time, preferably within a maximum of 20 seconds , can be completely filled with the injected gas.
  • Complete filling means filling with the gas to a residual content of approximately 1% by volume of oxygen.
  • Insertion openings 20 for the blown gas located below the liquid level of the flushing liquid in the respective container 1, 2, 3 or 4 are particularly advantageous for the introduction of carbon dioxide, which can partly dissolve in the flushing liquid and thus also chemically prevent the hydrolysis reaction.
  • the rinse water is preferably fed to the last rinse tank 4 via a line 13, then in the form of a countercurrent cascade rinse system via connecting lines 14 from the last rinse stage 4 to the first stage 1 and drawn off from there via a line 15.
  • Fig. 2 the same parts of the system are designated by the same reference numerals as in Fig. 1.
  • the exhaust gas fan 9 is now provided in the first purging stage 1 and inert gas, carbon dioxide or a mixture thereof is supplied to each purging tank 1, 2, 3 and 4 via the lines 10 and the introduction openings 19, 20.
  • each washing container 1, 2, 3 and 4 a circulation fan 16 and a circulation line 17 are provided for the atmosphere therein.
  • the individual rinsing containers 1, 2, 3 and 4 are in turn connected via lines 11.
  • the external circulation lines for the rinse water of the last three rinse tanks 2, 3 and 4 are connected to one another via lines 18.
  • Freshly pickled carbon steel hot strips of quality St 37-2 were treated with HCI-containing rinsing water in a normal atmosphere (air) by spraying, the total HCI concentration being 0.2 g / l and 0.02 g / l scam.
  • the temperature of the rinsing liquid was between 60 and 80 ° C.
  • the first hydrolysis stains appeared on the belt surface (formation of visible hydrolysis products). This effect increased with increasing duration of treatment, i.e. the formation of the hydrolysis products increases sharply.
  • the tape surface changes color from light brown to dark brown.
  • hydrolysis spots on the surface could also be prevented when a mixture of carbon dioxide and noble gas was blown in, the test conditions and parameters being chosen as in the previously described tests.

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Selon un procédé de traitement postérieur de produits en acier décapé par rinçage avec de l'eau dans des installations de rinçage au passage, du gaz inerte ou noble est insufflé dans au moins une des sections (1, 2, 3 ou 4) de rinçage de l'installation de rinçage. On évite ainsi la formation de taches résultant de l'hydrolyse sur la surface des produits en acier dans l'éventualité d'un arrêt du feuillard. Un dispositif de mise en ÷uvre du procédé comprend plusieurs sections de rinçage (1, 2, 3, 4) pourvues chacune d'au moins une ouverture (8) d'admission d'un milieu liquide de rinçage. Au moins une des sections de rinçage (1, 2, 3 ou 4) est pourvue d'au moins un orifice de soufflage (19, 20) de gaz.

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  1. Procédé de post-traitement de produits en acier décapés, surtout de bande chaude en acier au carbone, par le rinçage à l'eau dans des installations de rinçage en continu (1,2,3, ou 4), caractérisé en ce que de l'oxyde de carbone se trouve insufflé dans au moins une des sections de rinçage (1,2,3 ou 4).
  2. Procédé selon revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un mélange de gaz inerte, par exemple de l'azote ou de gaz rare, et de dioxyde de carbone se trouve insufflé.
  3. Procédé selon revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dioxyde de carbone ou bien le mélange de gaz inerte et de dioxyde de carbone, se trouve insufflé dans la dernière section de rinçage (4) de l'installation de rinçage.
  4. Procédé selon revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le dioxyde de carbone ou bien le mélange de gaz inerte et de dioxyde de carbone, se trouve insufflé dans les deux dernières sections de rinçage (3, 4) de l'installation de rinçage.
  5. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le dioxyde de carbone ou le mélange de gaz inerte et de dioxyde de carbone se trouve alimenté en continu.
  6. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le dioxyde de carbone ou le mélange de gaz inerte et de dioxyde de carbone se trouve alimenté en discontinu.
  7. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le dioxyde de carbone ou le mélange de gaz inerte et de dioxyde de carbone se trouve insufflé au-dessus du liquide de rinçage.
  8. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le dioxyde de carbone ou le mélange de gaz inerte et de dioxyde de carbone se trouve insufflé dans le liquide de rinçage.
EP94924237A 1993-07-08 1994-07-05 Procede de traitement posterieur de produits en acier decape, notamment de feuillards lamines a chaud en acier ordinaire Expired - Lifetime EP0707668B1 (fr)

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