EP2651578B2 - Rolling mill for producing steel for tubes and thin strip - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a rolling train, in particular a CSP plant for producing strip, in particular tubular steel, and/or thin strip, comprising a casting device for producing a thin slab and a rolling train for rolling the thin slab into a strip or thin strip.
- CSP Cosmetic Strip Production plants are casting-rolling plants in which two separate process stages for the production of steel strips are closely linked, namely casting the liquid steel into thin slabs in the casting plant and rolling the thin slabs into steel strips in the rolling plant.
- the previously cast strand is usually rolled directly using the casting heat or by setting the desired rolling temperature by means of a soaking furnace or a heating device between the casting plant and the rolling train.
- Conventional rolling trains of a thick slab plant have at least one roughing stand or heavy-plate stand and a finishing train arranged at some distance behind this roughing stand or heavy-plate stand. While in the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand the thin slab is usually reversingly rolled into an intermediate strip with a predetermined thickness, rolling takes place in the finishing train in tandem operation, with the finishing train being designed as a continuous train.
- the distance between the individual stands of such finishing trains is usually constant and is usually around 5.5 meters
- the distance between the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand and the first stand of the finishing train is usually many times higher in order to ensure reversing rolling operation in the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand to be able to Distances between the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand and the finishing train of around 50 meters or more are not uncommon in this context.
- the rolling train according to the invention in particular a CSP plant, preferably consists of a compact rolling train for the production of metal strips, primarily tubular steel and/or thin strip, in which the temperature between two successive finishing stands Fi and Fi+1 is influenced with the aid of a rapid heating device, in particular induction heating can be.
- a straightening unit namely a roll straightener
- a pair of shears and/or optionally a descaler or another strip cooling device can be arranged between the stands Fi and Fi+1. All facilities are placed so compactly that they fit between 5 and 25 m between scaffolding.
- the stand Fi is preferably provided with actuators for influencing the curvature of the strip and/or skis on the strip head.
- the rapid heating device in particular induction heating
- shears and/or descaler can be used depending on the product to be rolled or can be moved out of the rolling line transversely, or alternatively a roller table with or without thermal insulation or a table can be arranged there.
- the shears can also be provided between the stands for thin-strip rolling in order to be used at the head and/or at the end and to ensure that the heads and ends of the formed strip are as straight as possible.
- a single-row descaler is preferably provided, which is compact in design and is preferably arranged in front of stand Fi+1 behind the rapid heating device.
- the descaler can be activated before stand Fi+1.
- the descaler can optionally be deactivated or moved out of the rolling line.
- a looper can optionally be dispensed with, instead of which a minimum tension control with or without a tension measuring roller can be provided.
- a rolling train according to the invention preferably the rolling train of a CSP plant with the corresponding additional units, significantly reduces the installation space of a rolling train overall.
- the use of additional units within the finishing train which can optionally be moved into the rolling line, can advantageously support the rolling process overall, both with regard to the process control and with regard to the microstructure adjustment in the rolled product.
- these additional units require little installation space and are arranged between two finishing stands which are 5-25 m apart. In other words, the space required between two stands with the additional units is much smaller than the intermediate strip length rolled there.
- the thin slab preferably produced in the casting device of a CSP plant preferably has a thickness of ⁇ 120 mm. This provides a CSP plant which is capable of producing the desired range of products from thick tube strip to thin strip without the use of a reversing roughing stand and preferably solely using a large number of finishing stands as a rolling train.
- the process and manufacture of tube strip in a CSP plant can be described.
- the TM process (thermomechanical process) in CSP plants usually consists of the step of one or more transformations of the austenitic starting structure in the recrystallizing temperature range to produce a uniform, fine, recrystallized austenite structure, and the subsequent step of one or more transformations of the recrystallized, austenitic microstructure to produce an austenitic microstructure that is as flat as possible, rich in dislocations and non-recrystallized (so-called pan-cake microstructure).
- These steps are also referred to as austenite conditioning.
- the austenitic structure conditioned by means of the first step is cooled to produce a fine-grained structure in the finished hot strip or hot sheet during the phase transformation.
- the microstructure of the finished hot-rolled strip or hot-rolled sheet then consists of a combination of ferrite, pearlite, bainite and martensite, whereby the content of these four microstructure components can be between 0% and 100%:
- the above step of forming in the non-recrystallizing temperature range of the austenite can also be omitted.
- the conditioning of the austenite takes place entirely in the austenite's recrystallizing temperature range.
- step of hot rolling in the recrystallizing temperature range of austenite is followed by a step in the non-recrystallizing temperature range of austenite, with a large ratio of the thickness of the finished hot strip or hot sheet and the thickness of the slab or intermediate strip, there is often only little residual deformation for the subsequent deformations in thermomechanical treatment. Even if individual stands are switched off, this is sometimes not enough to convert any residues of the cast structure and individual coarse grains or microstructure areas into a uniform, flat pan-cake microstructure of non-recrystallized austenite grains. Insufficiently conditioned austenite is also present in this case.
- insufficiently conditioned austenite disadvantageously leads to individual, coarser grains outside the normal distribution around the mean crown size and/or to microstructure areas in the finished hot strip or hot sheet, the substructure of which is characterized by small-angle grain boundaries.
- such structural areas lead to poorer mechanical properties of the finished strip or sheet, in particular to reduced toughness.
- the deformation occurs in the recrystallizing
- the austenite range is of crucial importance for the properties of the finished steel strip or sheet.
- the degree of deformation required in the first step of the thermomechanical treatment can be partially replaced by an increased entry temperature, this possibility is limited by the maximum furnace temperature as well as by the cooling at roll contact and by thermal radiation between the stands when several stands are involved in this step are.
- a CSP plant is preferred in which a heating device is arranged between at least two stands Fi and Fi+1 of the rolling train, in particular between the first stand F1 and the second stand F2. If required, this heating device can also be designed so that it can be moved out of and back into the rolling train.
- An induction heating device in particular with one to four inductor elements, is particularly preferred. Overall, the most compact design possible with a high power density is sought in such a heating device.
- the component through which the power is introduced into the band is referred to as the inductor element.
- One or a plurality of inductor elements can thus form an induction heater.
- the rolling plant is preferably used as a continuous train, within which the forming steps described above in the exemplary embodiment are applied at high temperature and, if necessary, with the support of the heating device between the finishing stands and with optional cooling, rolling at low temperature.
- the forming steps are preferably coupled, ie all the stands involved are engaged at the same time after the thin slab or intermediate strip infeed.
- the roll stands are run in tandem operation, i.e. in an operating mode in which the thin slabs or the intermediate strip pass through all the roll stands at the same time.
- individual scaffolding can also be driven up here and therefore not participate in the forming work.
- a method can be used in which the cast strand does not have to be cut to length into slabs, but rather is fed continuously, preferably through a tunnel furnace, to the hot rolling mill and for this purpose the hot strip is finish-rolled, cooled and cut to length before the coiler and then is wound into coils.
- This mode of operation reduces the amount of scrap, since there are no top and bottom ends of strip.
- thinner strip thicknesses preferably with a thickness of. ⁇ 1 millimeter can be generated, since the risk of cobbles when thin strips enter the last stands of the hot rolling mill is limited to the start-up.
- endless rolling the infeed speed of the first active stand is reduced to the casting speed, which can lead to increased temperature losses before and/or during hot rolling. Therefore, higher rolling temperatures and thus heating of the strip are required for rolling in order to avoid final rolling temperatures in the ferrite phase and/or in the two-phase region austenite plus ferrite.
- an induction heating system is advantageously installed between the front stands or at least inserted into the area between the front stands.
- Induction heating is preferably used between the first and second and/or the second and third stand of a finishing train.
- an induction heater is characterized by a comparatively small passage dimension in the thickness direction and is a sensitive component.
- skis or other strip curvatures or imperfections often occur at the head, which endanger the safe passage of the tubular strip or thin strip through the induction heating or other units (shears, descaler) between two finishing stands .
- the above-mentioned ski-up or -down phenomenon can make it very difficult to thread the pre-rolled intermediate strip into a subsequent stand. In the worst case, the intermediate strip damages units between the two finishing stands.
- the ski is minimized or eliminated by means of a roller straightening machine.
- the pre-rolled intermediate strip head is cut by means of a suitable shearing device within the system according to the invention.
- a pre-rolled intermediate strip can also be cropped at the head and ends with such shears if thin finished strips are to be produced in batch operation.
- Measures on the roll stand itself include installing a twin drive and different settings for the roll speed on the top and bottom rolls depending on, for example, the entry thickness, the reduction in thickness, the material or the temperature, as well as different diameters of the top and bottom work roll ah.
- the slab or strip cooling system upstream of the rolling stand Fi can be adjusted in such a way that a temperature profile that is as symmetrical as possible is created over the thickness of the rolled product or is influenced by targeted temperature trimming of the skis.
- trimming of the slab temperatures on the top and bottom is also possible for this purpose in front of the stand with a heating device.
- this device for correcting or avoiding a ski or a belt curvature in the form of a straightening unit is a roller straightening machine.
- a ski can be cut out of the rolling stock using scissors.
- the occurrence of unevenness in the intermediate strip can preferably be detected by means of suitable surface distance sensors, in particular before it enters the heating device.
- suitable sensors are mechanical, optical or other sensors known to those skilled in the art. Based on an alarm signal from a controller connected to the sensors, suitable measures to eliminate or reduce the detected uneven strip course can be initiated or the intermediate strip or slab can be rejected again.
- the heating device be protected from damage caused by bending of the strip in the manner described above; Damage, in particular to induction heaters, by cooling water remaining on the strip or thin strip can also be avoided by using suitable blow-off devices, which are also particularly advantageously arranged between the roll stands of the finishing train according to the invention or can be moved into this location.
- figure 1 1 shows a part of a hot rolling mill 2 in a first embodiment, in which the metal strip 1 runs through a first illustrated roll stand denoted Fi and a second illustrated roll stand denoted Fi+1.
- the distance between stands Fi and Fi+1 is between 5 and 25 m.
- strip 1 runs into an induction heater 8 and then into a pair of driver rollers 12 .
- a strip tension can be applied to the strip 1 (even before it reaches the strip head in the subsequent stand) and, in addition, any water remaining on the strip 1 can be easily squeezed out.
- a minimum tension control can be set up between stands Fi and Fi+1.
- the pair of pinch rollers 12 helps to set an exact setting speed on the stand Fi+1.
- a tension measuring roll or looper (not shown) is arranged between the stands to ensure mass flow.
- a cooling section 11 is arranged for an application example, with which the strip 1 heated in the heating device 8 to a temperature above the recrystallization temperature is cooled to a temperature range in the non-recrystallization range for a previously heated application example.
- the two devices 8 and 12 can also be arranged in reverse.
- the arrangement of pairs of driving rollers 12 in front of and behind the heating device 8 is also conceivable.
- FIG 2 shows an embodiment of a hot rolling mill 2 according to the invention, of which only the finishing stand Fi and the finishing stand Fi+1 are shown.
- a heating device 8 for rapid heating of the metal strip 1 by means of induction heating is in turn arranged between the roll stands Fi, Fi+1.
- a device 14 for correcting/avoiding a ski on the intermediate strip which has left the finishing stand F1 is arranged in the rolling direction W between the finishing stand F1 and the heating device 8. According to the invention, such a device 14 for correcting/avoiding a ski-up or ski-down is a roller straightening machine.
- Devices 14 of this type are intended to correct, ie eliminate or at least reduce to a minimum considered acceptable, the phenomenon of, for example, a lifted strip head after exiting a roll stand (so-called ski-up).
- ski-up the phenomenon of, for example, a lifted strip head after exiting a roll stand
- This primarily serves to avoid downtimes due to inaccurate or non-existent threading of the intermediate strip head into downstream units, for example the rapid heating device 8, other units (shears, descaler) or any other roll stand Fi+1.
- the hot rolling mill 2 has separate drives for the upper work roll Fia and the lower work roll Fib that are not coupled to one another, at least in one roll stand, preferably the first roll stand Fi.
- the ski-up or ski-down phenomenon can already be limited to minimum values during rolling.
- FIG 3 shows a further embodiment of a hot rolling mill 2 according to the invention, in which a device 14 for correcting a ski on the intermediate strip head, followed by a rapid heating device 8, is arranged between the first roll stand Fi shown and the second roll stand Fi+1 shown.
- a descaler 15 is again arranged between the rapid heating device 8 and the roll stand Fi+1, via which scales adhering to the surfaces of the strip 1 can be safely removed again before the strip 1 enters the roll stand Fi+1.
- this embodiment of the invention can also have a pair of driver rollers (not shown) and/or a cooling system (not shown).
- FIG. 4 shows a non-inventive embodiment of a hot rolling mill 2, in which a pair of shears 13, a rapid heating device 8, a pair of driver rollers 12 and a descaler 15 are arranged between the first roll stand Fi shown and the second roll stand Fi+1 shown in the rolling direction W of the strip 1. While the rapid heating 8, the pair of driver rollers 12 and the descaler 15 in a similar manner as in the embodiments according to FIGS Figures 2 to 4 work, the scissors 13 are mainly used to cut off the head of the strip and, if necessary, the end of the strip where roll tongues or bends (so-called skis) can occur.
- the scissors 13 replace the devices shown in the previous embodiments (not shown here) for correcting/avoiding a ski
- the scissors 13 also advantageously support the further rolling process by cutting off tongues, which have a harmful effect on the run in the subsequent rolling process of strip 1 and for the work rolls of the following stands.
- FIG 5 an embodiment of a hot rolling mill 2 according to the invention is shown, in which a finishing stand Fi, a device 14 for correcting/avoiding a ski-up, a shear 13 and a rapid heating system 8 are arranged in the rolling direction W of the strip 1 .
- the metal strip 1 After exiting the rapid heating, the metal strip 1 enters a pair of driver rollers 12, through which residual water resting on the strip 1 is squeezed out.
- the metal strip 1 After leaving the pair of driver rollers 12, the metal strip 1 enters the descaler 15, in which residual scale which has formed on the surfaces of the strip 1 is safely removed before the strip 1 enters the finishing stand Fi+1.
- the hot strip 1 previously heated in the rapid heating device 8 can be cooled again in the cooling system 11 and rolled out to the finished strip thickness.
- the rapid heating device 8 and the scissors 13 can alternatively also be arranged in the opposite direction, viewed in the direction of travel of the strip.
- the rapid heating device 8 and the descaler 15 can be arranged at the same location, viewed in the direction of strip travel, and alternatively pushed laterally into the rolling line so that either the descaler 15 or the rapid heating device 8 can be used.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Walzstraße, insbesondere einer CSP-Anlage zur Herstellung von Band, insbesondere Röhrenstahl, und/oder Dünnband, umfassend eine Gießvorrichtung zum Erzeugen einer Dünnbramme sowie eine Walzstraße zum Walzen der Dünnbramme zu einem Band oder Dünnband.The invention relates to a rolling train, in particular a CSP plant for producing strip, in particular tubular steel, and/or thin strip, comprising a casting device for producing a thin slab and a rolling train for rolling the thin slab into a strip or thin strip.
Die Herstellung von Stahlband oder Stahlblech durch Warmwalzen ist im Stand der Technik hinlänglich beschrieben. Entsprechende Offenbarungen finden sich beispielsweise in dem Beitrag von
Eine gattungsgemäße Anlage wird in der
CSP (Compact Strip Production) -Anlagen sind Gießwalzanlagen, bei denen zwei getrennt arbeitende Prozessstufen zur Produktion von Stahlbändern eng miteinander verknüpft sind, nämlich das Gießen des flüssigen Stahls zu Dünnbrammen in der Gießanlage und das Walzen der Dünnbrammen zu Stahlbändern in der Walzanlage. Dabei erfolgt üblicherweise das Walzen des vorab vergossenen Strangs direkt unter Ausnutzung der Gießhitze oder durch Einstellungen der gewünschten Walztemperatur mittels eines Ausgleichsofens oder einer Aufheizvorrichtung zwischen der Gießanlage und der Walzstraße.CSP (Compact Strip Production) plants are casting-rolling plants in which two separate process stages for the production of steel strips are closely linked, namely casting the liquid steel into thin slabs in the casting plant and rolling the thin slabs into steel strips in the rolling plant. The previously cast strand is usually rolled directly using the casting heat or by setting the desired rolling temperature by means of a soaking furnace or a heating device between the casting plant and the rolling train.
Konventionelle Walzstraßen einer Dickbrammenanlage weisen wenigstens ein Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst und eine hinter diesem Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst mit einigem Abstand angeordnete Fertigstraße auf. Während im Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst üblicherweise reversierend die Dünnbramme zu einem Zwischenband mit vorab bestimmter Dicke gewalzt wird, erfolgt das Walzen innerhalb der Fertigstraße im Tandembetrieb, zu dem die Fertigstraße als KontiStraße ausgebildet ist. Während der Abstand zwischen den einzelnen Gerüsten derartiger Fertigstraßen üblicherweise konstant ist und üblicherweise etwa 5.5 Meter beträgt, ist der Abstand zwischen dem Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst und dem ersten Gerüst der Fertigstraße üblicherweise um ein Vielfaches höher, um den reversierenden Walzbetrieb im Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst gewährleisten zu können. Abstände zwischen dem Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst und der Fertigstraße von etwa 50 Meter oder mehr sind in diesem Zusammenhang keine Seltenheit.Conventional rolling trains of a thick slab plant have at least one roughing stand or heavy-plate stand and a finishing train arranged at some distance behind this roughing stand or heavy-plate stand. While in the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand the thin slab is usually reversingly rolled into an intermediate strip with a predetermined thickness, rolling takes place in the finishing train in tandem operation, with the finishing train being designed as a continuous train. While the distance between the individual stands of such finishing trains is usually constant and is usually around 5.5 meters, the distance between the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand and the first stand of the finishing train is usually many times higher in order to ensure reversing rolling operation in the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand to be able to Distances between the roughing stand or heavy-plate stand and the finishing train of around 50 meters or more are not uncommon in this context.
Konventionelle Walzstraßen weisen aufgrund einer üblicherweise fluchtenden Anordnung von Dickbrammen-Austragerollgang des Brammenofens, Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst und Fertigstraße eine große Länge auf und es werden mehr leistungsstarke Gerüste benötigt, wodurch die Investitionskosten hoch sind. Energetisch sind die konventionellen Walzstraßen den CSP-Anlagen unterlegen. Besonders bei der Dünnbanderzeugung ist die Eingangstemperatur in die Fertigstraße hier sehr niedrig, was die Dünnbandwalzung schwierig macht. Auch die Herstellung von Röhrenblechen in einer konventionellen Warmbandstraße ist wegen der notwendigen Temperaturführung sehr zeitaufwendig und mindert die Produktion einer konventionellen Warmbandstraße.Due to a usually aligned arrangement of thick slab discharge roller table of the slab furnace, roughing stand or heavy plate stand and finishing train, conventional rolling mills are very long and more powerful stands are required, which means that the investment costs are high. In terms of energy, the conventional rolling mills are inferior to the CSP plants. Especially when producing thin strips, the entry temperature to the finishing train is very low here, which makes thin strip rolling difficult. The production of tube sheets in a conventional hot strip mill is also very time-consuming because of the necessary temperature control and reduces the production of a conventional hot strip mill.
Es war daher eine Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Walzstraße der eingangs beschriebenen Art zur Verfügung zu stellen, mittels derer die oben beschriebenen Nachteile zumindest verringert werden können. Im erfindungsgemäßen Sinne wird diese Aufgabe mit einer Walzstraße, umfassend die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1, gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungsformen der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen definiert.It was therefore an object of the invention to provide a rolling train of the type described at the outset, by means of which the disadvantages described above can at least be reduced. In the sense of the invention, this object is achieved with a rolling train comprising the features of
Die erfindungsgemäße Walzstraße, insbesondere einer CSP-Anlage, besteht bevorzugt aus einer kompakten Walzstraße zum Herstellen von Metallbändern, vornehmlich Röhrenstahl und/oder Dünnband, bei denen zwischen zwei aufeinander folgenden Fertiggerüsten Fi und Fi+1 die Temperatur mit Hilfe einer Schnellaufheizvorrichtung, insbesondere Induktionsheizung beeinflusst werden kann. Dabei ist neben der Schnellaufheizvorrichtung ein Richtaggregat, nämlich eine Rollenrichtmaschine, zwischen zwei aufeinander folgenden Fertiggerüsten Fi und Fi+1 vorgesehen. Weiterhin kann eine Schere oder/und optional ein Zunderwäscher oder eine andere Bandkühleinrichtung zwischen den Gerüsten Fi und Fi+1 angeordnet sein. Alle Einrichtungen sind so kompakt platziert, dass sie in einen Gerüstabstand zwischen 5 und 25 m passen. Weiterhin ist das Gerüst Fi vor der Schnellaufheizvorrichtung vorzugsweise mit Stellgliedern zur Beeinflussung der Bandwölbungen und/oder Ski am Bandkopf versehen.The rolling train according to the invention, in particular a CSP plant, preferably consists of a compact rolling train for the production of metal strips, primarily tubular steel and/or thin strip, in which the temperature between two successive finishing stands Fi and Fi+1 is influenced with the aid of a rapid heating device, in particular induction heating can be. In addition to the rapid heating device, a straightening unit, namely a roll straightener, is provided between two successive finishing stands Fi and Fi+1. Furthermore, a pair of shears and/or optionally a descaler or another strip cooling device can be arranged between the stands Fi and Fi+1. All facilities are placed so compactly that they fit between 5 and 25 m between scaffolding. Furthermore, before the rapid heating device, the stand Fi is preferably provided with actuators for influencing the curvature of the strip and/or skis on the strip head.
Zusammen mit einem Richtaggregat, nämlich der Rollenrichtmaschine, und/oder der Schere und den oben bezeichneten Stellgliedern kann so in dem begrenzten Bauraum ein sicheres Passieren durch die Schnellaufheizvorrichtung, insbesondere Induktionsheizung, mit einem minimalen Durchgangsmaß in Dickenrichtung gewährleistet werden. Verfahrensbedingt können Schnellaufheizvorrichtung, Schere und/oder Zunderwäscher abhängig vom zu walzenden Produkt verwendet oder quer aus der Walzlinie herausgefahren werden oder dort alternativ ein Rollgang mit oder ohne Wärmedämmung oder Tisch angeordnet sein. Auch für die Dünnbandwalzung kann die Schere zwischen den Gerüsten vorgesehen sein, um am Kopf oder/und am Ende eingesetzt zu werden und für möglichst gerade Köpfe und Enden am umgeformten Band zu sorgen.Together with a straightening unit, namely the roll straightener, and/or the shears and the above-mentioned actuators, safe passage through the rapid heating device, in particular induction heating, with a minimum passage dimension in the thickness direction can be guaranteed in the limited installation space. Depending on the process, the rapid heating device, shears and/or descaler can be used depending on the product to be rolled or can be moved out of the rolling line transversely, or alternatively a roller table with or without thermal insulation or a table can be arranged there. The shears can also be provided between the stands for thin-strip rolling in order to be used at the head and/or at the end and to ensure that the heads and ends of the formed strip are as straight as possible.
Infolge der zusätzlichen Einrichtungen zwischen den Gerüsten vergrößert sich der normale Gerüstabstand von beispielsweise ≥ 5,5 m. Zur Beseitigung einer möglichen zusätzlichen Sekundärzunderbildung ist vorzugsweise ein einreihiger Zunderwäscher vorgesehen, der kompakt ausgeführt und bevorzugt vor dem Gerüst Fi+1 hinter der Schnellaufheizvorrichtung angeordnet ist. Beim Walzen von Bändern mit höheren Oberflächenanforderungen (z. B. bei der Dünnbandwalzung) kann der Zunderwäscher vor dem Gerüst Fi+1 aktiviert werden. Bei der Herstellung von Röhren kann der Zunderwäscher optional deaktiviert oder aus der Walzlinie gefahren werden.As a result of the additional equipment between the stands, the normal stand spacing of ≥ 5.5 m, for example, increases. To eliminate possible additional secondary scale formation, a single-row descaler is preferably provided, which is compact in design and is preferably arranged in front of stand Fi+1 behind the rapid heating device. When rolling strips with higher surface requirements (e.g. thin strip rolling), the descaler can be activated before stand Fi+1. When manufacturing tubes, the descaler can optionally be deactivated or moved out of the rolling line.
Um Bauraum zu sparen, kann optional auf einen Looper verzichtet werden, anstelle dessen eine Minimalzugregelung mit oder ohne Zugmessrolle vorgesehen sein kann.In order to save installation space, a looper can optionally be dispensed with, instead of which a minimum tension control with or without a tension measuring roller can be provided.
Im Vergleich zu einer konventionellen Walzstraße mit Induktionsheizungen zwischen Vor- und Fertigstraße wird durch die erfindungsgemäße Verwendung einer Walzstraße, bevorzugt der Walzstraße einer CSP-Anlage mit den entsprechenden Zusatzaggregaten der Bauraum einer Walzstraße insgesamt deutlich verringert. Der Einsatz von wahlweise in die Walzlinie einfahrbaren Zusatzaggregaten innerhalb der Fertigstraße kann den Walzprozess insgesamt sowohl im Hinblick auf die Verfahrensführung als auch im Hinblick auf die Gefügeeinstellung im Walzprodukt vorteilhaft unterstützen. Diese Zusatzaggregate benötigen im erfindungsgemäßen Sinne wenig Bauraum und sind zwischen zwei Fertiggerüsten angeordnet, deren Abstand 5 - 25 m beträgt. Anders ausgedrückt ist der Platzbedarf zwischen zwei Gerüsten mit den Zusatzaggregaten viel kleiner als die dort gewalzte Zwischenbandlänge.Compared to a conventional rolling train with induction heating between roughing and finishing train, the use of a rolling train according to the invention, preferably the rolling train of a CSP plant with the corresponding additional units, significantly reduces the installation space of a rolling train overall. The use of additional units within the finishing train, which can optionally be moved into the rolling line, can advantageously support the rolling process overall, both with regard to the process control and with regard to the microstructure adjustment in the rolled product. In the sense of the invention, these additional units require little installation space and are arranged between two finishing stands which are 5-25 m apart. In other words, the space required between two stands with the additional units is much smaller than the intermediate strip length rolled there.
Bevorzugt weist die vorzugsweise in der Gießvorrichtung einer CSP-Anlage erzeugt Dünnbramme eine Dicke von ≤ 120 mm auf. Hierdurch wird eine CSP-Anlage zur Verfügung gestellt, welche sicher ohne den Einsatz eines reversierenden Vorgerüsts und bevorzugt allein unter Verwendung einer Vielzahl von Fertiggerüsten als Walzstraße in der Lage ist, das gewünschte Produktspektrum vom dicken Röhrenband bis Dünnband herzustellen.The thin slab preferably produced in the casting device of a CSP plant preferably has a thickness of ≦120 mm. This provides a CSP plant which is capable of producing the desired range of products from thick tube strip to thin strip without the use of a reversing roughing stand and preferably solely using a large number of finishing stands as a rolling train.
Als Beispiel und bevorzugte Ausführungsform kann das Verfahren und die Herstellung von Röhrenband in einer CSP-Anlage beschrieben werden. Das TM-Verfahren (thermomechnisches Verfahren) in CSP-Anlagen besteht in der Regel aus dem Schritt einer oder mehrerer Umformungen des austenitischen Ausgangsgefüges im rekristallisierenden Temperaturbereich zur Erzeugung eines gleichmäßigen, feinen, rekristallisierten Austenitgefüges, und des anschließenden Schritts einer oder mehrerer Umformungen des rekristallisierten, austenitischen Gefüges zur Erzeugung eines möglichst flachgestreckten, versetzungsreichen, nicht rekristallisierten Austenitgefüges (so genanntes Pan-Cake-Gefüge). Diese Schritte werden auch als Konditionierung des Austenits bezeichnet.As an example and preferred embodiment, the process and manufacture of tube strip in a CSP plant can be described. The TM process (thermomechanical process) in CSP plants usually consists of the step of one or more transformations of the austenitic starting structure in the recrystallizing temperature range to produce a uniform, fine, recrystallized austenite structure, and the subsequent step of one or more transformations of the recrystallized, austenitic microstructure to produce an austenitic microstructure that is as flat as possible, rich in dislocations and non-recrystallized (so-called pan-cake microstructure). These steps are also referred to as austenite conditioning.
Schließlich erfolgt in einem weiteren Schritt die Abkühlung des mittels des ersten Schritts konditionierten austenitischen Gefüges zur Erzeugung eines feinkörnigen Gefüges im fertigen Warmband bzw. Warmblech bei der Phasenumwandlung. Das Gefüge des fertigen Warmbandes bzw. Warmblechs besteht dann aus der Kombination von Ferrit, Perlit, Bainit und Martensit, wobei der Gehalt dieser vier Gefügekomponenten jeweils zwischen 0 % und 100 % betragen kann:Finally, in a further step, the austenitic structure conditioned by means of the first step is cooled to produce a fine-grained structure in the finished hot strip or hot sheet during the phase transformation. The microstructure of the finished hot-rolled strip or hot-rolled sheet then consists of a combination of ferrite, pearlite, bainite and martensite, whereby the content of these four microstructure components can be between 0% and 100%:
Der vorgenannten Beschreibung des TM-Verfahrens folgend kann auch auf den vorgenannten Schritt der Umformung im nichtrekristallisierenden Temperaturbereich des Austenits verzichtet werden. In diesem Fall findet die Konditionierung des Austenits vollständig im rekristallisierenden Temperaturbereich des Austenits statt.Following the above description of the TM process, the above step of forming in the non-recrystallizing temperature range of the austenite can also be omitted. In this case, the conditioning of the austenite takes place entirely in the austenite's recrystallizing temperature range.
Die Schwierigkeit beim thermomechanischen Warmwalzen besteht jedoch darin, dass zur Erzeugung des gleichmäßig fein rekristallisierten Austenitkorns im rekristallisierenden Bereich eine möglichst große Umformung aufgebracht werden muss. Ein fein rekristallisiertes Gefüge zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass sowohl die ehemalige, ungleichmäßige Gußstruktur als auch einzelne grobe Körner oder Gefügebereiche vollständig in ein gleichmäßiges, fein rekristallisiertes Gefüge mit kleiner Streuung um die mittlere Korngröße überführt werden. Häufig werden diese Bedingungen nicht oder nicht vollständig erfüllt und führt zu einem unzureichenden konditionierten Austenitgefüge.The difficulty with thermomechanical hot rolling, however, is that in order to produce the uniformly finely recrystallized austenite grain, the greatest possible deformation must be applied in the recrystallizing area. A finely recrystallized microstructure is characterized by the fact that both the former, non-uniform cast structure and individual coarse grains or microstructure areas are completely converted into a uniform, finely recrystallized microstructure with small scatter around the mean grain size. Frequently, these conditions are not met or not fully met, leading to an insufficient conditioned austenite structure.
Schließt sich dem Schritt der Warmwalzung im rekristallisierenden Temperaturbereich des Austenits ein Schritt im nicht rekristallisierenden Temperaturbereich des Austenits an, verbleibt bei einem großen Verhältnis der Dicke des fertigen Warmbandes bzw. Warmblechs und der Dicke der Bramme oder des Zwischenbandes oft nur wenig Restumformung für die nachfolgenden Umformungen in der thermomechanischen Behandlung. Selbst beim Abschalten einzelner Gerüste genügt dieses mitunter nicht, um eventuell noch vorhandene Reste der Gußstruktur sowie einzelne grobe Körner oder Gefügebereiche in ein gleichmäßiges, flaches Pan-Cake-Gefüge aus nicht rekristallisierten Austenitkörnern zu überführen. Auch in diesem Fall liegt ein unzureichend konditionierter Austenit vor.If the step of hot rolling in the recrystallizing temperature range of austenite is followed by a step in the non-recrystallizing temperature range of austenite, with a large ratio of the thickness of the finished hot strip or hot sheet and the thickness of the slab or intermediate strip, there is often only little residual deformation for the subsequent deformations in thermomechanical treatment. Even if individual stands are switched off, this is sometimes not enough to convert any residues of the cast structure and individual coarse grains or microstructure areas into a uniform, flat pan-cake microstructure of non-recrystallized austenite grains. Insufficiently conditioned austenite is also present in this case.
Unzureichend konditionierter Austenit führt aber in nachteiliger Weise im fertigen Warmband bzw. Warmblech zu einzelnen gröberen Körnern außerhalb der Normalverteilung um die mittlere Krongröße und/oder zur Gefügebereichen, deren Substruktur durch Kleinwinkelkorngrenzen gekennzeichnet ist. Derartige Gefügebereiche führen aber zur schlechteren mechanischen Eigenschaften des fertigen Bandes oder Blechs, insbesondere zu einer verminderten Zähigkeit.However, insufficiently conditioned austenite disadvantageously leads to individual, coarser grains outside the normal distribution around the mean crown size and/or to microstructure areas in the finished hot strip or hot sheet, the substructure of which is characterized by small-angle grain boundaries. However, such structural areas lead to poorer mechanical properties of the finished strip or sheet, in particular to reduced toughness.
Entsprechend der vorab gegebenen Beschreibung des TM-Verfahrens kommt der Verformung im rekristallisierenden Bereich des Austenits eine entscheidende Bedeutung für die Eigenschaften des fertigen Stahlbandes oder -blechs zu. Der im ersten Schritt der thermomechanischen Behandlung erforderliche Umformgrad kann zwar zum Teil durch eine angehobene Einlauftemperatur ersetzt werden, diese Möglichkeit ist jedoch begrenzt durch die maximale Ofentemperatur sowie durch die Abkühlung beim Walzenkontakt und durch thermische Abstrahlung zwischen den Gerüsten, wenn an diesem Schritt mehrere Gerüste beteiligt sind.According to the description of the TM process given above, the deformation occurs in the recrystallizing The austenite range is of crucial importance for the properties of the finished steel strip or sheet. Although the degree of deformation required in the first step of the thermomechanical treatment can be partially replaced by an increased entry temperature, this possibility is limited by the maximum furnace temperature as well as by the cooling at roll contact and by thermal radiation between the stands when several stands are involved in this step are.
Bevorzugt wird eine CSP-Anlage, bei der eine Heizvorrichtung zwischen wenigstens zwei Gerüsten Fi und Fi+1 der Walzstraße, insbesondere zwischen dem ersten Gerüst F1 und dem zweiten Gerüst F2 angeordnet ist. Bei Bedarf kann diese Heizvorrichtung auch aus der Walzstraße heraus und wieder in diese einfahrbar gestaltet sein. Besonders bevorzugt wird eine Induktionsheizvorrichtung, insbesondere mit ein bis vier Induktorelementen ausgeführt. Insgesamt wird eine möglichst kompakte Bauform mit hoher Leistungsdichte bei einer derartigen Aufheizvorrichtung angestrebt. Als Induktorelement wird dabei dasjenige Bauelement bezeichnet, über das die Leistung in das Band eingebracht wird. Ein oder eine Mehrzahl von Induktorelementen kann somit eine Induktionsheizung bilden.A CSP plant is preferred in which a heating device is arranged between at least two stands Fi and Fi+1 of the rolling train, in particular between the first stand F1 and the second stand F2. If required, this heating device can also be designed so that it can be moved out of and back into the rolling train. An induction heating device, in particular with one to four inductor elements, is particularly preferred. Overall, the most compact design possible with a high power density is sought in such a heating device. The component through which the power is introduced into the band is referred to as the inductor element. One or a plurality of inductor elements can thus form an induction heater.
Anlagenseitig wird die Walzanlage vorzugsweise als Kontistraße verwendet, innerhalb derer die oben in dem Ausführungsbeispiel beschriebenen Umformschritte bei hoher Temperatur und gegebenenfalls mit Unterstützung der Aufheizvorrichtung zwischen den Fertiggerüsten und bei optionalem Kühlen das Walzen bei niedriger Temperatur angewendet wird. Es wird hierbei kein Vorgerüst bzw. Grobblechgerüst, wie in einer Dickbrammenanlage üblich, eingesetzt.On the plant side, the rolling plant is preferably used as a continuous train, within which the forming steps described above in the exemplary embodiment are applied at high temperature and, if necessary, with the support of the heating device between the finishing stands and with optional cooling, rolling at low temperature. No roughing stand or heavy-plate stand, as is usual in a thick slab plant, is used here.
Vorzugsweise sind die Umformschritte gekoppelt, das heißt alle beteiligten Gerüste sind nach dem Dünnbrammen- bzw. Zwischenbandeinlauf gleichzeitig im Eingriff. Hierbei werden die Walzgerüste im Tandembetrieb gefahren, somit in einer Betriebsweise, bei der die Dünnbrammen oder das Zwischenband gleichzeitig durch sämtliche Walzgerüste hindurch treten. Einzelne Gerüste können hierbei aber auch aufgefahren werden und demnach nicht an der Umformarbeit teilnehmen.The forming steps are preferably coupled, ie all the stands involved are engaged at the same time after the thin slab or intermediate strip infeed. In this case, the roll stands are run in tandem operation, i.e. in an operating mode in which the thin slabs or the intermediate strip pass through all the roll stands at the same time. However, individual scaffolding can also be driven up here and therefore not participate in the forming work.
Im Endlosbetrieb kann ein Verfahren angewendet werden, bei dem der gegossene Strang nicht durch Querteilen zu Brammen aufgeteilt werden muss, sondern vielmehr kontinuierlich, vorzugsweise durch einen Tunnelofen, dem Warmwalzwerk zugeführt wird und hierzu Warmband fertig gewalzt, gekühlt und erst vor dem Haspel quergeteilt und anschließend zu Coils aufgewickelt wird. Diese Fahrweise vermindert den Schrottanfall, da keine Kopf- und Fußenden von Band entstehen. Zusätzlich können auch dünnere Banddicken, vorzugsweise mit einer Dicke von. < 1 Millimeter erzeugt werden, da die Gefahr von Hochgeher (Cobbles) beim Einlaufen dünner Bänder in die letzten Gerüste des Warmwalzwerks auf das Anfahren beschränkt wird. Beim Endloswalzen ist die Einzugsgeschwindigkeit des ersten aktiven Gerüsts auf die Gießgeschwindigkeit reduziert, was zu erhöhten Temperaturverlusten vor und/oder während der Warmwalzung führen kann. Daher sind zur Walzung höhere Walztemperaturen und somit eine Heizung des Bandes erforderlich, um Walzendtemperaturen in Ferritphase und/oder in zwei Phasengebiet Austenit plus Ferrit zu vermeiden.In continuous operation, a method can be used in which the cast strand does not have to be cut to length into slabs, but rather is fed continuously, preferably through a tunnel furnace, to the hot rolling mill and for this purpose the hot strip is finish-rolled, cooled and cut to length before the coiler and then is wound into coils. This mode of operation reduces the amount of scrap, since there are no top and bottom ends of strip. In addition, thinner strip thicknesses, preferably with a thickness of. < 1 millimeter can be generated, since the risk of cobbles when thin strips enter the last stands of the hot rolling mill is limited to the start-up. In endless rolling, the infeed speed of the first active stand is reduced to the casting speed, which can lead to increased temperature losses before and/or during hot rolling. Therefore, higher rolling temperatures and thus heating of the strip are required for rolling in order to avoid final rolling temperatures in the ferrite phase and/or in the two-phase region austenite plus ferrite.
Ein derartiges Verfahren und die erläuterten Vorrichtungen erlauben auch prinzipiell das Herstellen von Stahlsorten mit reduziertem Austenits-Phasengebiet, beispielsweise mit Silizium - Gehalten von > 1,0 Prozent. Hierbei sind zur Walzung dann höhere Walztemperaturen erforderlich, um Walzendtemperaturen in der Ferritphase und/oder im Zweiphasengebiet Austenit plus Ferrit sicher zu vermeiden. Derartige Stahlgüten können ohne weiteres auf der erfindungsgemäßen CSP-Anlage hergestellt werden.In principle, such a method and the devices explained also allow the production of steel grades with a reduced austenite phase region, for example with silicon contents of >1.0 percent. Higher rolling temperatures are then required for rolling in order to reliably avoid final rolling temperatures in the ferrite phase and/or in the two-phase region of austenite plus ferrite. Steel grades of this type can easily be produced on the CSP plant according to the invention.
Bei der Herstellung des Bandes oder Dünnbandes wird, wie oben bereits beschrieben, vorteilhaft eine Induktionsheizung zwischen den vorderen Gerüsten eingebaut oder zumindest in den Bereich zwischen den vorderen Gerüsten eingefahren. Vorzugsweise wird eine Induktionsheizung zwischen dem ersten und zweiten oder/und dem zweiten und dritten Gerüst einer Fertigstraße eingesetzt.As already described above, during the production of the strip or thin strip, an induction heating system is advantageously installed between the front stands or at least inserted into the area between the front stands. Induction heating is preferably used between the first and second and/or the second and third stand of a finishing train.
Eine Induktionsheizung zeichnet sich jedoch durch ein vergleichsweise geringes Durchgangsmaß in Dickenrichtung aus und ist ein sensibles Bauteil. Beim Walzen in einer Fertigstraße, besonders in den ersten Gerüsten, treten besonders am Kopf häufig so genannte Skis oder sonstige Bandwölbungen oder Unplanheiten auf, die ein sicheres Passieren des Röhrenbandes oder Dünnbandes durch die Induktionsheizung oder andere Aggregate (Schere, Zunderwäscher) zwischen zwei Fertiggerüsten gefährden. Darüber hinaus kann das oben erwähnte Ski-Up- oder -Down Phänomen das Einfädeln des vorgewalzten Zwischenbandes in ein nachfolgendes Gerüst stark erschweren. Im ungünstigsten Fall beschädigt das Zwischenband Aggregate zwischen den zwei Fertiggerüsten.However, an induction heater is characterized by a comparatively small passage dimension in the thickness direction and is a sensitive component. When rolling in a finishing train, especially in the first stands, so-called skis or other strip curvatures or imperfections often occur at the head, which endanger the safe passage of the tubular strip or thin strip through the induction heating or other units (shears, descaler) between two finishing stands . In addition, the above-mentioned ski-up or -down phenomenon can make it very difficult to thread the pre-rolled intermediate strip into a subsequent stand. In the worst case, the intermediate strip damages units between the two finishing stands.
Die Minimierung oder Eliminierung des Skis erfolgt erfindungsgemäß mittels einer Rollenrichtmaschine. Überaus bevorzugt wird jedoch, wenn innerhalb der erfindungsgemäßen Anlage der vorgewalzte Zwischenbandkopf mittels einer geeigneten Schervorrichtung angeschnitten wird. Optional kann mit einer solchen Schere auch ein vorgewalztes Zwischenband an Kopf und Enden geschopft werden, wenn dünne Fertigbänder im Batchbetrieb herzustellen sind.According to the invention, the ski is minimized or eliminated by means of a roller straightening machine. However, it is extremely preferred if the pre-rolled intermediate strip head is cut by means of a suitable shearing device within the system according to the invention. Optionally, a pre-rolled intermediate strip can also be cropped at the head and ends with such shears if thin finished strips are to be produced in batch operation.
In einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Anlage kann abhängig vom gewalzten Bandmaterial eine Entzunderung in Walzrichtung hinter der Aufheizung des Zwischenbandes, gegebenenfalls nach dem Durchlaufen des Bandes durch die Heizvorrichtung und ein nachgeschaltetes Treiberrollenpaar vor dem Eintritt des Zwischenbandes in ein oder mehrere weitere Fertigwalzgerüste, angeordnet sein. Hierdurch wird sichergestellt, dass ein nahezu verunreinigungsfreies Dünnband oder Röhrenband fertig gewalzt werden kann, ohne dass Zunder die Band- oder Dünnbandoberfläche beschädigt.In a further preferred embodiment of the plant according to the invention, depending on the rolled strip material, descaling in Rolling direction behind the heating of the intermediate strip, optionally after the strip has passed through the heating device and a downstream pair of driver rollers before the entry of the intermediate strip in one or more further finishing rolling stands. This ensures that an almost contamination-free thin strip or tube strip can be finish-rolled without scale damaging the strip or thin-strip surface.
Um ein sicheres Passieren des Zwischenbandes durch die Einrichtungen zwischen zwei Fertiggerüsten zu gewährleisten, sind erfindungsgemäß bevorzugt eine Reihe möglicher Stellglieder vorgesehen, die einzeln oder in beliebigen Kombinationen Verwendung finden können:
Als Maßnahmen am Walzgerüst selbst bieten sich sowohl ein Einbau eines Twin-Drive und unterschiedliche Einstellungen der Walzendrehzahl an der Ober- und Unterwalze in Abhängigkeit von beispielsweise der Einlaufdicke, der Dickenabnahme, des Materials oder der Temperatur sowie unterschiedliche Durchmesser von oberer und unterer Arbeitswalze ah.In order to ensure that the intermediate strip passes safely through the devices between two finishing stands, a number of possible actuators are preferably provided according to the invention, which can be used individually or in any combination:
Measures on the roll stand itself include installing a twin drive and different settings for the roll speed on the top and bottom rolls depending on, for example, the entry thickness, the reduction in thickness, the material or the temperature, as well as different diameters of the top and bottom work roll ah.
Zur Beeinflussung der Temperaturverteilung des Walzproduktes in Dickenrichtung kann die Einstellung der Brammen- bzw. Bandkühlung vor dem Walzgerüst Fi so erfolgen, dass möglichst ein symmetrisches Temperaturprofil über die Dicke des Walzgutes entsteht oder so durch gezielte Temperaturvertrimmung der Ski beeinflusst wird. Alternativ ist auch für diesen Zweck vor dem Gerüst mit einer Heizeinrichtung eine Vertrimmung der Brammentemperaturen an Ober- und Unterseite möglich.In order to influence the temperature distribution of the rolled product in the thickness direction, the slab or strip cooling system upstream of the rolling stand Fi can be adjusted in such a way that a temperature profile that is as symmetrical as possible is created over the thickness of the rolled product or is influenced by targeted temperature trimming of the skis. Alternatively, trimming of the slab temperatures on the top and bottom is also possible for this purpose in front of the stand with a heating device.
Des Weiteren ist vorgesehen, eine Tischhöhenverstellung vor dem Fertiggerüst Fi durchzuführen, so dass eine definierte Brammen- oder Bandeinlaufposition in den Walzspalt (z.B. Walzgutmitte=Walzspaltmitte) sichergestellt wird.Furthermore, it is planned to adjust the table height in front of the finishing stand Fi, so that a defined slab or strip entry position in the roll gap (e.g. middle of the rolling stock = middle of the roll gap) is ensured.
Der Einbau eines Richtaggregats kann ebenfalls das Auftreten eines ungeraden Bandverlaufs (Ski, Wölbung, Krümmung) mit besonders einfachen und beherrschbaren Mitteln unterbinden. Diese Einrichtung zur Korrektur oder Vermeidung eines Skis bzw. einer Bandwölbung in Form eines Richtaggregates ist erfindungsgemäß eine Rollenrichtmaschine.The installation of a straightening unit can also prevent the occurrence of an uneven strip course (ski, bulge, curvature) with particularly simple and controllable means. According to the invention, this device for correcting or avoiding a ski or a belt curvature in the form of a straightening unit is a roller straightening machine.
Wie oben bereits erwähnt, kann ein Ski mittels einer Schere aus dem Walzgut herausgeschnitten werden.As already mentioned above, a ski can be cut out of the rolling stock using scissors.
Schließlich kann bevorzugt mittels geeigneter Oberflächen-Abstandssenoren das Auftreten von Unebenheiten im Zwischenband insbesondere vor dem Einlaufen in die Heizvorrichtung detektiert werden. Geeignete Sensoren sind dem Fachmann bekannte mechanische, optische oder sonstige Sensoren. Aufgrund eines Alarmsignals einer mit den Sensoren verbundenen Steuerung können geeignete Maßnahmen zur Eliminierung oder Verminderung des detektierten ungeraden Bandverlaufs eingeleitet oder das Zwischenband bzw. Bramme wieder zurückgewiesen werden.Finally, the occurrence of unevenness in the intermediate strip can preferably be detected by means of suitable surface distance sensors, in particular before it enters the heating device. Suitable sensors are mechanical, optical or other sensors known to those skilled in the art. Based on an alarm signal from a controller connected to the sensors, suitable measures to eliminate or reduce the detected uneven strip course can be initiated or the intermediate strip or slab can be rejected again.
Die Heizvorrichtung kann überdies nicht nur auf die oben beschriebene Art vor Beschädigungen durch Bandkrümmungen geschützt werden; auch Beschädigungen insbesondere von Induktionsheizungen durch auf dem Band oder Dünnband verbleibendes Kühlwasser können durch den Einsatz geeigneter Abblasvorrichtungen, die ebenfalls besonders vorteilhaft zwischen den Walzgerüsten der erfindungsgemäßen Fertigwalzstraße angeordnet oder in diesen Ort einfahrbar ist, vermieden werden.Moreover, not only can the heating device be protected from damage caused by bending of the strip in the manner described above; Damage, in particular to induction heaters, by cooling water remaining on the strip or thin strip can also be avoided by using suitable blow-off devices, which are also particularly advantageously arranged between the roll stands of the finishing train according to the invention or can be moved into this location.
Die oben erwähnten Zusatzaggregate und Maßnahmen zur Skibekämpfung können für verschiedene Anwendungsbeispiele bevorzugt in einer CSP-Fertigstraße angewendet werden. Es ist jedoch auch der Einsatz zwischen Fertiggerüsten einer konventionellen Walzstraße denkbar und vorgesehen.The above-mentioned additional units and measures for fighting skis can preferably be used in a CSP finishing train for various application examples. However, use between the finishing stands of a conventional rolling train is also conceivable and provided.
Die Induktionsheizung und Zusatzaggregate können fest angeordnet sein oder seitlich in die Walzlinie hinein- bzw. herausbewegt werden. Als Ersatz für hinausbewegte Aggregate können dort Wärmedämmhauben vorgesehen sein. Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend unter Verweis auf einige Figuren, in denen mehrere Ausführungsbeispiele der CSP-Anlage dargestellt sind, näher erläutert. In den Figuren zeigt:
Figur 1- ein erstes nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel, in dem zwischen zwei Gerüsten einer schematisch dargestellten Warmbandstraße eine Induktionsheizung und ein Treiberrollenpaar angeordnet sind,
Figur 2- ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß der Erfindung mit in Walzrichtung vor der Heizvorrichtung angeordnete Einrichtung zur Korrektur/Vermeidung eines Skis am Zwischenbandkopf.
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- ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß des erfindungsgemäßen Warmwalzwerks mit einer zwischen einer Einrichtung zur Korrektur/Vermeidung eines Skis am Zwischenbandkopf und einem Zunderwäscher hinter der angeordneten Heizvorrichtung, welche sämtlich zwischen zwei Walzgerüsten eines Warmwalzwerks angeordnet sind,
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- ein nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Warmwalzwerks mit in Walzrichtung hintereinander angeordneter Schere, Schnellaufheizung, Treiberrollenpaar sowie Entzunderer, und
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- ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Warmwalzwerks.
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- a first exemplary embodiment, not according to the invention, in which an induction heater and a pair of driver rollers are arranged between two stands of a hot strip mill shown schematically,
- figure 2
- a further exemplary embodiment according to the invention with a device for correcting/avoiding a ski on the intermediate strip head arranged in front of the heating device in the rolling direction.
- figure 3
- a further exemplary embodiment according to the hot rolling mill according to the invention with a heating device arranged between a device for correcting/avoiding a ski on the intermediate strip head and a descaler behind the heating device, all of which are arranged between two roll stands of a hot rolling mill,
- figure 4
- an exemplary embodiment of a hot rolling mill according to the invention with shears arranged one behind the other in the rolling direction, rapid heating, a pair of driver rollers and a descaler, and
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- another embodiment of a hot rolling mill according to the invention.
In
Die Schnellheizvorrichtung 8 und die Schere 13 können in Bandlaufrichtung gesehen alternativ auch umgekehrt angeordnet sein.The
Soll der Gerüstabstand weiter vermindert werden, so können die Schnellaufheizvorrichtung 8 und der Zunderwäscher 15 am gleichen Ort in Bandlaufrichtung gesehen angeordnet sein und alternativ seitlich in die Walzlinie geschoben werden, so dass entweder der Zunderwäscher 15 oder die Schnellaufheizvorrichtung 8 einsetzbar sind.If the stand spacing is to be further reduced, the
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- Rolling train for producing metal strips, preferably tubular steel and/or thin strip, in which a rapid heating device (8) and a further auxiliary unit are arranged between two successive finishing stands (Fi, Fi+1),
characterised in that
the spacing of the stands (Fi, Fi+1) between which the rapid heating device (8) is arranged is 5 to 25 metres and that the at least one further auxiliary unit arranged additionally to the rapid heating device (8) is a straightening unit, namely a roller straightening unit (14). - Rolling train according to claim 1, characterised in that the roll stand (Fi) upstream of the rapid heating device (8) and/or regions in front of and behind this roll stand (Fi) are equipped with setting elements for influencing strip camber and/or strip ski at the strip head.
- Rolling train according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the roll stands (Fi, Fi+1) are finishing stands of a preferably compact continuous train.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it is preferably a rolling train in a CSP plant which produces thin slabs with a thickness of ≤ 120 millimetres.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a heating device, particularly an induction heating device, preferably with 1 to 4 inductor elements, is arranged between the first and the second stands (F1, F2) and/or between the second and third stands (F2, F3) or movable into place therebetween.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one drive roller pair is arranged between a stand (Fi) and the succeeding stand (Fi+1) or is movable into place therebetween.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a device for correction or avoidance of a ski at the intermediate strip is arranged between a stand (Fi) and a succeeding stand (Fi+1), preferably in front of the heating device, or is movable into place therebetween.
- Rolling train according to claim 7, characterised in that the device for correction or avoidance of a ski is a holding-down roller, holding-down plate, holding-down strut, bending-straightening driver, strip-head straightening channel or strip-head pressing device.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one roll stand (Fi) has separate drives for the upper and lower working rolls (Fia, Fib).
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that strip cooling means or strip heating means, by means of which the temperature distribution over the slab thickness or strip thickness can be set for influencing the ski and strip camber, is arranged in front of a roll stand (Fi).
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a roll stand (Fi) has at the inlet side table height adjustment means by way of which the strip running position is adjustable.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a cutter is arranged between at least two roll stands (Fi, Fi+1) or is movable into place therebetween.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a scale washer is arranged between at least two roll stands (Fi, Fi+1) or is movable into place therebetween.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the spacing between two successive stands (Fi, Fi+1) is less than the intermediate strip length rolled between the stands.
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that thermal insulating hoods are arranged or are movable into place between at least two roll stands (Fi, Fi+1), particularly as a replacement for previously removed units between the roll stands (Fi, Fi+1).
- Rolling train according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the rolling train is connected with a process model by way of which the different measures and settings for influencing ski are controllable and regulable.
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