JP2008142756A - Method for controlling thickness/shape in cold rolling - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling the thickness/shape in cold rolling for maintaining the thickness accuracy by constantly controlling the rolling load, and enhancing the flatness of a rolled material in its longitudinal direction in order to solve problems of defective shape and defective thickness of a material to be rolled in a low-speed rolling range when the rolling is started and immediately before the rolling is completed. <P>SOLUTION: A rolling load P in a final n-th rolling stand of a single stand rolling mill or a continuous stand rolling mill and a thickness (h) on the outlet side are measured by a rolling load measuring means 2 and a thickness measuring instrument 1 to calculate rolling load deviation ΔP and thickness deviation Δh from a target rolling load Pa and a target thickness ha, respectively. In order to control the rolling load P and the thickness h to predetermined values (preset values), a rolling-reduction control amount ΔS and a tension control amount Δσ are obtained. The rolling-reduction control and the tension control of the final stand of the single stand rolling mill or the continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill are performed at the same timing so as to satisfy the control amounts ΔS and Δσ. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a plate thickness / shape control method that improves the flatness in the longitudinal direction of a plate material while ensuring the plate thickness accuracy by controlling both the tension and the amount of reduction during cold rolling of the plate material.

  In cold rolling using a single stand rolling mill or continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill, when the rolling speed is accelerated or decelerated during running, the friction coefficient depends on the change in the lubricant film thickness between the work roll and the material to be rolled. It is known that the rolling load fluctuates in comparison with the steady rolling speed range, and the mill elongation changes due to this load fluctuation, resulting in poor shape (flatness) and fluctuations in sheet thickness. ing. In both cases of a single stand rolling mill and a continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill, the rolling speed is low at the start of rolling, then increases to a predetermined high-speed steady rolling speed, and decreases immediately before the end of rolling. The coefficient of friction between the work roll and the material to be rolled during this cold rolling (cold rolling process) is inversely proportional to the rolling speed, high at the start of rolling at a low rolling speed, low during the subsequent high speed rolling, and immediately before the end of rolling. It gets higher again. Thus, at the start of rolling and at the end of rolling, the friction coefficient becomes high and the rolling load increases in these unsteady regions of the material to be rolled, so usually by increasing the tension compared to the steady rolling speed region. Control is performed so as to suppress an increase in rolling load.

  On the other hand, a method is known in which the sheet thickness is controlled to a predetermined dimension by changing the amount of reduction in the low-speed rolling region immediately before the start of rolling and immediately before the end of rolling. In this control method, the rolling load changes. As a result, the amount of mill elongation changes, which causes a problem of poor flatness in the longitudinal direction of the rolled material. In order to maintain the thickness accuracy and accurately control the flatness in the longitudinal direction of the rolled material against the problems of the shape (flatness) of the rolled material and the defective thickness due to the acceleration and deceleration of the rolling speed. Needs to be controlled so that the rolling load is constant and the mill elongation does not change.

Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic plate thickness control apparatus having a function of keeping a rolling load within a predetermined range by rolling using a single stand rolling mill or a continuous stand rolling mill. In this automatic sheet thickness control device, when the rolling load detected by the rolling force detecting means is larger than the set determination value (P0), the control for adjusting the reduction amount (roll gap) is stopped and the tension control is performed. And a control means for performing control to stop the tension control and adjust the reduction amount when the rolling load becomes smaller than the determination value (P0).
JP-A-6-304633

  However, the automatic sheet thickness control device disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses either one of the rolling amount control or the tension control to control the sheet thickness accuracy so that the rolling load does not exceed the allowable value of the rolling mill. The method is used, and the rolling load is not controlled to be constant, and nothing is described about shape control in the longitudinal direction of the rolled material.

  Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to control the rolling load to be constant in order to eliminate the problems of the shape (flatness) of the rolled material in the low-speed rolling zone immediately before the start of rolling and immediately before the end of rolling, and the plate thickness. Then, it is providing the plate | board thickness and shape control method in cold rolling which keeps plate | board thickness precision and improves the flatness of a rolling material longitudinal direction.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, the sheet thickness / shape control method in cold rolling according to claim 1 is a sheet thickness / shape control method in cold rolling of a sheet material using a single stand rolling mill or a continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill, The rolling load P at the final rolling stand of the single stand rolling mill or the continuous stand rolling mill and the thickness h on the outlet side of the rolling stand are measured to obtain the target rolling load Pa and the load deviation ΔP and the thickness from the target thickness ha. In order to calculate the deviation Δh and to control the rolling load P and the plate thickness h to be constant, the following (1) and (2) are used to reduce the rolling at the final rolling stand of the single stand or continuous stand rolling mill. The control amount ΔS and the tension control amount Δσ are obtained, and the rolling control and the rolling control of the final stand of the single stand rolling mill or the continuous stand rolling mill are performed so as to satisfy the control amounts ΔS and Δσ. The peripheral speed control is performed at the same time.
ΔS = Δh-ΔP / M ----------------------------------------- ( 1)
Δσ = (ΔP + K1 × Δh) / (− K2) ----------------------- (2)
Here, K1, K2: Plastic constant, M: Mill rigidity coefficient.

The sheet thickness deviation Δh on the rolling mill delivery side in sheet rolling is generally represented by the following gauge meter formula (3).
Δh = ΔP / M + ΔS ---------------- (3)
Further, since the rolling load deviation ΔP is determined by the sheet thickness and tension on the entry side and the exit side of the rolling mill, that is, the sheet thickness variation amount Δh and the tension variation amount Δσ, the following amounts of variation Δh and Δσ are used. It is given by equation (4).
ΔP = −K1 × Δh-K2 × Δσ -------- (4)
Here, the plastic constant K1 corresponds to an influence coefficient indicating the relationship between the rolling load P when the sheet thickness h changes and the sheet thickness h after rolling, and the plastic constant K2 is changed (fluctuated) in tension. This corresponds to an influence coefficient indicating a change in rolling load at the time. These plastic constants K1 and K2 are values specific to the material to be rolled, and indicate the relationship between the properties of the material to be rolled and the rolling load P. By substituting Δh in Equation (3) into Equation (4) above, it can be seen that the rolling load deviation ΔP can be controlled by the tension fluctuation amount Δσ and the reduction control amount ΔS (the reduction position) as in Equation (5). .
ΔP = P−Pa = − (K1 × M) / (K1 + M) × ΔS−
(K2 × M / (K1 + M)) × Δσ ---------- (5)
Further, by substituting the equation (4) into the load deviation ΔP in the above equation (3), the plate thickness deviation Δh is also determined by the tension fluctuation amount Δσ and the reduction control amount ΔS (the reduction position) as in the equation (6). It can be seen that it can be controlled.
Δh = (M / (K1 + M)) × ΔS− (K2 / (K1 + M)) × Δσ (6)

  In this way, the rolling load deviation ΔP and the thickness deviation Δh are calculated by measuring the rolling load and the thickness on the exit side of the single stand rolling mill or the final rolling stand exit side of the continuous stand rolling mill at the same timing, By substituting the rolling load deviation ΔP and the sheet thickness deviation Δh into the equations (1) and (2), respectively, the reduction control amount (roll gap control amount) ΔS (reduction position) and the tension control amount (tensile fluctuation amount) Δσ If the reduction control ΔS and the tension control Δσ are performed simultaneously, the rolling load in the single stand rolling mill or the final rolling stand is set to a constant value (preset value), and the mill elongation is also made constant. It is possible to control the flatness with high accuracy by suppressing the plate thickness variation in the longitudinal direction of the rolled material while maintaining the plate thickness accuracy.

  In the present invention, from a general-purpose rolling type, using a rolling load deviation ΔP and a sheet thickness deviation Δh, using a reduction control amount ΔS and a tension control amount Δσ at the final rolling stand of a single stand rolling mill or a continuous stand rolling mill. Based on the actual values of the rolling load deviation and the outgoing side plate thickness deviation, the control amounts ΔS and Δσ are controlled so as to maintain the balance between the reduction control amount ΔS and the tension control amount Δσ using the above-described calculation formulas. Since the reduction control and the tension control are performed at the same time, as described above, the flatness can be accurately controlled while suppressing the plate thickness variation in the longitudinal direction of the rolled material while maintaining the plate thickness accuracy. Is possible.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 1 shows two rolling mills in a continuous stand rolling mill in which about five (n = 5) rolling mills are arranged in tandem, that is, the last (n-1) rolling mill before the final one. This shows the n-th rolling mill (n: the number of rolling mills). A tension reel (not shown) is arranged on the entry side and the exit side of the continuous stand rolling mill, as in the case of a single stand rolling mill described later, and a material to be rolled (plate material) 4 is wound from the tension reel on the entry side. In other words, the material to be rolled 4 is sequentially rolled by a continuous stand rolling mill while the material to be rolled 4 is wound up by the tension reel on the exit side. On the exit side of the final n-th rolling mill, a plate thickness measuring instrument 1 for detecting a plate thickness deviation is installed. Further, the n-th rolling mill is provided with a rolling load measuring means 2 such as a load cell so that the rolling load acting on the upper and lower work rolls 3a and 3b can be measured. In the final n-th rolling mill to be subjected to the reduction control and the tension control, the material to be rolled 4 is rolled by the n-th rolling mill, and the outgoing side thickness h1 is measured by the thickness measuring instrument 1 installed on the outgoing side. However, the rolling load P is measured by the rolling load measuring means 2 at the same timing. Next, the nth previously calculated based on the rolling pass schedule, the deformation resistance of the material 4 to be rolled, the friction coefficient between the work rolls 3a and 3b and the material 4 to be rolled, the rolling load formula (for example, Hill's formula, etc.), etc. A rolling load deviation ΔP (= P−Pa) and an outlet side thickness deviation Δh (= h1−ha) from the target delivery side thickness ha and the target rolling load Pa in the rolling mill are obtained, and this ΔP and Δh are determined as (1 ) And (2) are substituted to calculate a reduction (roll gap) control amount ΔS (n) and a tension control amount Δσ (n). Then, the rolling control of the n-th rolling mill based on the rolling control amount ΔS (n) and the roll rotation speed of the n-th rolling mill based on the tension control amount Δσ (n) are simultaneously performed.

Adjustment of the roll rotation speed of the n-th rolling mill based on the tension control amount Δσ can be performed as follows. Generally, the relationship between the tension on the outlet side of the rolling mill and the circumferential speed of the roll is expressed by the following equation (5).
Δσf = (E / L) × ∫ (ΔVin (i + 1) −ΔVout (i)) dt ------------ (5)
Where Δσf: rolling mill exit tension, ΔVin (i + 1): roll peripheral speed of the (i + 1) th rolling mill,
ΔVout (i): roll peripheral speed of the i-th rolling mill, E: Young's modulus, L: distance between rolling mills, and an integral symbol ∫ represents a constant integral in the roll gap passage time. The rolling mill exit-side tension Δσf corresponds to the tension control amount Δσ (n) of the n-th rolling mill, and ΔVin (i + 1) represents the variation in the winding speed of the tension reel on the exit side of the n-th rolling mill, and ΔVout. (i) corresponds to the roll peripheral speed fluctuation of the n-th rolling mill. If the winding speed of the tension reel is kept constant, ΔVin (i + 1) = 0, so equation (5) is
Δσf = (E / L) × ∫−ΔVout (i) dt ---------------------- (5a)
It becomes. From the equation (5a), the roll peripheral speed (roll rotation speed) control amount of the n-th rolling mill corresponding to the tension control amount Δσ (n) can be obtained.

  Thus, by simultaneously performing the reduction control and the roll rotation speed control, the rolling load P in the n-th rolling mill can be made constant and the mill elongation amount can be made constant. While maintaining the plate thickness accuracy, variation in the plate thickness in the longitudinal direction of the material 4 to be rolled on the delivery side of the n-th rolling mill can be suppressed. The reduction control amount ΔS (n) and the tension control amount Δσ (n) are sequentially calculated while the material to be rolled 4 is rolled by the n-th rolling mill, and based on the calculation result, the n-th rolling mill The rolling reduction control and the roll rotation speed control are sequentially performed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a reverse rolling mill which is a single stand rolling mill.
As an example, a tension reel A and a tension reel B are arranged on both sides of a six-stage rolling mill 5 of a single stand, and a material to be rolled (plate material) 4 is unwound from one tension reel A, and the other tension reel B While winding the material to be rolled 4, the material to be rolled 4 is rolled in one direction. After the material to be rolled 4 is taken up by the tension reel B, the material to be rolled 4 is unwound from the tension reel B, and the plate material is rolled in the reverse direction by the rolling mill 5 while being taken up by the tension reel A. These rolling processes in the forward and reverse directions are repeated. In this embodiment, the rolling mill 5 is a six-stage type comprising work rolls 3a and 3b for directly rolling the material to be rolled 4, intermediate rolls 3c and 3d and backup rolls 3e and 3f for supporting the work rolls 3a and 3b. It is a rolling mill. As shown in FIG. 2, on the tension reel A side and the tension reel B side of the rolling mill 5, a thickness measuring instrument 1a for detecting a thickness deviation on the rolling mill exit side in the forward and reverse rolling processes. 1b are installed. Further, a rolling load detecting means 2 such as a load cell is attached to the rolling mill 5 so that the rolling load P acting on the upper and lower work rolls 3a and 3b can be measured.

  In the case of rolling in the forward direction from the tension reel A to the tension reel B, the exit side plate thickness h 1 is obtained by the exit side plate thickness measuring instrument 1 b of the rolling mill 5, and the rolling load measuring means 2 is used for rolling force P Are measured respectively. Next, as in the case of the continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill, the rolling pass schedule in the reverse rolling process, the deformation resistance of the material 4 to be rolled, the coefficient of friction between the work rolls 3a and 3b and the material 4 to be rolled, etc. Based on the above, a target delivery side thickness ha (in reverse rolling) and a rolling load deviation ΔP (= P−Pa) from the target rolling load Pa and an exit side thickness deviation Δh (= h1−ha) are obtained, By substituting ΔP and Δh into the equations (1) and (2), the reduction (roll gap) control amount ΔS and the tension control amount Δσ are calculated. Then, as in the case of the above-mentioned continuous stand rolling mill, the reduction control based on the reduction control amount ΔS and the control of the roll speed of the rolling mill 5 based on the tension control amount Δσ are simultaneously performed. In this way, even in the case of a single stand rolling mill, the rolling load P can be made constant and the mill elongation amount can be made constant, and the thickness variation in the longitudinal direction of the material to be rolled 4 can be suppressed while maintaining the plate thickness accuracy. can do. The reduction control amount ΔS and the tension control amount Δσ are sequentially calculated while the material to be rolled 4 is being rolled by the rolling mill 5, and the reduction control and the tension control are sequentially performed based on the calculation result. Also in the case of rolling in the reverse direction from the tension reel B to the tension reel A, the exit side plate thickness h1 is obtained by the exit side plate thickness measuring instrument 1a of the rolling mill 5, and the rolling load measuring means 2 is used for the rolling load P1. Are measured at the same timing, and the reduction control amount ΔS and the tension control amount Δσ can be sequentially calculated as in the case of the forward rolling, so that the reduction control and the tension control can be performed simultaneously.

It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally plate | board thickness and shape control in the continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally plate | board thickness and shape control with the single stand rolling mill of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a, 1b: Sheet thickness measuring device 2: Rolling load measuring means 3a, 3b: Work roll 3c, 3d: Intermediate roll 3e, 3f: Backup roll 4: Rolled material 5: Rolling mill 6: Support roll A, B : Tension reel

Claims (1)

A plate thickness / shape control method in cold rolling of a plate material using a single stand rolling mill or a continuous stand (tandem) rolling mill, wherein the rolling load P at the final rolling stand of the single stand rolling mill or the continuous stand rolling mill In order to control the rolling load P and the plate thickness h to be constant by measuring the plate thickness h on the exit side of the rolling stand and calculating the target rolling load Pa and the load deviation ΔP and the plate thickness deviation Δh from the target plate thickness ha. Then, using the following formulas (1) and (2), the reduction control amount ΔS and the tension control amount Δσ at the final rolling stand of the single or continuous stand rolling mill are obtained, and the control amounts ΔS and Δσ are satisfied. In cold rolling, characterized in that the rolling control and the roll peripheral speed control of the final stand of the single stand rolling mill or the continuous stand rolling mill are performed simultaneously. Plate thickness and shape control method.
ΔS = Δh-ΔP / M ----------------------------------------- ( 1)
Δσ = (ΔP + K1 × Δh) / (− K2) ----------------------- (2)

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