JP2011173131A - Continuous casting method using cooling method of roller arranged at air cooling zone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a continuous casting method using a cooling method of a roller achieving the prolongation of the lifetime of the roller. <P>SOLUTION: This continuous casting method is a method using the cooling method of the rollers 11a, 11b arranged at an air cooling zone positioned at a downstream side of a secondary cooling zone. The roller diameter of the rollers 11a, 11b is 290-400 mm and the roller width thereof is 400-650 mm, and casting speed Vc satisfies 0.4&le;Vc&le;0.65 m/mim. An opposite reference-side roller 11b is cooled by mist and a reference-side roller 11a is cooled by spraying. A water amount to be supplied to the opposite reference-side roller 11b is made to be 0.05-0.2 m<SP>3</SP>/h per one roller and an air amount is made to be &ge;20 Nm<SP>3</SP>/h per one roller, and a water amount to be supplied to the reference-side roller 11a is made to be 0.5-1.0 m<SP>3</SP>/h per one roller. The difference of the water amount between at the opposite reference-side and at the reference-side is made to be &ge;0.35 and &le;0.70 m<SP>3</SP>/h. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a continuous casting method using a cooling method for cooling a roll disposed in an air cooling zone by water cooling.

  Conventionally, various cooling methods for cooling a roll supporting a slab by water cooling have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The roll cooling method described in Patent Document 1 uses a mist nozzle or a spray nozzle to spray 0.3 L / min or more of water on the roll, thereby reducing the surface temperature of the roll to an appropriate temperature or less, thereby scaling the roll surface. Is prevented, and the roll surface is prevented from deteriorating.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a method for cooling a support roll that does not cause a supercooled portion in the slab and damages the support roll by intermittently spraying cooling water onto the support roll in the secondary cooling zone. Is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 3519682 Japanese Patent No. 3397720

  The rolls that support the slab include a reference side roll that supports the reference surface (lower surface) of the slab and an anti-reference side roll that supports the anti-reference surface (upper surface) of the slab. When the cooling method disclosed in No. 1 and Patent Document 2 is used, the reference-side roll and the anti-reference-side roll are cooled in the same manner, so there is a difference in the wear amount between the reference-side roll and the anti-reference-side roll. It will occur. As a result, since the replacement cycle occurs at the wear-controlling rate on the side where the amount of wear of the roll is large, it is not possible to expect a long life of the roll.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a continuous casting method using a roll cooling method that can expect a long life of the roll.

In order to solve the above problems, the continuous casting method of the present invention is a continuous casting using a roll cooling method disposed in an air cooling zone located downstream of a secondary cooling zone in which water is sprayed onto a slab for cooling. The roll diameter of the roll is 290 mm to 400 mm, the roll width of the roll is 400 mm to 650 mm, the casting speed Vc satisfies 0.4 ≦ Vc ≦ 0.65 m / mim, and the anti-reference side of the roll The non-reference side roll placed on the roll is cooled by mist, the reference side roll placed on the reference side of the roll is cooled by spray, and the amount of water supplied to the anti-reference side roll is 0 per roll. .05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h, and the air amount is set to 1 20 Nm per roll ³ / h or more, the amount of water supplied to the reference side roll 1 rolls per 0.5m ³ / h~1 . and m ³ / h, the difference between the amount of water in the water and the reference side of the anti-reference side is a 0.35 m ³ / h or more 0.70 m ³ / h or less. In addition, the above-mentioned unit: Nm ³ / h indicates a gas amount (air amount) converted to a standard state (0 ° C., 1 atm) supplied per hour (hereinafter the same).

  By using this method, it is possible to suppress the difference in the amount of wear between the reference side roll and the anti-reference side roll, so that the life of the roll can be increased.

  In the continuous casting method according to the present invention, a long life of the roll can be expected.

Overall schematic of continuous casting equipment Diagram showing the configuration of the mold and immersion nozzle Schematic showing a roll stand in an air-cooled zone Schematic showing the cooling equipment for the lower arc stand Diagram for explaining how to calculate roll wear Diagram showing various defects and depth of existence on the slab surface

  As is well known, when paying attention to the casting path of the continuous casting equipment, there are a curved continuous casting equipment and a vertical bending continuous casting equipment. The former has an arc path section, a correction path section, and a horizontal path section along the casting path from the mold, and the latter has a vertical path section upstream of the arc path section, and floats inclusions in the molten steel. Is intended. Focusing on the cross-sectional shape of the slab cast by the continuous casting equipment, there are slabs having a cross-sectional aspect ratio of 2 or more, blooms of 2 or less, and billets having a square cross-sectional shape. The object of application of the present invention is all the continuous casting equipment listed as described above. Hereinafter, as an example, the present invention will be described by applying the present invention to a vertical bending type continuous casting equipment for bloom. .

  Hereinafter, based on FIG.1 and FIG.2, the continuous casting installation 100, the casting_mold | template 1 and the immersion nozzle 2 are outlined.

  The continuous casting equipment 100 is used for smoothly pouring the molten steel held in the tundish 9 into the mold 1 at a predetermined flow rate by cooling the molten steel to be poured to form a shell having a predetermined shape. An immersion nozzle 2 and a plurality of roll pairs 3 arranged in parallel along the casting path L from directly below the mold 1 are provided. The structure of the casting_mold | template 1 and the immersion nozzle 2 is demonstrated in detail later based on FIG. In the present embodiment, the casting path L is provided with a vertical path portion extending in a substantially vertical direction, an arc path portion connected to the vertical path portion and extending in an arc shape, and further provided on the downstream side thereof and extending in the horizontal direction. It consists of a horizontal path | route part and the correction | amendment path | route part for connecting the said circular arc path | route part and a horizontal path | route part smoothly.

  In the first half of the casting path L, there is suitably provided a cooling nozzle 4 for spraying cooling water at a predetermined flow rate on the solidified shell formed in the mold 1 and pulled out from the mold 1. In general, the mold 1 is referred to as a primary cooling zone. In this sense, a path portion in which the cooling nozzle 4 is disposed is referred to as a secondary cooling zone. Moreover, the path | route part which is arrange | positioned in the downstream of the said secondary cooling zone and does not inject water directly to a slab is called an air cooling zone. In the present embodiment, the vertical path portion is a secondary cooling zone, and the arc path portion, the correction path portion, and the horizontal path portion are air cooling zones.

  With the above configuration, in order to start continuous casting of bloom, a dummy bar (not shown) is inserted into the casting path L in advance before pouring molten steel into the mold 1, and the mold is inserted through the immersion nozzle 2. The molten steel is started to be poured into 1 and the dummy bar is pulled out downstream. The amount of molten steel poured into the mold 1 and the dummy bar drawing speed are gradually increased until the casting speed reaches a predetermined casting speed. The dummy bar is collected by an appropriate means when a predetermined meniscus distance is reached. The bloom is now continuously cast.

  The shell pulled out from the mold 1 and transported along the casting path L is further cooled and contracted by natural heat radiation, the cooling nozzle 4 or the like. The molten steel poured into the mold 1 forms a shell (solidified shell) from the portion in contact with the mold 1 and becomes a slab having an unsolidified portion inside. The slab is cooled by the water sprayed from the cooling nozzle 4 and is sent to the downstream in the casting direction by a plurality of pairs of rolls 3 so that the shell grows. It becomes a piece.

Next, general operating conditions of the continuous casting equipment 100 will be briefly introduced. The following is an example.
-Mold width W [mm] shall be 250-650.
-Mold thickness D [mm] shall be 250-650.
-Mold height H [mm] shall be 900-1200.
-Molten steel superheat degree (DELTA) T [degreeC] shall be 0-60.
-Specific water amount Wt [L / kg. Steel] is set to 0.15 to 1.
-In-mold electromagnetic stirring intensity M-EMS [gauss] shall be 0-1000.
-Molten steel composition is based on an agreement between the parties. Typical components are C, Si, and Mn. To this, Cr, Mo or the like is appropriately added. Contains other inevitable impurities.
In the present embodiment, since a strict quality material (bearing steel, steel cord steel) is an object of application, a normal material (0.6 ≦ casting speed Vc [m / min] ≦ 0. Compared with 8), low-speed casting (0.4 ≦ casting speed Vc [m / min] ≦ 0.65) is performed.

Here, each term is briefly explained.
The mold width W [mm] and the mold thickness D [mm] are specified at the upper end of the mold 1 as shown in FIG.
The casting speed Vc [m / min] is a drawing speed of the slab, and is specified by the peripheral speed of the pinch roll arranged in the uppermost stream.
The molten steel superheat degree ΔT [° C.] is an index of the temperature of the molten steel poured into the mold 1.
-Specific water amount Wt [L / kg. Steel] means the volume of cooling water used for 1 kg of steel.
In-mold electromagnetic stirring strength M-EMS [gauss] is an index of the strength of the magnetic field applied to stir the molten steel in the mold 1.

<Mold 1>
Next, the structure of the mold 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the mold 1 according to this embodiment is configured for a so-called bloom in which a cast slab has a rectangular cross section and an aspect ratio of 2 or less. The mold 1 is opposed to a pair, a wide mold 5 that forms the mold wide surface 1a, and a narrow mold 6 that is disposed between the wide mold 5 and that is opposed to each other to form the mold narrow surface 1b. A mold frame (not shown) that supports the mold 5 and the narrow-face mold 6 is provided as a main configuration.

<Immersion nozzle 2>
Moreover, the immersion nozzle 2 used in this embodiment is a bottomed cylindrical shape, and is a two-hole type in which a pair of opposed molten steel discharge holes 7 are formed slightly above the inner bottom. As shown in FIG. 2B, the immersion nozzle 2 is set vertically in the mold 1 such that the pair of molten steel discharge holes 7 face the mold narrow surface 1b. In other words, the immersion nozzle 2 is set vertically in the mold 1 so that the flow of molten steel discharged from the pair of molten steel discharge holes 7 is perpendicular to the mold narrow surface 1b in plan view. In this state, when molten steel is poured from the immersion nozzle 2 into the mold 1, the molten steel flow from the immersion nozzle 2 first becomes obliquely downward, and eventually, when it collides with the mold narrow surface 1b, it branches in the vertical direction. An upward flow Q and a downward flow R are formed. Of these, the upward flow Q plays a role of preventing the so-called skinning in which the surface is solidified by supplying heat to the molten steel near the meniscus.

<Roll pair 3>
Each of the roll pairs 3 is composed of a pair of rolls 3a and 3b that sandwich a slab as a casting object with both wide surfaces. Hereinafter, a roll that supports the surface that becomes the lower surface of the slab in the horizontal path portion is referred to as a reference side roll 3a, and a roll that supports the surface that is the upper surface of the slab in the horizontal path portion is referred to as an anti-reference side roll 3b. The roll gap [mm] as the shortest distance between the roll surfaces of the pair of rolls 3a and 3b is configured to be adjustable by appropriate means. In order to suppress the occurrence of center segregation in the slab, these multiple roll pairs 3 reduce the slab at a final stage of solidification of the molten steel to compensate for the solidification shrinkage of the unsolidified portion inside the slab. Can be reduced). The plurality of roll pairs 3 are arranged so that the roll gap becomes narrower toward the downstream side in the casting direction. As the slab is fed downstream between the roll pairs 3, The slab is squeezed from both sides in the thickness direction by the three reference side rolls 3a and the anti-reference side roll 3b.

  Next, a more detailed configuration of the continuous casting equipment 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. That is, in this embodiment, in order to cool the rolls in the air cooling zone (roll diameter: 290 mm to 400 mm, roll width: 400 mm to 650 mm), each of the rolls arranged in the air cooling zone is provided with cooling equipment. . In the present embodiment, each roll disposed in the air-cooling zone is water-cooled to suppress the roll from being softened by heat, thereby suppressing the roll from being worn. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the distance from the meniscus is 19.5 m to 21 m, the lower arc stand 10 disposed in the range of 15 m to 19.5 m from the meniscus (the above-described arc path portion). And a pinch roll stand 30 arranged in a range (the above-described horizontal path portion) having a distance from the meniscus of 21 m to 23 m is provided, A cooling facility 50 (see FIG. 4) is provided in each of the lower arc stand 10, the correction stand 20, and the pinch roll stand 30 arranged in these air cooling zones.

<Lower arc stand 10>
The lower arc stand 10 is provided on the downstream side of the vertical path portion in order to bend the slab into an arc shape with a constant curvature. The lower arc stand 10 includes six roll pairs 11 and a stand 12 that supports the roll pairs 11. The six roll pairs 11 are composed of six reference-side rolls 11a and six counter-reference-side rolls 11b facing each of the reference-side rolls 11a. The stand 12 includes a reference side stand 12a that supports six reference side rolls 11a and an anti-reference side stand 12b that supports six anti-reference side rolls 11b. The roll gaps of these roll pairs 11 are adjusted by the inclination of the reference side stand 12a and the anti-reference side stand 12b. In this embodiment, the roll diameters (diameters) of the rolls 11a and 11b are 290 mm, the roll width is 400 mm to 650 mm, and the material thereof is a 13Cr-based overlay material.

<Correction stand 20>
The correction stand 20 is provided on the downstream side of the above-described lower arc stand 10 in order to straighten the slab. The correction stand 20 includes two roll pairs 21 and a stand (not shown) that supports the roll pairs 21. The two roll pairs 21 are composed of two reference-side rolls 21a and two anti-reference-side rolls 21b facing each of the reference-side rolls 21a. In the present embodiment, the roll diameters (diameters) of the rolls 21a and 21b are 400 mm, the roll width is 400 mm to 650 mm, and the material thereof is a 13Cr-based cladding material.

<Pinch roll stand 30>
The pinch roll stand 30 is provided on the downstream side of the correction stand 20 described above for extracting the cast piece. The pinch roll stand 30 includes two pinch roll pairs 31 for applying a pulling force for pulling out a slab, one support roll pair 32 provided between the two pinch roll pairs 31, and those roll pairs. It is comprised from the stand (illustration omitted) which supports 31 and 32. FIG. The two pinch roll pairs 31 include two reference side pinch rolls 31a and two anti-reference side pinch rolls 31b facing each of the reference side rolls 31a. One support roll pair 32 includes one reference side support roll 32a and one anti-reference side support roll 32b facing the reference side support roll 32a. In this embodiment, the roll diameters (diameters) of the pinch rolls 31a and 31b are 400 mm, the roll diameters (diameters) of the support rolls 32a and 32b are 370 mm, and their roll widths are 400 mm to 650 mm. These materials are 13Cr-based cladding materials.

<Cooling equipment 50>
Here, the cooling equipment 50 for cooling the roll 3a (11a, 11b, 21a, 21b, 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b) arrange | positioned in an air cooling zone is demonstrated in detail. In the present embodiment, the cooling equipment 50 is provided in each of the lower arc stand 10, the correction stand 20, and the pinch roll stand 30 described above, but since the configuration is substantially the same, here FIG. The cooling equipment 50 provided in the lower arc stand 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The cooling facility 50 includes a spray nozzle 51 that sprays water on the reference side roll 11a and a mist nozzle 52 that sprays on the non-reference side roll 11b. The spray nozzle 51 of the present embodiment is for spraying water under pressure to scatter fine particles of water, and the mist nozzle 52 is for spraying a mixture of water and air, It is for scattering a mixed fluid of water and air. With the above configuration, the reference side roll 11a is cooled by the spray, and the anti-reference side roll 11b is cooled by the mist. When the amount of water on the non-reference side is large, the water spills on the slab, and a crack (quality abnormality) is caused by the supercooled structure. Therefore, a mist nozzle 52 is provided on the non-reference side. Moreover, since the reference side is less likely to splash water on the slab due to its structure, a spray nozzle 51 having a large diameter is provided from the viewpoint of nozzle clogging.

In the present embodiment, the mist nozzle 52 provided in the counter-reference side roll 11b has a water supply path 52a and an air supply path 52b (see FIG. 4B) in order to mix water and air. 1 roll per 0.05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h water together supplies of 1 supplies the roll per 20 Nm ³ / h or more air volume. When the lower limit set amount of water is less than 0.05 m ³ / h, there is no roll cooling effect. On the other hand, when the upper limit set amount of water exceeds 0.2 m ³ / h, water stays on the slab and cracks longer than the scale-off length occur. From the above, the amount of water of the anti-reference-side roll and first roll per 0.05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h.
Moreover, it is necessary to regulate the amount of air so that spraying can be performed uniformly in the width direction of the non-reference side roll 11b. If it is less than 20 Nm ³ / h, mist cannot be sprayed uniformly. Moreover, if the air-water ratio becomes high, it will become steam before reaching the anti-reference side roll 11b. Therefore, the air amount of the mist nozzle 52 sprayed on the non-reference side roll 11b is set to 20 Nm ³ / h or more per roll. The regular basis, 20Nm ³ / h~30Nm ³ / h is preferable.

Further, in the present embodiment, a spray nozzle 51 provided on the reference side roll 11a supplies the water of 1 roll per 0.5m ³ /h~1.0m ³ / h. Unlike the mist nozzle 52, the spray nozzle 51 is used for the reference side roll 11a in order to ensure the amount of water that can be sufficiently cooled. When the amount of water is 0.5 m ³ / h or less, the cooling effect cannot be expected, and when it exceeds 1.0 m ³ / h, water is applied to the slab and cracks outside the specified range occur. From the above, the amount of water spray nozzles 51 for fountain to the reference-side roll 11a is a 0.5m ³ /h~1.0m ³ / h per roll.

  In addition, the above-mentioned amount of water measures the flow volume just before flowing into stand 12a, 12b with the float type flowmeter. In addition, the above air amount is measured by a float type flow meter immediately before flowing into the stand 12b.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the difference between the amount of water in the water and the reference side of the anti-reference side, and the 0.35 m ³ / h or more 0.70 m ³ / h or less. By defining the difference between the amount of water in the anti-reference side roll 11b and the amount of water in the reference side roll 11a, the wear rates of the anti-reference side roll 11b and the reference side roll 11a can be made substantially the same. The water difference, if it exceeds 0.70 m ³ / h, or, if less than 0.35 m ³ / h, a difference in wear rate of the anti-reference-side roll 11b and the reference-side roll 11a takes place. By its effects, and balance change in force to pull out the cast slab, the shear stress is generated, it means that the surface cracks of the slab occurs, the amount of water differences 0.35 m 3 / ^h or more 0.70 m 3 / ^h or less It is said.

In addition, although cooling of the reference | standard side roll 11a and the non-reference | standard side roll 11b of the lower circular arc stand 10 was demonstrated here, cooling of the roll of the correction stand 20 and the pinch roll stand 30 is the same.
Specifically, in the correction stand 20, the anti-reference side roll 21b is cooled by mist, the reference side roll 21a is cooled by spray, and the amount of water supplied to the anti-reference side roll 21b is per roll. 0.05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h, and the air amount is set to 1 20 Nm per roll ³ / h or more, the amount of water supplied to the reference-side roll 21a is 0.5 m per roll ³ / h and ~1.0m ³ / h, the difference between the amount of water in the water and the reference side of the anti-reference side is a 0.35 m ³ / h or more 0.70 m ³ / h or less.
In the pinch roll stand 30, the anti-reference rolls 31 b and 32 b are cooled by mist, the reference rolls 31 a and 32 a are cooled by spray, and the amount of water supplied to the anti-reference rolls 31 b and 32 b is , 1 roll per 0.05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h, and the air amount is set to 1 20 Nm per roll ³ / h or more, the reference-side roll 31a, the amount of water supplied to 32a, per 1 roll and 0.5m ³ /h~1.0m ³ / h, the difference between the amount of water in the water and the reference side of the anti-reference side is a 0.35 m ³ / h or more 0.70 m ³ / h or less.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the anti-reference-side roll 11b of the air cooling zone, 21b, 31b, 32 b is sprayed (amount of water from the mist nozzles 52: 1 roll per 0.05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h, air amount: 20 Nm ³ / h or more per roll), and the reference side rolls 11a, 21a, 31a, 32a are sprayed from the spray nozzle 51 (water amount: 0.5 m ³ / h per roll) 1.0 m ³ / h). Thereby, the surface of each roll 11a, 11b, 21a, 21b, 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b can be suppressed below a fixed temperature, and progress of wear of each roll can be suppressed. As a result, the life of each roll can be significantly extended. Furthermore, by extending the life of the roll, it is possible to improve the productivity in the continuous casting machine by omitting frequent replacement and repair of the roll, and it is possible to reduce the cost for roll maintenance and the like.

  In particular, since the roll disposed in the air cooling zone located on the downstream side of the secondary cooling zone is a roll that plays a role of bending back the slab, wear of the roll is severe. In this respect as well, it is effective to suppress the progress of wear by water-cooling each roll in the air-cooling zone as in this embodiment.

Further, in the present embodiment, the reference-side roll 11a, 21a, 31a, 32a and the anti-reference-side roll 11b, 21b, 31b, the amount of water difference supplied between 32 b 0.35 m ³ / h or more 0.70 m ³ / h or less By adjusting the above, it is possible to suppress a difference in wear between the rolls. Thereby, it can suppress that the crack by shearing stress resulting from a wear difference arising in anti-reference | standard side roll 11b, 21b, 31b, 32b and reference | standard side roll 11a, 21a, 31a, 32a generate | occur | produces. Therefore, if this method is used, quality-strict materials such as bearing steel and steel cord steel can be produced without cracking.

  Since the rolls (reference side roll 11a and anti-reference side roll 11b) arranged on the stand 12 are a pair, if the wear speed differs between the reference side roll 11a and the anti-reference side roll 11b, the wear speed is naturally higher. The need for replacement arises due to the rate limiting at Therefore, if either the anti-reference side roll 11b or the reference side roll 11a is the same as the conventional wear rate, the replacement cycle remains the same. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described above, since it is possible to suppress the difference in wear between the rolls, the life of the rolls 11a and 11b and the stand 12 can be expected to be extended.

Further, in the present embodiment, by using the mist nozzle 52, and the amount of water to 1 roll per 0.05m ³ /h~0.2m ³ / h, and, to the amount of air to 1 20 Nm per roll ³ / h or more Thus, the non-reference side roll 11b having a roll diameter of 290 mm to 400 mm and a roll width of 400 mm to 650 mm can be cooled uniformly.

Next, examples carried out to confirm the technical effect of the continuous casting method using the roll cooling method according to the above-described embodiment will be described. In the following tests, Examples 1 to 5 and comparison in which the cooling conditions of the roll (conditions such as the type of nozzle for water-cooling the roll, the amount of water in the reference side roll and the anti-reference side roll, the amount of air in the anti-reference side roll) are different About Examples 1-7, "slab crack", "roll wear amount", and "wear difference" were measured.
“Craft cracking” refers to iron and steel 60th (1974) No. 7 P784, cracking is immersed in a warm bath of 12% hydrochloric acid and about 90 ° C for about 5 minutes to remove the scale on the surface, The cross section was visually observed. Then, the longitudinal cross section of the crack part was visually observed and the crack length was measured. As shown in FIG. 6, since the length to be scaled off is about 1 mm, there is no harm in the product if it is a defect (crack) of 1 mm or less at the slab stage. Therefore, regarding the presence or absence of “slab crack”, “slab crack” is present when the crack on the surface of the cast is 1 mm or more, and “slab crack” is absent when the crack is less than 1 mm.
As shown in FIG. 5, the “roll wear amount” includes the circumference of the roll before use (X) and the circumference of a roll after passing 350,000 tons of steel (hereinafter referred to as a roll after use) ( Y) and the radius calculated from the roll center circumference (X) before use (r = X / 2π) and the roll center circumference after use (Y). It was defined by the difference from (r ′ = Y / 2π).
The “wear difference” was defined by the difference between the “roll wear amount” of the reference side roll and the “roll wear amount” of the non-reference side roll.
Moreover, as a comprehensive judgment, there is no “slab crack”, “roll wear amount” is smaller than the conventional value (3.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t)), and “wear difference” is almost generated. If not, “○” was given, and “x” was given otherwise.

Here, the implementation conditions of this test are introduced.
Continuous casting machine: Bloom Continuous Casting (BCC)
Slab size: Thickness 380mm, width 600mm
Cooling installation location: Lower arc stand (15m to 19.5m from meniscus)
Correction stand (19.5m to 21m from Meniscus)
Pinch roll stand (21m-23m)
Steel type: JIS standard steel (SUS, SUP, SUWPS)
Roll material: 13Cr overlay material Roll diameter: 400mm
Roll width: 616mm
Casting speed: 0.40 to 0.65 [m / min]

  The roll cooling conditions and results in Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Examples 1 to 7 are as shown in Table 1.

(Examples 1-5)
As shown in Table 1,
・ The nozzle on the non-reference side is a mist nozzle and the nozzle on the reference side is a spray nozzle.
And anti-reference side of the water is 0.05m per roll ^{3 /h~0.2m 3} / h,
・ The air volume on the non-reference side is 20 Nm ³ / h or more per roll
- the reference side of the amount of water per roll 0.5m ³ /h~1.0m ³ / h,
- the difference between the amount of water in the water and the reference side of the anti-reference side is 0.35 m ³ / h or more 0.70 m ³ / h or less,
In Examples 1 to 5 according to the present invention that satisfy each of the above conditions, there is no “slab crack”, and both rolls have a “roll wear amount” of 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t). The “difference” was zero. As a result, all the comprehensive judgments of Examples 1 to 5 were “◯”. Thus, in Examples 1 to 5, the life of the roll could be significantly extended.

(Comparative Example 1)
In comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, in Comparative Example 1 in which the nozzle provided on the anti-reference side roll was changed to a spray nozzle, both rolls had a “roll wear amount” of 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t), “wear difference” was 0, but “slab crack” occurred on the non-reference side. As a result, the overall judgment of Comparative Example 1 was “x”. The “slab crack” was an embrittlement crack in three regions at 600 ° C. to 900 ° C. (Iron and Steel No. 67 (1981) No. 8, P1180).

(Comparative Example 2)
In the comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, in Comparative Example 2 in which the amount of water on the anti-reference side was reduced to 0.03 m ³ / h per roll, “slab cracking” occurred on the anti-reference side. Further, the “roll wear amount” was 2.8 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t) for the anti-reference roll, but was different from 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t) for the reference roll. Therefore, the “wear difference” was 1.8 × 10 ⁻⁵ . As a result, the comprehensive judgment of Comparative Example 2 was “x”. The “slab crack” was a slab surface crack due to shear stress generation.

(Comparative Example 3)
In Comparative Example 3 in which the amount of water on the anti-reference side was increased to 0.25 m ³ / h per roll in comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, the “roll wear amount” for both rolls was 1.0 × 10 ^{− 5} (mm / t), the “wear difference” was 0, but “slab cracking” occurred on the non-reference side. As a result, the comprehensive judgment of Comparative Example 3 was “x”. The “slab crack” was an embrittlement crack in three regions at 600 ° C. to 900 ° C.

(Comparative Example 4)
In Comparative Example 4 in which the air amount on the anti-reference side was reduced to 15 Nm ³ / h per roll in comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, the “roll wear amount” was 1.0 × 10 ^{−5 for} both rolls. Since it was (mm / t), the “wear difference” was 0, but “slab cracking” occurred on the non-reference side. As a result, the overall judgment of Comparative Example 4 was “x”. The “slab crack” was an embrittlement crack in three regions at 600 ° C. to 900 ° C.

(Comparative Example 5)
In Comparative Example 5 in which the amount of water on the reference side was reduced to 0.45 m ³ / h per roll in comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, “slab cracking” occurred on the reference side. Further, the “roll wear amount” was 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t) for the anti-reference roll, but was different from 3.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t) for the reference roll. Therefore, the “wear difference” was 2.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ . As a result, the comprehensive judgment of Comparative Example 5 was “x”. The “slab crack” was a slab surface crack due to shear stress generation.

(Comparative Example 6)
In the comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, the amount of water on the reference side is increased to 1.10 m ³ / h per roll, and the water amount difference between the reference side and the non-reference side is 0.90 m ³ / h. In Comparative Example 6 which was increased, “slab crack” occurred on the anti-reference side. Further, the “roll wear amount” was 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t) for the anti-reference roll, whereas it was different from 0.8 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t) for the reference roll. Therefore, the “wear difference” was 0.2 × 10 ⁻⁵ . As a result, the overall judgment of Comparative Example 6 was “x”. The “slab crack” was a slab surface crack due to shear stress generation.

(Comparative Example 7)
In Comparative Example 7 in which the difference in water amount between the reference side and the anti-reference side is reduced in comparison with Examples 1 to 5 described above, “slab crack” occurs on the reference side, and “roll wear amount” is the anti-reference roll. 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t), whereas the reference side roll was different from 2.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ (mm / t), so the “wear difference” was 1.0 × ^10-5 . As a result, the overall judgment of Comparative Example 7 was “x”. The “slab crack” was a slab surface crack due to shear stress generation.

  In Comparative Examples 1, 3 and 4, embrittlement cracks occurred on the anti-reference side, because (Comparative Example 1) the anti-reference side was a spray nozzle, (Comparative Example 3) anti-reference side (Comparative Example 4) Because the amount of air on the non-reference side was increased, it was thought that water could be applied directly to the slab without being sprayed accurately on the semi-reference side roll. It is done.

  In Comparative Example 2, the surface crack of the slab due to the generation of shear stress occurred on the anti-reference side, because the amount of water on the anti-reference side was excessively reduced, thereby cooling the roll on the anti-reference side. Is not appropriate, and the wear amount of the roll on the anti-reference side is increased, and it is considered that a wear difference is generated between the roll on the anti-reference side and the roll on the reference side.

  On the other hand, in Comparative Example 5, the surface crack of the slab due to the generation of shear stress occurred on the reference side, because the amount of water on the reference side was excessively reduced, and the cooling of the roll on the reference side was performed. Is not appropriate, and the amount of wear of the reference side roll is increased, and it is considered that a difference in wear has occurred between the anti-reference side roll and the reference side roll.

  In Comparative Examples 6 and 7, the surface cracks of the slab were also generated due to the generation of shear stress. The reason was that there was a difference between the amount of water on the anti-reference side and the amount of water on the reference side. It is thought that there was a difference in wear between the roll and the reference roll.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, it should be thought that a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment and an Example. The scope of the present invention is shown not only by the above description of the embodiments and examples but also by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  By utilizing the present invention, it is possible to provide a continuous casting method using a roll cooling method capable of extending the life of the roll.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mold 2 Immersion nozzle 3 Roll pair 3a, 11a, 21a, 31a, 32a Reference side roll 3b, 11b, 21b, 31b, 32b Anti-reference side roll 4 Cooling nozzle 5 Wide surface mold 6 Narrow surface mold 7 Molten steel discharge hole 9 Tundish DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Lower arc stand 20 Straightening stand 30 Pinch roll stand 50 Cooling equipment 51 Spray nozzle 52 Mist nozzle 100 Continuous casting equipment

Claims (1)

A continuous casting method using a roll cooling method disposed in an air cooling zone located downstream of a secondary cooling zone that is cooled by spraying water on the slab,
The roll diameter of the roll is 290 mm to 400 mm and the roll width of the roll is 400 mm to 650 mm,
The casting speed Vc satisfies 0.4 ≦ Vc ≦ 0.65 m / mim,
The anti-reference side roll arranged on the anti-reference side is cooled by mist, and the reference side roll arranged on the reference side is cooled by spray,
Amount of water supplied to the counter-reference side roll, 1 0.05 m per roll ³ /H～0.2M ³ / h, and the air amount is set to 1 20 Nm per roll ³ / h or more,
Amount of water supplied to the reference side roll, the first roll per 0.5m ³ /h~1.0m ³ / h,
Use the difference between the amount of water in the water as the reference side in the anti-reference side, a roll cooling method of disposed cooling zone, characterized by the following 0.35 m 3 / ^h or more 0.70 m 3 / ^h Had continuous casting method.

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