JP4453299B2 - Manufacturing method of steel strip with few surface defects - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a steel strip for reducing surface defects of a cold-rolled steel strip and a plated steel strip, which are caused by surface defects such as steel-making inclusions and flaws existing in the surface layer portion of the hot-rolled steel strip. It is related with the manufacturing method.

  In a normal thin plate manufacturing process from slab to cold-rolled steel strip, the cast slab is reduced in thickness by a hot rolling process to obtain a hot-rolled steel strip of a predetermined thickness. In the pickling line and the cold rolling line, or in the pickling / cold rolling continuous line in which the pickling process and the cold rolling process are continuous, first, the oxide scale layer on the surface of the hot rolled steel strip is pickled (hydrochloric acid). It is removed by dissolution by pickling with a strong acid such as, and then, after a plurality of cold rolling passes, the steel sheet is reduced to a cold-rolled steel strip having a predetermined thickness. Depending on the application, the cold-rolled steel strip is subjected to a plating treatment such as galvanization and tin plating.

  The cold-rolled steel strip and the plated steel strip manufactured as described above are caused by the casting slab itself, the hot rolling process, the pickling, the cold rolling, the surface treatment, etc. Various forms of surface defects occur due to various factors such as In this way, it is important to fundamentally cut off the generation of surface defects with various factors. On the other hand, once the surface defects are generated, they must be removed in the process before cold rolling. If possible, it can be an effective defect prevention measure. Conventionally, for example, the following methods have been proposed as this type of defect prevention measure.

(a) On the entrance side of the cold rolling line, surface defects generated in the steel strip, especially wrap-like defects called scabs, are detected, and only the scabs are cut and removed inline based on this detection information. Method (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). In this method, a cutting tool, a milling rotary cutter, an ultrasonic cutter, or the like is used as a cutting means, and the surface layer of the cold-rolled original sheet is removed by several tens to several hundreds of microns immediately before the cold rolling mill group. In addition, the cutting device is said to be able to remove defects on the entire surface of the steel strip by feeding in the width direction using a ball screw or the like. Moreover, it is supposed that the cutting traces partially generated on the surface of the steel strip are completely erased by the thickness reduction in the cold rolling process immediately after that.
(b) At the outlet side of the pickling tank of the batch type pickling line, the position and size of the wrinkles on the front and back surfaces of the steel strip are detected and stored, and then the rolling of the batch type cold rolling line is performed. A method of removing surface wrinkles based on the detected wrinkle information on the machine entry side (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-191206 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-219403

  The above prior art is based on the premise that traces generated by cutting or grinding in the defect removal portion (hereinafter referred to as “defect removal traces”), that is, minute dent-like traces disappear due to thickness reduction in cold rolling. (There is a description to that effect in Patent Document 1), and no consideration is given to the possibility that the defect removal traces have any influence on the surface quality of the product steel strip.

  However, according to what the present inventors have confirmed through experiments, defect removal traces generated when a defect at a relatively deep position in the thickness direction (for example, a depth of 50 μm or more) is removed by a conventional method is as follows. Even after the subsequent cold rolling, it does not disappear completely, and even after cold rolling, it remains as a difference in plate thickness or surface skin (skin difference due to subtle difference in plate thickness) from the non-defect removal part. I found out. In general, temper rolling using a dull roll (light rolling at a stretch rate of several% or less) is applied subsequent to cold rolling or after plating, and a desired surface roughness is imparted to the steel strip surface or plated surface. As mentioned above, when there is a difference in the plate thickness between the defect removal portion and the non-defect removal portion, the transfer of unevenness on the surface of the dull roll is weak in the thin portion (defect removal portion), and in extreme cases, the roll It was found that the surface and the steel strip surface do not come into contact at all, which causes the appearance of uneven gloss.

In addition, if a steel strip that has been partially thinned by removing defects is subjected to press molding with a complicated shape, the stress at the thin part during processing increases, so the plate at that part It has also been found that the thickness is further reduced, and in extreme cases, there is a risk of breakage or perforation.
As described above, it has been found that, when relatively deep defect removal is performed in the prior art, product defects after secondary processing such as uneven appearance of the product steel strip and press forming are generated.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to reduce the surface quality of the product steel strip (cold-rolled steel strip or plated steel strip) or to perform secondary molding such as press forming due to the defect removal marks generated by removing the surface defects of the hot-rolled steel strip. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a steel strip that can stably produce a product steel strip having excellent quality and performance without causing problems associated with processing.

The present inventors conducted various experiments and examinations to find out measures for solving the above-mentioned problems. In the course of the series of experiments, the surface defect portion of the steel strip was removed at the same defect removal depth. Even in this case, the present inventors have found the fact that the product steel strip may or may not have uneven appearance due to defect removal marks. Therefore, a detailed study was conducted on the cause of such a difference in surface quality. As for the defect removal part having a depth of a certain degree, the defect removal trace does not deteriorate the surface quality of the product steel strip in cold rolling. Whether or not it is eliminated (erased) to a certain extent is relatively determined by the relationship between the defect removal depth and the defect removal width (= defect removal width in the steel strip width direction) and the reduction ratio of the steel strip in cold rolling. I knew that it would be decided. Specifically, by setting an upper limit on the defect removal width in accordance with the rolling reduction ratio in the cold rolling for a predetermined defect removal depth, or the rolling reduction ratio in the cold rolling with respect to the predetermined defect removal width. Accordingly, it has been found that by setting an upper limit on the defect removal depth according to the above, the defect removal traces are eliminated (erased) to the extent that the surface quality of the product steel strip is not deteriorated in cold rolling.
The present invention has been made based on the above findings, and the features thereof are as follows.

[1] Cold-rolling a hot-rolled steel strip to produce a cold-rolled steel strip, or plating a cold-rolled steel strip obtained by the cold rolling to produce a plated steel strip. In the manufacturing method,
The hot-rolled steel strip is continuously passed through the line where the pickling tank is installed, and on the entrance side of the pickling tank, the surface defect portion of the hot-rolled steel strip is detected by a defect detection device, based on the defect detection signal, The surface defect portion is removed by a defect removing device installed on the downstream side of the defect detecting device, and then the hot-rolled steel strip is pickled in the pickling tank,
The detection of the surface defect portion by the defect detection device and the removal of the surface defect portion by the defect removal device are performed between the entry-side bridle roll and the exit-side bridle roll constituting the bridle roll device arranged on the pickling tank entry side. For the steel strip portion (including the steel strip portion wound around the entry side bridle roll and the exit side bridle roll), and
In the step of detecting and removing the surface defect portion, the defect removal depth and the defect removal width of the surface defect portion that does not cause the appearance unevenness in the product steel strip are obtained in advance, and based on this, the defect removal depth and the defect removal width are determined. A method for producing a steel strip with few surface defects, characterized in that the surface defect portion is removed by setting.

[2] Cold-rolling a hot-rolled steel strip to produce a cold-rolled steel strip, or plating a cold-rolled steel strip obtained by the cold rolling to produce a plated steel strip. In the manufacturing method,
The hot-rolled steel strip is continuously passed through the line where the pickling tank is installed, and on the entrance side of the pickling tank, the surface defect portion of the hot-rolled steel strip is detected by a defect detection device, based on the defect detection signal, The surface defect portion is removed by a defect removing device installed on the downstream side of the defect detecting device, and then the hot-rolled steel strip is pickled in the pickling tank,
The detection of the surface defect portion by the defect detection device and the removal of the surface defect portion by the defect removal device are performed between the entry-side bridle roll and the exit-side bridle roll constituting the bridle roll device arranged on the pickling tank entry side. For the steel strip portion (including the steel strip portion wound around the entry side bridle roll and the exit side bridle roll), and
In the surface defect portion detection / removal step, the surface defect portion is removed with a defect removal depth ΔH and a defect removal width W that satisfy the following expression (1): .
ΔH ≦ α (h / H) × {(H−h) / W ^β } (1)
ΔH: Defect removal depth (μm)
W: Defect removal width (mm)
H: Steel strip thickness before cold rolling (mm)
h: Steel strip thickness after cold rolling (mm)
α, β: Constant

  According to the present invention, due to the defect removal trace generated by removing the surface defects of the hot-rolled steel strip, secondary processing such as deterioration of the surface quality of the product steel strip (cold-rolled steel strip or plated steel strip) and press forming. Therefore, the product steel strip having excellent quality and performance can be stably produced.

In the method of the present invention, when detecting and removing only the defective portion exposed on the surface of the steel strip, and not only the defective portion exposed on the surface of the steel strip, but also exposed to the surface of the steel strip. In some cases, the surface of the steel strip including the defect existing in the surface layer portion of the iron-steel without detecting the defect existing in the surface layer and removing the defect is detected in the method of the present invention. “Surface defects” on the steel strip means “defects exposed on the surface of the steel strip” or “defects exposed on the surface of the steel strip and the surface of the steel strip. It shall mean “the surface of the steel strip including the defective portion existing in the surface layer portion of the steel plate minus the defective portion existing in the surface layer portion”.
In the steel strip manufacturing method of the present invention, the hot-rolled steel strip is cold-rolled to produce a cold-rolled steel strip, or the cold-rolled steel strip obtained by the cold rolling is plated and plated steel strip. In the arbitrary line through which the hot-rolled steel strip passes continuously, the surface defect portion of the hot-rolled steel strip is detected by the defect detection device, and on the downstream side of the defect detection device based on the defect detection signal. The said surface defect part of a hot-rolled steel strip is removed with the installed defect removal apparatus.

Hereinafter, an example of an equipment configuration for carrying out the present invention and a basic form of detection / removal of a surface defect portion performed using the equipment configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 shows an example of an equipment configuration for carrying out the present invention and a basic form of detection / removal of a surface defect portion performed using the equipment configuration. This example is a batch type pickling. In the line, the defect detection device 1 and the defect removal device 2 are arranged in order from the upstream side on the entry side of the pickling tank 4 to detect and remove surface defects. In addition, in the figure, 3 is a control device for the defect removing device, 7 is a payoff reel, 8 is a take-up reel, and 9 is a tracking roll.

The detection method of the defect detection device 1 is not particularly limited and may be an optical method or an image processing method. However, in the aspect of reliably detecting the hail and the like existing under the surface layer of the hot-rolled steel strip, A magnetic type sensor such as a magnetic flux type or a magnetic flux leakage type is desirable. The defect detection apparatus using this magnetic sensor uses, for example, an apparatus that detects a surface defect portion by detecting a change in AC magnetic flux generated due to a surface defect at the same time as performing AC excitation of a steel strip. be able to. As a specific example of such a defect detection device, the steel strip is AC magnetized, the magnetic flux is detected by two or more magnetic sensors arranged in the substantially width direction of the steel strip, and the difference between the detection signals in the steel strip width direction is detected. There is a defect detection device that detects a surface defect portion based on a signal. According to such a defect detection apparatus, since the steel strip is magnetized by AC magnetic flux, the penetration depth of the magnetic flux is limited by the effect of the skin effect compared to the case where DC magnetization is used, and concentrated near the surface layer portion of the steel strip. Will do. For this reason, only the surface defect part which exists in the surface or surface layer part of a steel strip can be detected efficiently.
The defect detection device 1 is disposed so as to face both surfaces of the steel strip that is continuously passed through so as to detect surface defects on both surfaces of the steel strip 6.

  There is no particular limitation on the defect removal means of the defect removal apparatus 2, for example, a grinding wheel, cutting tool, grinding brush, milling rotary cutter, ultrasonic cutting apparatus, abrasive jet (fine solid powder such as metal powder) Any means can be used, such as high-speed, high-pressure water-injected grinding means), and different types of defect-removing means may be used in combination. Bite is advantageous.

  The defect removal means removes the surface defect part that exists locally on the surface of the steel strip that is continuously passed through by grinding or cutting. And can be moved in the width direction of the steel strip, and more preferably, the amount of indentation in the thickness direction of the steel strip can be adjusted to cope with the depth of the surface defect. ing.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the surface defect portion of the hot-rolled steel strip 6 fed out from the payoff reel 7 is detected by the defect detection device 1, and the surface defect portion is removed by the defect removal device 2 based on the defect detection signal. Is called. At this time, the defect removing means of the defect removing apparatus 2 uses the position information of the surface defect portion from the defect removing apparatus 2 (position information in the steel strip width direction) and the position of the surface defect portion to be removed in the steel strip width direction. Accordingly, the tracking roll 9 detects the position of the surface defect portion in the steel strip conveyance direction, so that it acts on the steel strip surface at the operation timing based on the output of the tracking roll 9 (grinding, Cutting), and removing the surface defect.
The hot-rolled steel strip 6 from which the surface defect portion has been removed by the defect removing device 2 is introduced into the pickling tank 4 and pickled, and then wound around the coiler 8, and then the cold rolling line as the next step. And rolled to a predetermined thickness to obtain a cold-rolled steel strip. In some cases, this cold-rolled steel strip is subjected to a plating treatment to produce a plated steel strip.

  FIG. 2 shows another example of the equipment configuration for carrying out the present invention. This example shows a continuous production line (pickling / cooling) in which pickling equipment and cold rolling equipment are continuously provided. In the continuous continuous line), the defect detection device 1 and the defect removal device 2 are arranged in order from the upstream side on the entrance side of the pickling tank 4 to detect and remove surface defects. In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a cold rolling mill group installed on the downstream side of the pickling tank 4, and other configurations are the same as those in FIG. Further, the configurations and functions of the defect detection apparatus 1 and the defect removal apparatus 2 in this embodiment are the same as those in the embodiment of FIG. In this embodiment, the hot-rolled steel strip 6 exiting the pickling tank 4 is rolled as it is in the cold rolling mill group 5 to produce a cold-rolled steel strip. In some cases, this cold-rolled steel strip is subjected to a plating treatment to produce a plated steel strip.

In the present invention, the surface defect portion is detected and removed in the basic form as described above. At that time, the defect removal depth and the defect removal width of the surface defect portion that do not cause the appearance unevenness in the product steel strip. Is determined in advance, and based on this, the defect removal depth and defect removal width by the defect removal apparatus are set, and defect removal is performed. Preferably, the surface defect portion is removed with a defect removal depth ΔH and a defect removal width W that satisfy the following expression (1).
ΔH ≦ α (h / H) × {(H−h) / W ^β } (1)
ΔH: Defect removal depth (μm)
W: Defect removal width (mm)
H: Steel strip thickness before cold rolling (mm)
h: Steel strip thickness after cold rolling (mm)
α, β: Constant

FIG. 3A shows a cross section in the steel strip width direction of the defect removing portion, and FIG. 3B shows a cross section in the steel strip width direction after cold rolling of the defect removing portion. The depth ΔH, the defect removal width W, and the dent depth Δh after the cold rolling of the defect removal portion are shown in the figure.
FIG. 4 shows 5 passes shown in Table 1 after removing surface defect portions of a hot-rolled steel strip having a plate thickness of 3.2 mm and a plate width of 1800 mm at a defect removal depth ΔH: 50 μm and a defect removal width W: 10-50 mm. In the case of rolling into a cold-rolled steel strip having a thickness of 0.792 mm according to the tandem cold rolling schedule, the transition of the indentation depth Δh of the defect removal portion after rolling in each rolling pass is shown.

  According to FIG. 4, when the defect removal width W is about 50 mm, the dent depth Δh is deformed to be approximately a reduction ratio, and if the plate thickness is reduced by half by rolling, the dent depth Δh is also approximately half the depth. It is deformed to become. On the other hand, when the defect removal width W is about 30 mm or less, the dent depth Δh is greatly reduced as the defect removal width W decreases. In addition, the effect of reducing the dent depth Δh when the defect removal width W is narrowed is particularly great in the first pass, and the dent depth Δh is deformed substantially to a reduction rate after the third pass.

The reason why the dent depth Δh is reduced when the defect removal width W is reduced as described above was examined by taking the first pass of cold rolling, which has a large effect of reducing the dent depth Δh, as an example. 5 to 7 show the first case where the defect removal width W is 10 mm (FIG. 5), 30 mm (FIG. 6), and 50 mm (FIG. 7), respectively, when rolling is performed according to the rolling schedule shown in Table 1. The indentation depth Δh of the defect removal portion after the rolling pass is shown, and FIG. 8 also shows the distribution of the plate width direction strain ε _{W in} the periphery of the defect removal portion.

  According to FIGS. 5-7, the defect removal part which was a rectangular shape before rolling becomes a gentle dent shape after 1 pass. This is because the defect-removed part has a thinner plate thickness before rolling than the peripheral part, so a large tensile stress in the local rolling direction is generated during rolling, and as a result, the rolling pressure around the defect-removed part decreases. This is considered to be because the surface flattening deformation of the rolling roll gradually changes. The indentation depth Δh is maximum at the center in the width direction of the defect removal portion, and is deformed to a substantially reduction rate when the defect removal width W is 50 mm, and is reduced to about 1/3 when the defect removal width W is 10 mm. ing.

Further, according to FIG. 8, the plate width direction strain ε _W is substantially 0 at the center in the width direction of the defect removal portion when the defect removal width W is 50 mm, and there is no lateral flow of material. In other words, all the rolling strains are in the plane strain state in which the longitudinal strain is the longitudinal strain. On the other hand, when the defect removal width W is 10 mm, the plate width direction strain ε _W is in the direction of width reduction over substantially the entire width of the defect removal portion, so as to compensate for the insufficient volume of the defect removal portion. In addition, it can be seen that the material around the defect removal portion is laterally flowing toward the defect removal portion during rolling. In other words, the mechanism by which the dent depth Δh after cold rolling is reduced by reducing the defect removal width W is substantially the entire width of the defect removal portion due to the balance between the elastic deformation of the rolling roll and the lateral flow action of the material. This is thought to be due to the material falling. Therefore, the degree of the reduction of the dent depth Δh by such a mechanism depends on the rolling reduction ratio, and is also affected by the rolling roll diameter, the rolling roll material, the material of the material to be rolled, and the like. For example, it is preferable to increase the diameter of the rolling roll in terms of promoting the lateral flow of the material, and it is preferable to increase the roll hardness in terms of reducing the distribution of surface flattening deformation of the rolling roll, particularly in the first pass. The effect on the rolling rolls is great.

FIG. 9 shows the depth of dent after cold rolling with a 5-pass rolling schedule shown in Table 1 for a defect removal portion having a defect removal width W of 10 to 50 mm and a defect removal depth ΔH of 25 μm, 50 μm, and 100 μm, respectively. And Δh, and the results of examining the occurrence of unevenness in appearance after galvanizing this cold-rolled steel sheet. As can be seen from FIG. 9, the dent depth Δh is greatly influenced by the defect removal dimension (defect removal width W, defect removal depth ΔH), as described above. Further, when the dent depth Δh is below a certain level, the appearance of the plated steel strip is not uneven, and the relationship between the defect removal width W and the defect removal depth ΔH is that when the defect removal depth ΔH is 50 μm. No defect unevenness occurs when the defect removal width W is about 30 mm or less, and when the defect removal depth ΔH is 100 μm, the defect removal width W is about 10 mm or less.
Therefore, a defect removal depth ΔH and a defect removal width W that do not cause appearance unevenness in the product steel strip as shown in FIG. 9 are obtained in advance, and based on this, the defect removal depth ΔH and the defect removal width W are determined. By setting and removing defects, a product steel strip with no uneven appearance can be obtained.

From the results of FIG. 9, it was found that the dent depth Δh after cold rolling can be approximated by the following equation (A).
Δh = α′W ^{β ′} · ΔH (A)
ΔH: Defect removal depth (μm)
W: Defect removal width (mm)
α ′, β ′: Constants determined according to the material and rolling conditions of the material to be rolled From the results of FIG. 4, the dent depth Δh after cold rolling is approximately inversely proportional to the total rolling reduction, and the appearance The threshold value at which unevenness does not occur depends on the ratio of the depth of recess Δh after cold rolling and the steel strip thickness h after cold rolling.

The present inventors have conducted a number of experiments on the premise of the above points, and based on the results, conditions for defect removal dimensions (defect removal depth ΔH, defect removal width W) that do not cause appearance unevenness in the product steel strip. We examined to find out. As a result, it has been found that if the surface defect portion is removed so that the defect removal depth ΔH and the defect removal width W satisfy the following formula (1), occurrence of uneven appearance of the product steel strip can be prevented appropriately. The technical significance of the formula (1) will be clarified in examples described later.
ΔH ≦ α (h / H) × {(H−h) / W ^β } (1)
ΔH: Defect removal depth (μm)
W: Defect removal width (mm)
H: Steel strip thickness before cold rolling (mm)
h: Steel strip thickness after cold rolling (mm)
α, β: Constant

  Here, α and β are constants determined by the material of the material to be rolled and the rolling conditions. As described above, the indentation depth Δh after the cold rolling is affected by the cold rolling conditions such as the rolling roll diameter and the rolling roll material and the material of the steel strip. Further, as a result of experiments by the present inventors, the occurrence of unevenness in appearance is affected by the dent depth Δh and the elongation ratio in temper rolling, and the ratio between the dent depth Δh after cold rolling and the sheet thickness h. It was found that if Δh / h is equal to or less than the elongation ratio e in temper rolling, the defect-removed portion does not cause uneven appearance of the product steel strip. Usually, temper rolling is performed at a stretch rate of several percent or less for the cold-rolled steel strip and the steel strip plated with the steel strip to adjust the material and impart luster to the steel strip. At this time, since the surface of the rolling roll is deformed flat, the contact state with the rolling roll is maintained even if some dent remains. Therefore, α and β are determined according to the material of the material to be rolled and the rolling conditions (rolling roll diameter and rolling roll material in cold rolling, elongation rate in temper rolling, etc.).

The defect removal width W may be as wide as possible in terms of the occurrence of defects (defect width), the problem of rigidity of defect removal means such as a grinding wheel, and the problem of positioning accuracy of the defect removal means in the steel strip width direction. Preferably, for example, in the present invention, the target defect removal depth is determined from the occurrence state (defect depth) of surface defects, and the defect removal width is calculated based on the above equation (1) from the depth and the plate thickness before and after cold rolling. W (tool width) is determined. Note that the target defect removal depth and the defect removal width at this time may be appropriately changed based on the above equation (1) from the state of occurrence of defects.
As described above, the constants α and β in the above equation (1) are determined according to the material and rolling conditions of the material to be rolled, and are based on the general material and rolling conditions of the material to be rolled. In this case, the range is about 500 ≦ α ≦ 2000 and 0.6 ≦ β ≦ 0.7.
In addition, since the thickness of the defect-removed part is thinner than that of the non-removed part, a difference in elongation and deformation occurs between the non-defect removed part in the vicinity during cold rolling, and a large tensile stress acts on the defect-removed part. It will be. At this time, in an extreme case, a crack is generated in the defect removing portion, and this crack may be expanded due to the tension between rolling mills and the like, leading to a fracture accident of the entire sheet width. Such a problem is more likely to occur as the defect removal depth ΔH is larger. For this reason, the defect removal depth ΔH is desirably about 150 μm or less, more preferably about 100 μm or less.

Next, a preferred embodiment will be described with respect to the position where the surface defect portion is detected and removed in the continuous line.
Detection and removal of surface defects according to the present invention can be performed in any line through which a hot-rolled steel strip is continuously passed. That is, any stage after the hot rolling process and before the cold rolling process, such as coil inspection line, pickling line, cold rolling line, pickling / cold rolling continuous line where pickling process and cold rolling process are continuous In particular, it is preferably performed in a line having a bridle roll device for applying tension to the steel strip. In a line equipped with such a bridle roll device, an appropriate tension is applied to the steel strip, so fluctuations in the plate surface due to plate shape defects and the like are small, and surface defect detection and removal is stabilized with high accuracy. There are advantages that can be done.

  In addition, the steel strip portion in the bridle roll device composed of a plurality of bridle rolls has particularly small fluctuations in the plate surface due to plate shape defects or vibrations. For this reason, surface defect detection and surface defect removal are performed in the bridle roll device, that is, the steel strip portion between the entry side bridle roll and the exit side bridle roll (entrance side bridle roll and exit side bridle roll). By detecting surface defects and removing surface defects (including steel strips wrapped around), surface defect detection and surface defect removal are not affected by variations in the plate surface due to plate shape defects or vibrations. Can be performed with high accuracy and stability.

  Furthermore, in the bridle roll device, the steel strip passes through the bridle rolls that make up the device with the front and back surfaces alternately wound, but the steel strip portion wound around each bridle roll has a poor plate shape. The fluctuation of the plate surface due to vibration and vibration is the smallest. Therefore, by detecting and removing surface defects on this steel strip part, they can be performed with particularly high accuracy and stability. There are also advantages such as easy arrangement of the defect detection device and defect removal device on the front and back surfaces of the belt and easy processing of the processing waste.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which the defect detection device 1 and the defect removal device 2 are arranged at the position of the bridle roll device 11. In this embodiment, a grinding wheel 12 is used as the defect removing means of the defect removing apparatus 2.
The bridle roll device 11 of the present embodiment is a four-roll type, and the hot-rolled steel strip 6 passes through the four bridle rolls 110a to 110d with the front and back surfaces wound alternately. Defect detection devices 1a and 1b (detection sensors) for detecting surface defects on the front and back surfaces of the steel strip are arranged opposite to the two upstream bridle rolls 110a and 110b, and are wound around the bridle rolls 110a and 110b. Detects surface defects in steel strip parts (front and back surfaces of steel strip).

  On the other hand, the grinding wheels 12a and 12b, which are defect removal means of the defect removal apparatus 2, are respectively arranged facing the rolls at the side positions of the two bridle rolls 110c and 110d on the downstream side, and the defect detection apparatus 1a, Based on the defect detection by 1b, the surface defect portion of the steel strip portion (front and back surfaces of the steel strip) wound around the bridle rolls 110c and 110d is ground and removed. The grinding wheels 12a and 12b can be moved back and forth in the direction of the bridle rolls 110c and 110d by a moving mechanism (pushing mechanism), and when the steel strip portion having a surface defect portion to be removed passes through the bridle roll 110c. , 110d, and partially grind and remove the surface defect portion. The movement / position adjustment mechanism of the grinding wheels 12a and 12b in the steel strip width direction will be described later (description of FIG. 14).

In the bridle roll apparatus, the form of performing surface defect detection and surface defect removal on the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll is arbitrary, and is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in a 4-roll bridle roll apparatus as shown in FIG. 10, surface defect detection and surface defect removal may be performed at the position of two bridle rolls on the entry side or two bridle rolls on the exit side. FIG. 11 shows the embodiment, and shows a case where surface defect detection and surface defect removal are performed on the steel strip portion wound around the two bridle rolls 110a and 110b on the entry side of the bridle roll apparatus. .
In this embodiment, a defect detection device 1a (detection sensor) for detecting surface defects on the front surface of the steel strip and a grinding wheel 12a that is a defect removal means of the defect removal device 2 are provided on the entry side of the bridle roll device 11. The surface defect of the steel strip portion (the front surface of the steel strip) that is sequentially arranged facing each of the first bridle rolls 110a and wound around the bridle roll 110a by the defect detection device 1a is detected, and based on the detection. Immediately, the grinding wheel 12a removes the surface defect by grinding. Further, a defect detection device 1b (detection sensor) for detecting a surface defect on the back surface of the steel strip and a grinding wheel 12b which is a defect removal means of the defect removal device 2 are sequentially arranged facing each of the second bridle rolls 110b. Then, a surface defect of the steel strip portion (back surface of the steel strip) wound around the bridle roll 110b is detected by the defect detection device 1b, and the grinding wheel 12b immediately removes the surface defect portion based on the detection.

Further, surface defect detection and surface defect removal may be performed on a steel strip portion wound around a bridle roll of a 3-roll type or 2-roll type bridle roll device.
FIG. 12 shows a case where surface defect detection and surface defect removal are performed on the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll of the three-roll type bridle roll apparatus 11. In this embodiment, the defect detection device 1a (detection sensor) for detecting surface defects on the steel strip front surface is replaced with the first bridle roll 110a of the bridle roll device 11 by the defect removal means of the defect removal device 2. A grinding wheel 12a is arranged opposite to each of the third bridle rolls 110c, and the surface detection of the steel strip portion (the front surface of the steel strip) wound around the bridle roll 110a is detected by the defect detection device 1a. Based on the detection, the grinding wheel 12a grinds away the surface defect portion of the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll 110c. Further, a defect detection device 1b (detection sensor) for detecting a surface defect on the back surface of the steel strip and a grinding wheel 12b which is a defect removal means of the defect removal device 2 are sequentially arranged facing each of the second bridle rolls 110b. Then, the surface defect of the steel strip portion (back surface of the steel strip) wound around the bridle roll 110b is detected by the defect detection device 1b, and the grinding wheel 12b immediately removes the surface defect portion based on the detection.

FIG. 13 shows a case where surface defect detection and surface defect removal are performed on the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll of the two-roll type bridle roll apparatus 11. In this embodiment, the defect detection device 1a (detection sensor) for detecting surface defects on the front surface of the steel strip and the grinding wheel 12a that is the defect removal means of the defect removal device 2 are the first of the bridle roll device 11. The surface defect of the steel strip portion (the front surface of the steel strip), which is sequentially arranged facing each of the bridle rolls 110a and wound around the bridle roll 110a by the defect detection device 1a, is detected and immediately ground based on the detection. The grindstone 12a grinds away the surface defect portion. Further, a defect detection device 1b (detection sensor) for detecting a surface defect on the back surface of the steel strip and a grinding wheel 12b which is a defect removal means of the defect removal device 2 are sequentially arranged facing each of the second bridle rolls 110b. Then, a surface defect of the steel strip portion (back surface of the steel strip) wound around the bridle roll 110b is detected by the defect detection device 1b, and the grinding wheel 12b immediately removes the surface defect portion based on the detection.
10 to 13 show that surface defect detection and surface defect removal are performed on a steel strip portion wound around a bridle roll 110 constituting the bridle roll device 11, and this method is used for surface defect detection and surface defect removal. However, depending on the case, surface defect detection and / or surface defect removal may be performed on the steel strip portion between the bridle rolls 110 constituting the bridle roll device 11. .

  When a plurality of bridle roll devices 11 are installed, detection of surface defects by the defect detection device 1 in the bridle roll device 11 on the upstream side of the line (preferably, a steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll 110) Detection of surface defects), and then removal of surface defects by the defect removal device 2 in the bridle roll device 11 on the downstream side (preferably, removal of surface defects on the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll 110). Also good. Further, in the bridle roll device 11 on the upstream side of the line, detection of surface defects by the defect detection device 1 on the front surface side or back surface side of the hot rolled steel strip (preferably, the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll 110) Detection of surface defects) and removal of surface defects by the defect removing device 2 (preferably, removal of surface defects in the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll 110), and then, in the bridle roll device 11 on the downstream side, Detection of surface defects on the opposite side of the steel strip by the defect detection device 1 (preferably detection of surface defects in the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll 110) and removal of surface defects by the defect removal device 2 (preferably bridle) (Removal of surface defects in the steel strip portion wound around the roll 110) may be performed. Any of these embodiments is included in the method of the present invention.

  FIG. 14 is a plan view of the defect removal apparatus 2 in the embodiment of FIGS. The defect removing apparatus 2 includes a plurality of grinding wheels 12 or cutting tools 13 (hereinafter referred to as “defect removing means”) that can move in a partial region in the steel strip width direction, and remove surface defects. The surface defect removal of the full width of the steel strip can be performed by sharing these plural defect removal means in the direction. In this embodiment, the defect removal apparatus 2 is divided into four sections in the steel strip width direction, and each section is provided with defect removal means. Each of these defect removal means can be moved in the width direction of the steel strip (transverse movement) in each section, and is moved by the driving means. In this way, by providing a plurality of defect removal means in the steel strip width direction and shortening the moving distance of each defect removal means in the steel strip width direction, it is possible to reliably remove surface defects on the steel strip surface that passes continuously. And can be performed efficiently.

  Usually, the plate width of the cold-rolled steel strip is about 2000 mm at the maximum. Therefore, the defect removing apparatus 2 is divided into about four sections in the steel strip width direction as in this embodiment, and defect removing means is provided in each section. If installed, one defect removing means may be traversed within a range of up to about 500 mm in the steel strip width direction, and efficient and reliable defect removal can be performed. The number of sections in which the defect removal device 2 is divided in the steel strip width direction depends on the occurrence frequency of surface defects, the line speed, the feed speed of the defect removal means in the steel strip width direction, between the defect detection device and the defect removal device. You only need to determine the distance.

The moving mechanism (transverse mechanism) in the steel strip width direction of each defect removing means is arbitrary, and for example, an appropriate mechanism such as a known mechanism including a traverse ball screw and a motor for rotating the traverse ball screw can be used. Also, the mechanism for moving the defect removing means to and from the steel strip surface is optional. For example, the defect removing means is held by the cylinder device together with its traversing mechanism, and this cylinder device is used as the driving means to remove the defect. An appropriate mechanism such as a mechanism for moving the means toward and away from the steel strip surface can be used.
The movement of the plurality of defect removing means in the steel strip width direction and the movement in the steel strip surface direction are independently controlled by the control device 3 (FIGS. 1 and 2), whereby the steel strip surface Any surface defect at any position can be easily removed. That is, based on the defect detection signal of the defect detection device 1, the defect removal means of the section corresponding to the defect position in the steel strip width direction is moved to the defect position in the steel strip width direction, and then the defect removal means is moved in the steel strip surface direction. The surface defect portion can be easily removed by moving to.

  Moreover, in the prior art mentioned above, although the removal of the surface defect part is performed immediately before cold rolling, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the surface defect in the pickling tank 4 entrance side of a pickling line Then, the hot rolled steel strip is pickled in the pickling tank 4, so that the surface skin of the defect removal trace is modified by the dissolving action by pickling, and is caused by the defect removal. The product strip with better surface quality can be reliably removed from the steel strip surface if the scrap is left on the surface of the product strip. Can be obtained. The pickling equipment is installed to dissolve and remove the oxide scale layer on the steel strip surface before cold rolling the hot rolled steel strip. It is almost essential equipment for cold rolling the hot rolled steel strip. It is. Therefore, this embodiment is also an advantageous form in that it can be implemented using existing equipment called pickling equipment without installing special equipment.

In addition, the pickling of the hot-rolled steel strip is preferably performed at a liquid temperature of 80 ° C. or higher, thereby increasing the dissolving action on the defect removal traces on the steel strip surface, and further improving the surface skin of the defect removal traces. Can be done effectively. Even if the liquid temperature is higher than 95 ° C., the dissolution action on the defect removal traces on the steel strip surface is saturated. From the viewpoint of reducing the basic unit such as steam for keeping the liquid temperature at a high temperature, the liquid temperature is The temperature is preferably 95 ° C. or lower.
The pickling is generally performed in a plurality of hydrochloric acid tanks using a hydrochloric acid-based pickling solution. The concentration of hydrochloric acid in each hydrochloric acid tank is often different in order to circulate the pickling solution, but the concentration of hydrochloric acid in the tank with the highest concentration is preferably 6% or more, so that defect removal marks on the steel strip surface can be obtained. Can be enhanced. On the other hand, even if the hydrochloric acid concentration is higher than 11%, the dissolving action on the defect removal traces on the steel strip surface is saturated. Therefore, from the viewpoint of reducing the hydrochloric acid basic unit, the hydrochloric acid concentration is more preferably 11% or less.
As described above, the pickling solution is generally a hydrochloric acid-based pickling solution, but a sulfuric acid-based pickling solution can also be used.
Further, from the above points, it is most preferable embodiment to detect and remove the surface defect portion according to the above embodiment at the position of the bridle roll device arranged on the entrance side of the pickling tank. I can say that.

Therefore, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are summarized as follows for the detection and removal positions of the surface defect portion.
(1) For the steel strip portion between the entry-side bridle roll and the exit-side bridle roll constituting the bridle roll device (however, including the steel strip portion wound around the entry-side bridle roll and the exit-side bridle roll) Surface defect detection by a defect detection device and surface defect removal by a defect removal device are performed.
(2) In (1) above, surface defect detection by the defect detection device and surface defect removal by the defect removal device are performed on the steel strip portion wound around the bridle roll constituting the bridle roll device.
(3) Using a defect removal apparatus provided with a plurality of defect removal means movable in the steel strip width direction in the steel strip width direction, surface defect removal in the steel strip width direction using the plurality of defect removal means The surface defect removal of the full width of the steel strip is carried out by sharing the same.
(4) In the above (1) or (2), the surface defect removal is performed by using a defect removal apparatus provided with a plurality of defect removal means in the steel strip width direction that can move a partial region in the steel strip width direction The surface defect removal of the entire width of the steel strip is performed by sharing the plurality of defect removal means in the width direction.
In addition, detection and removal of surface defects in the forms (1) to (4) above are performed on the entrance side of the pickling tank, and then the hot-rolled steel strip is pickled in the pickling tank, preferably the above-described identification It is particularly desirable to perform pickling under the following conditions.

In the continuous pickling / cold rolling line shown in FIG. 2, the defect detection device 1 and the defect removal device 2 are installed in the bridle roll device 11 immediately before the pickling tank 4 as shown in FIG. Strip surface defects were removed. The hot-rolled steel strip is IF steel for automobile outer plates having a plate thickness of 3.2 mm and a plate width of 1500 to 1800 mm.
In the defect detection apparatus 1, defect detection was performed using an eddy current sensor. In the defect removal apparatus 1, based on the defect detection signal from the defect detection apparatus 1, the target defect removal depth is changed at a pitch of 20 μm within a range of 20 to 140 μm, and the defect removal width W is a pitch of 10 mm within a range of 10 to 60 mm. The defect was removed using a grinding wheel having an outer diameter of 400 mm and a particle size number of 36. The hot-rolled steel strip after removal of the defects is pickled in the pickling tank 4 (line speed before and after the pickling tank: average 150 mpm), and then subjected to cold rolling, alloying galvanizing and temper rolling in order. A strip was manufactured. The cold rolling conditions and temper rolling conditions of this example are as follows, and the values of the constants α and β in the above equation (1) are α: 766 and β: 0.6517.
・ Cold rolling conditions Rolling roll: φ500mm (all stands)
Rolling pass schedule: Table 1 (5 passes)
-Conditioning rolling conditions Elongation rate: 1%

  FIG. 15 shows the appearance of the appearance unevenness of the product steel strip derived from the appearance unevenness occurrence limit line and the defect removal trace according to the above equation (1). As is clear from the figure, when the defect removal depth is larger than the appearance unevenness occurrence limit line according to the above equation (1), the defect removal portion becomes the appearance unevenness, whereas the defect removal depth is When it is smaller than the appearance unevenness generation limit line according to the formula (1), no appearance unevenness occurs.

In the continuous pickling / cold rolling line shown in FIG. 2, the defect detection device 1 and the defect removal device 2 are installed in the bridle roll device 11 immediately before the pickling tank 4 as shown in FIG. Strip surface defects were removed. The hot-rolled steel strip is IF steel having a plate thickness of 2.8 mm, a plate width of 1500 to 1800 mm, and a material hardness of about 30% higher than that of the material of Example 1.
In the defect detection apparatus 1, defect detection was performed using an eddy current sensor. In the defect removal apparatus 1, based on the defect detection signal from the defect detection apparatus 1, the target defect removal depth is changed at a pitch of 20 μm within a range of 20 to 140 μm, and the defect removal width W is a pitch of 10 mm within a range of 10 to 60 mm. The defect was removed using a grinding wheel having an outer diameter of 400 mm and a particle size number of 36. The hot-rolled steel strip after removal of the defects is pickled in the pickling tank 4 (line speed before and after the pickling tank: average 150 mpm), and then subjected to cold rolling, alloying galvanizing and temper rolling in order. A strip was manufactured. The cold rolling conditions and temper rolling conditions of this example are as follows, and the values of constants α and β in the above equation (1) are α: 1364 and β: 0.6517.
・ Cold rolling conditions Rolling roll: φ500mm (all stands)
Rolling pass schedule: Table 2 (5 passes)
-Conditioning rolling conditions Elongation rate: 2%

  FIG. 16 shows the appearance of the appearance unevenness of the product steel strip derived from the appearance unevenness occurrence limit line and the defect removal trace according to the above equation (1). As is clear from the figure, when the defect removal depth is larger than the appearance unevenness occurrence limit line according to the above equation (1), the defect removal portion becomes the appearance unevenness, whereas the defect removal depth is When it is smaller than the appearance unevenness generation limit line according to the formula (1), no appearance unevenness occurs.

In the continuous pickling / cold rolling line shown in FIG. 2, the defect detection device 1 and the defect removal device 2 are installed in the bridle roll device 11 immediately before the pickling tank 4 as shown in FIG. Strip surface defects were removed. The hot-rolled steel strip is an IF steel for automobile outer plates having a plate thickness of 3.2 mm and a plate width of 1500 to 1800 mm, the same as the material of Example 1.
In the defect detection apparatus 1, defect detection was performed using an eddy current sensor. In the defect removal apparatus 2, based on the defect detection signal from the defect detection apparatus 1, a grinding wheel with an outer diameter of φ400 mm and a particle size number of 36 is set with two levels of a target defect removal depth of 50 μm and a defect removal width W of 10 mm and 50 mm. Was used to remove the defects. The hot-rolled steel strip after removal of the defects is pickled in the pickling tank 4 (line speed before and after the pickling tank: average 150 mpm), and then subjected to cold rolling, alloying galvanizing and temper rolling in order. A strip was manufactured. The cold rolling conditions and temper rolling conditions of this example are as follows, and the values of the constants α and β in the above equation (1) are α: 766 and β: 0.6517.
・ Cold rolling conditions Rolling roll: φ500mm (all stands)
Rolling pass schedule: Table 1 (5 passes)
-Conditioning rolling conditions Elongation rate: 1%

On the exit side of the galvanization processing line, the number and length of surface defects including appearance irregularities derived from defect removal traces were counted for each coil, and the total defect length relative to the total coil length was defined as the defect rate.
The defect rate was averaged from the survey results for one week to be one data. In this example, the defect removal of the hot-rolled steel strip was not performed at all for the first 10 weeks, and the average defect rate of 10 data in that period was set to 1.0. In the next 10 weeks, defects were removed from the hot-rolled steel strip with a defect removal width of 10 mm, and in the next 10 weeks, defects were removed with a defect removal width of 50 mm. In addition, when the sample was taken regularly and the dent depth after the cold rolling was measured, the dent depth after the cold rolling was 1% or less of the plate thickness at the defect removal width of 10 mm, and the defect removal width was 50 mm. Then, the dent depth after cold rolling was 1% or more of the plate thickness.
FIG. 17 shows the transition of the defect rate. According to this, when the defect removal was performed with the defect removal width of 10 mm, the defect rate was reduced to about 1/5 compared to the case where the previous defect removal was not performed at all. On the other hand, when defect removal was performed with a defect removal width of 50 mm, many appearance irregularities derived from defect removal traces were observed.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention can be utilized in order to manufacture the cold-rolled steel strip and the plated steel strip excellent in the surface quality used for a motor vehicle, a household appliance, a building material, etc.

An explanatory diagram showing an example of the equipment configuration for carrying out the present invention and the basic form of detection / removal of a surface defect portion performed using this equipment configuration Explanatory drawing which shows the other form of the equipment structure for implementing this invention, and the basic form of the detection / removal of the surface defect part performed using this equipment structure Explanatory drawing which shows the dent depth (DELTA) h after cold-rolling the defect removal dimension ((DELTA) H, W) of a hot-rolled steel strip, and a defect removal part. The graph which shows transition of the dent depth (DELTA) h of the defect removal part after each rolling pass in the case of cold rolling after removing the surface defect of a hot-rolled steel strip Explanatory drawing which shows an example of dent depth (DELTA) h of the defect removal part after the 1st rolling pass in the case of performing cold rolling after performing the surface defect removal of a hot-rolled steel strip. Explanatory drawing which shows the other example of dent depth (DELTA) h of the defect removal part after the 1st rolling pass in the case of performing cold rolling after performing the surface defect removal of a hot-rolled steel strip. Explanatory drawing which shows the other example of dent depth (DELTA) h of the defect removal part after the 1st rolling pass in the case of performing cold rolling after performing the surface defect removal of a hot-rolled steel strip. Explanatory drawing which shows distribution of sheet width direction distortion | strain (epsilon) _W of the defect removal part periphery part after a 1st rolling pass in the case of performing cold rolling after performing the surface defect removal of a hot-rolled steel strip. The graph which shows the generation | occurrence | production condition of the unevenness | corrugation depth Δh of a defect removal part, and the external appearance nonuniformity after plating in relation to the defect removal width W at the time of cold rolling after removing the surface defect of a hot-rolled steel strip Explanatory drawing which shows an example of embodiment of a defect detection apparatus and a defect removal apparatus in the manufacturing method of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the other example of embodiment of a defect detection apparatus and a defect removal apparatus in the manufacturing method of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the other example of embodiment of a defect detection apparatus and a defect removal apparatus in the manufacturing method of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the other example of embodiment of a defect detection apparatus and a defect removal apparatus in the manufacturing method of this invention. Plan view of the defect removing apparatus shown in FIGS. The graph which shows the generation | occurrence | production state appearance irregularity of the product steel strip in Example 1 by the relationship between the defect removal width W and defect removal depth (DELTA) H. The graph which shows the generation | occurrence | production state of the appearance nonuniformity of the product steel strip in Example 2 by the relationship between the defect removal width W and the defect removal depth ΔH. The graph which shows transition of the defect rate of the product steel strip in Example 3

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a, 1b ... Defect detection apparatus 2 ... Defect removal apparatus 3 ... Control apparatus 4 ... Pickling tank 5 ... Cold rolling mill group 6 ... Steel strip 7 ... Uncoiler 8 ... Coiler 9 ... Tracking roll 11 ... Bridle roll apparatus 12a , 12b ... Grinding wheels 110a to 110d ... Bridle roll

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In the manufacturing method of a steel strip, a cold-rolled steel strip is manufactured by cold rolling a hot-rolled steel strip, or a cold-rolled steel strip obtained by the cold rolling is plated to manufacture a plated steel strip. ,
The hot-rolled steel strip is continuously passed through the line where the pickling tank is installed, and on the entrance side of the pickling tank, the surface defect portion of the hot-rolled steel strip is detected by a defect detection device, based on the defect detection signal, The surface defect portion is removed by a defect removing device installed on the downstream side of the defect detecting device, and then the hot-rolled steel strip is pickled in the pickling tank,
The detection of the surface defect portion by the defect detection device and the removal of the surface defect portion by the defect removal device are performed between the entry-side bridle roll and the exit-side bridle roll constituting the bridle roll device arranged on the pickling tank entry side. For the steel strip portion (including the steel strip portion wound around the entry side bridle roll and the exit side bridle roll), and
In the step of detecting and removing the surface defect portion, the defect removal depth and the defect removal width of the surface defect portion that does not cause the appearance unevenness in the product steel strip are obtained in advance, and based on this, the defect removal depth and the defect removal width are determined. A method for producing a steel strip with few surface defects, characterized in that the surface defect portion is removed by setting. In the manufacturing method of a steel strip, a cold-rolled steel strip is manufactured by cold rolling a hot-rolled steel strip, or a cold-rolled steel strip obtained by the cold rolling is plated to manufacture a plated steel strip. ,
The hot-rolled steel strip is continuously passed through the line where the pickling tank is installed, and on the entrance side of the pickling tank, the surface defect portion of the hot-rolled steel strip is detected by a defect detection device, based on the defect detection signal, The surface defect portion is removed by a defect removing device installed on the downstream side of the defect detecting device, and then the hot-rolled steel strip is pickled in the pickling tank,
The detection of the surface defect portion by the defect detection device and the removal of the surface defect portion by the defect removal device are performed between the entry-side bridle roll and the exit-side bridle roll constituting the bridle roll device arranged on the pickling tank entry side. For the steel strip portion (including the steel strip portion wound around the entry side bridle roll and the exit side bridle roll), and
In the surface defect portion detection / removal step, the surface defect portion is removed with a defect removal depth ΔH and a defect removal width W that satisfy the following expression (1): .
ΔH ≦ α (h / H) × {(H−h) / W ^β } (1)
ΔH: Defect removal depth (μm)
W: Defect removal width (mm)
H: Steel strip thickness before cold rolling (mm)
h: Steel strip thickness after cold rolling (mm)
α, β: Constant

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