US1546025A - Metal rolling - Google Patents
Metal rolling Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US1546025A US1546025A US569730A US56973022A US1546025A US 1546025 A US1546025 A US 1546025A US 569730 A US569730 A US 569730A US 56973022 A US56973022 A US 56973022A US 1546025 A US1546025 A US 1546025A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- web
- flanges
- rolling
- blank
- shape
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 238000005096 rolling process Methods 0.000 title description 17
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 title description 9
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 7
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 description 6
- 230000008859 change Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000005303 weighing Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005219 brazing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000052 comparative effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000006872 improvement Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007689 inspection Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000009467 reduction Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000007493 shaping process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000003892 spreading Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000007480 spreading Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B1/00—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations
- B21B1/08—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling structural sections, i.e. work of special cross-section, e.g. angle steel
- B21B1/088—H- or I-sections
Definitions
- This invention aims to produce flanged"- structural members, such as I-beams and channels, of light weight and great depth in proportion to the webthic-kness, particularly such as are suitable for replacing wood beams and so-called. metal lumber for building and other purposes, but it is not restricted to these uses.
- Fig. 1 an end view of an I-beam having characteristic features of my invention
- Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a suitable beam llz lank for producing the I-beam shown in Fi s.
- 3 and 4 are views of typical shapes of rol passes for thinning the web and increasing the depth of the blank shown in Fig. 2, the resulting cross-sectional shape being shown in each View.
- Fig. 5 is a view of a closed pass for elongating and shaping the I-beam as shown in ig. 6 is a diagram illustratmg the Successive stages of rolling for comparison; Fig. 7 is a view ⁇ of another arran ement of rolls for giving the beam its nished shape:
- the I-bealn 10 therein shown has a depth of approximately three times the breadth of its flanges 11, and the web 12 is' approximately one-sixty-fourth of itsdepth, which is very much thinner than has heretofore been considered possible in roportion to the depth.
- the shape and re ative proportions give the beam much greater strength, in proportion to its weight, to carry transverse loads than I-beams of the same weights as heretofore rolled.
- the improved product may be rolled from a billet or bloom by my improved method,
- Such a blank may be rolled from a suitable billet at one heat.
- the weight per foot of the blank is preferably not much in excess of the weight tper foot of the finished beam.
- a 3 standard I-beam' weighing about 7 pounds per foot may be rolled into a 7 I-beam weighing about 7 pounds per foot with an elongation ofabout 15% in length, the increase in *the depth from 3" to 7 being accompaniedv by a corresponding decrease in the thickness of the web with but little change in the dimensions of the flanges and relative cross-sectional areas of the web and flange.
- the blank 13 is of such dimen-' slons as to have about the same or slightly floor beams of a span length for which the .3" beam is not suitable.
- my invention contemplates thinning of the' web 12 with resulting separation of the flanges 11 to increase the depth of the beam by passing the blank through a. series of grooves 14, 15, formed in-rolls which engage the web but are spaced away from the flanges to permit the latter'to accommodate themselves freely to anychange in .the web.
- the rolls are preferably beveled or 'ta groove, or slig tly crowned on their faces, and the number of grooves may be increased to produce the extent of thinning and widening of the web desired. As the rolls do not touch the flanges there is no reduction or red at the ends of each passes are startlng at its med1an lme and proceeding.
- One or more final passes through rolls 16 having closed passesv of usual shape, as shown in Fig. 5, or universal rolls, as shown in Fig. 7, may advantageously be added to finish the beam..
- a portion of the thick metal left in the web near its junction with the flanges (see Fig. 4) may be rolled into the web in the finishing operation thereby increasing the depth of the beam.
- Fig. 6 The comparative dimensions of the blank in its successive stages of manufacture are depicted in Fig. 6 to illustrate the manner in which the beam may be widened without a substantial change in any of its other dimensions except the thickness of the web prior to the final finishing. Inspection of the beam in its various stages shows that the metal of the web flows away from the median line toward the flanges, thereby foreing-the flanges apart, instead of flowing.
Description
k a j f July 14, 1925. 1,546,025
N. c. RENDLEMAN METAL ROLLING Filed June 20. 1922 a Sheets-Sheet 1 L N j fya/"md/z diam/22 N. c. RENDLEMAN METAL ROLLING July 14, 1925. 1,546,025
Filed June 20, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 W I W 7 f5 JZ v July 14, 1925;
N. .C. RENDLEMAN METAL-ROLLING Fi led June 20. 1922 s Sheets-Sheet 5 reamed July 141 925. I
UNITED TES' NORMAN C. BENDLEMAN, OF DOBMONT, PENN'SYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JONES &
LAUGHLIN STEEL CORPORATION, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA- TION (PF PENNSYLVANIA.
METAL Application filed June 20, 1922. Serial No! 569,730.
To all whom itmay concern:
Be it known that NORMAN C. RENDLEMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Dormont, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, has invented an Improvement in Metal Rolling, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings rep-. resenting like parts.
This invention aims to produce flanged"- structural members, such as I-beams and channels, of light weight and great depth in proportion to the webthic-kness, particularly such as are suitable for replacing wood beams and so-called. metal lumber for building and other purposes, but it is not restricted to these uses. I
In the accompanying drawings, wherein I have shown one embodiment of the invention for purposes of illustration,
Fig. 1 an end view of an I-beam having characteristic features of my invention;
Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a suitable beam llz lank for producing the I-beam shown in Fi s. 3 and 4 are views of typical shapes of rol passes for thinning the web and increasing the depth of the blank shown in Fig. 2, the resulting cross-sectional shape being shown in each View.
v Fig. 5 is a view of a closed pass for elongating and shaping the I-beam as shown in ig. 6 is a diagram illustratmg the Successive stages of rolling for comparison; Fig. 7 is a view\ of another arran ement of rolls for giving the beam its nished shape:
Referring to Fig. 1, the I-bealn 10 therein shown has a depth of approximately three times the breadth of its flanges 11, and the web 12 is' approximately one-sixty-fourth of itsdepth, which is very much thinner than has heretofore been considered possible in roportion to the depth. The shape and re ative proportions give the beam much greater strength, in proportion to its weight, to carry transverse loads than I-beams of the same weights as heretofore rolled. The improved product may be rolled from a billet or bloom by my improved method,
or it may advantageously be produced from a suitable blank of dimensions and proportions easily obtained by ordinary rolling operations, such'as the blank 13 shown in Fig. 2, wherein the breadth and depth are nearly equal and the thickness of the web is about the same as that of the flanges where they join the web. Such a blank may be rolled from a suitable billet at one heat.
greater cross-sectional area in web and flanges as the finished I-beam 10, and the weight per foot of the blank is preferably not much in excess of the weight tper foot of the finished beam. For example, a 3 standard I-beam' weighing about 7 pounds per foot may be rolled into a 7 I-beam weighing about 7 pounds per foot with an elongation ofabout 15% in length, the increase in *the depth from 3" to 7 being accompaniedv by a corresponding decrease in the thickness of the web with but little change in the dimensions of the flanges and relative cross-sectional areas of the web and flange. The increase in the strength and stiffness of the beam due to its increased depth is such as t make it available for Preferably the blank 13 is of such dimen-' slons as to have about the same or slightly floor beams of a span length for which the .3" beam is not suitable. I
Heretofore it has not been commercially practicable to roll sha. 'treme proportions readily produced by my invention, and such shapes have been aphaving the exi proximated only in built up structures such as by riveting, brazing or spot welding separate pieces together with attendant'disadvantages;
As illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, my invention contemplates thinning of the' web 12 with resulting separation of the flanges 11 to increase the depth of the beam by passing the blank through a. series of grooves 14, 15, formed in-rolls which engage the web but are spaced away from the flanges to permit the latter'to accommodate themselves freely to anychange in .the web. The rolls are preferably beveled or 'ta groove, or slig tly crowned on their faces, and the number of grooves may be increased to produce the extent of thinning and widening of the web desired. As the rolls do not touch the flanges there is no reduction or red at the ends of each passes are startlng at its med1an lme and proceeding.
tageously be passed through the successive grooves in one continuous operation, thereby enabling it to be rolled at the same heat as it was formed from the billet.
Preferabl the successive web thinning esigned to operate on the web toward the flanges, the thinning of a portion being completed at each pass to its final thickness, so that no substantial thinning of such completed portion is effected in.suc ceeding passes prior to the finishing operation.
One or more final passes through rolls 16 having closed passesv of usual shape, as shown in Fig. 5, or universal rolls, as shown in Fig. 7, may advantageously be added to finish the beam.. A portion of the thick metal left in the web near its junction with the flanges (see Fig. 4) may be rolled into the web in the finishing operation thereby increasing the depth of the beam.
The comparative dimensions of the blank in its successive stages of manufacture are depicted in Fig. 6 to illustrate the manner in which the beam may be widened without a substantial change in any of its other dimensions except the thickness of the web prior to the final finishing. Inspection of the beam in its various stages shows that the metal of the web flows away from the median line toward the flanges, thereby foreing-the flanges apart, instead of flowing.
lengthwise of the beam with consequent elongation as in the ordinary process of rolling. This forcing of the flanges apart elongates them slightly with a resulting slight elongation of the beam as a whole; but this elongation is distinguishable from that produced by rolling a beam the ord'inary manner, as it is accompanied by the lateral spreading of the web.
The invention obviously is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof nor tothe means for producing it herein illustrated and described. Having described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:
-1. Rolling flanged sha es having marginal flanges of greater wi th than the inter-.
vening web portion by displacing the metal of the web portion sidewise progressively from the middle without substantial elongation. 5
2. Rolling flanged shapes by displacmg the metal of the web portion sidewise progressively from the middle without substantial ellpnlgatioliii. d h h 3. o in an e s a av" mar inal flanges if gre ater than tie int rvening web portion by displacing the met-a1 of the web portion sidewise without substantial elongation.
4. Rolling flanged shapes by passing them through rolls having workingfaces acting upon the. web portion and nonworking grooves to straddle the flanges.
-5. Rolling flanged shapes by using a series of passes having-working faces act ng upon the web portion and nonworking grooves to straddle the flanges, the grooves of succeeding passes being spaced farther apart than those next" preceding.
6. Rolling flanged-shapes by passing them at substantially uniform speed through series of roll sets havinggrooves to straddle the flanges, the grooves of succeeding sets being spaced farther apart than those next preceding whereby the shape is widened with minimum elongation.
7. The process of rolling a thin web shape from a normal flanged shape which comprises the use of a series of passes of increasing width of face, the roll faces of each pass being spaced apart substantially equal amounts at their middles and having grooves at their ends straddling the flanges.
8. The process of rolling a thin web shape from a normal flanged shape which comprises the use of a series of passes of increasing width of face, the roll faces of each pass being tapered towards the ends and spaced apart substantially equal amounts at their middles and having grooves at their ends straddling the flan es.
9. The process 0 rolling a thin web shape from a body of given length which comprises the use of a series of passes to progressively thin the body by lateral flow substantially without lengthwise extension.
10. The process of rolling a. thin web shape from .a flanged blank which comprises thinning and widening the web progressivel from the median line of the blank I toward t e flanges in a series of roll grooves of increasing width.
11. The process of rolling a thin web shape from a flanged blank which comprises thinning and widening the web 1progressively from the median lineof the b ank toward the flanges in a series of roll grooves of increasing width operating simultaneously upon successive portions of the shape. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this ec'ification.
' NO MAN 0. RENDLEMA'N.
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US569730A US1546025A (en) | 1922-06-20 | 1922-06-20 | Metal rolling |
FR567047D FR567047A (en) | 1922-06-20 | 1923-06-05 | Rolling process of advanced construction elements |
GB14774/23A GB199717A (en) | 1922-06-20 | 1923-06-05 | Improvements in and relating to the rolling of matal |
DEJ23768D DE430879C (en) | 1922-06-20 | 1923-06-09 | Process for rolling high beams with thin webs |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US569730A US1546025A (en) | 1922-06-20 | 1922-06-20 | Metal rolling |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US1546025A true US1546025A (en) | 1925-07-14 |
Family
ID=24276615
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US569730A Expired - Lifetime US1546025A (en) | 1922-06-20 | 1922-06-20 | Metal rolling |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US1546025A (en) |
DE (1) | DE430879C (en) |
FR (1) | FR567047A (en) |
GB (1) | GB199717A (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4400962A (en) * | 1980-09-15 | 1983-08-30 | Sacilor Acieries Et Laminoirs De Lorraine | Improved rolling mills apparatus for rolling rails with universal and edging passes wherein edging passes are made in a reversing universal finishing stand |
US4637241A (en) * | 1983-03-21 | 1987-01-20 | Sacilor | Fully universal rolling process for H or I-beam type metal sections |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2474905A1 (en) * | 1980-02-04 | 1981-08-07 | Sacilor | METHOD FOR PLACING RODS ON ROLLER CYLINDERS, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING THESE RODS, ROLLING CYLINDERS HAVING SUCH RODS, ROLLER CAGES PROVIDED WITH SUCH CYLINDERS AND ROLLERS COMPRISING SUCH CAGES |
FR2474906A1 (en) * | 1980-02-04 | 1981-08-07 | Sacilor | METHOD FOR HOUSING, BY EMBEDDING, OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT REFOULED RODS ON A SINGLE SET OF CYLINDERS OF A CRUSHING CAGE OF A UNIVERSAL ROLLER WITH BEAMS, RAILS OR OTHER SIMILAR PROFILES, AS WELL AS CYLINDERS, CAGES AND ROLLING MILLS |
US5623845A (en) * | 1993-07-01 | 1997-04-29 | Bethlehem Steel Corporation | Method for producing flanged structural products directly from slabs |
-
1922
- 1922-06-20 US US569730A patent/US1546025A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
1923
- 1923-06-05 GB GB14774/23A patent/GB199717A/en not_active Expired
- 1923-06-05 FR FR567047D patent/FR567047A/en not_active Expired
- 1923-06-09 DE DEJ23768D patent/DE430879C/en not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4400962A (en) * | 1980-09-15 | 1983-08-30 | Sacilor Acieries Et Laminoirs De Lorraine | Improved rolling mills apparatus for rolling rails with universal and edging passes wherein edging passes are made in a reversing universal finishing stand |
US4637241A (en) * | 1983-03-21 | 1987-01-20 | Sacilor | Fully universal rolling process for H or I-beam type metal sections |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
FR567047A (en) | 1924-02-23 |
GB199717A (en) | 1923-11-15 |
DE430879C (en) | 1926-06-23 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP0256409B2 (en) | Method of producing sections | |
US885508A (en) | Rolling. | |
US1546025A (en) | Metal rolling | |
JPS59202101A (en) | Method for rolling shape material having flange | |
US3538732A (en) | Method and apparatus for producing channel steels | |
US4193283A (en) | Method of slitting a double or triple stranded bar | |
US1812248A (en) | Roll | |
US5343726A (en) | Rolling train for rolling girder sections | |
US1623273A (en) | Process of rolling flanged beams | |
WO2021180387A1 (en) | Method for producing metal beams with a top-hat profile | |
US1957916A (en) | Apparatus for and method of producing metal tubes | |
EP0156405B2 (en) | Roll forming procedure with slitting of angle bars and T-beams | |
JPS5819361B2 (en) | Manufacturing method of rough shaped steel billet | |
US968464A (en) | Art of rolling. | |
US1079739A (en) | Method of rolling flanged sections. | |
US1623271A (en) | Manufacture of flanged beams | |
JPS5837042B2 (en) | Manufacturing method of shaped steel | |
US1584399A (en) | Continuous mill for rolling angle bars | |
RU2776314C1 (en) | Rail rolling method (variants) | |
US1715330A (en) | Rolling wide strips | |
US1923017A (en) | Die rolling | |
US371359A (en) | Rolls for reducing old rails to angle-bars | |
US328591A (en) | lenox | |
US1623272A (en) | Manufacture of flanged beams with thin webs | |
GB1566039A (en) | Method of and apparatus for rerolling of railway rails |