US2708379A - Method of hot rolling stainless steel - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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- B21B3/00—Rolling materials of special alloys so far as the composition of the alloy requires or permits special rolling methods or sequences ; Rolling of aluminium, copper, zinc or other non-ferrous metals
- B21B3/02—Rolling special iron alloys, e.g. stainless steel
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- This invention relates to a method of preparing a stainless steel object for hot working and more particularly to preparing stainless steel ingots, blooms or billets for hot rolling.
- seams are often formed due to checking and cracking during rolling. These checks or cracks may be closed on further rolling, but the metal on the sides of the cracks will not unite.
- the ingot Prior to our invention it was necessary to take certain precautions when rolling such steels.
- the ingot would be heated to a temperature of about 240 i and partially reduced. It was then returned to the soaking pit and reheated for two or three hours to raise the temperature above that at which the ingot would crack or check after which it was again partially reduced.
- the bloom After the second reduction the bloom would be cooled and conditioned by grinding or scarftng. It would then be returned to the soaking pit and reheated for approximately 20 to hours after which it would be rolled to the desired size. In many instances additional reheating and conditioning steps were required. in spite of all these precautions a certain amount of checking and cracking occurred in the finished slab and in many instances the cracking would be so ba that the slab would have to be scrapped and returned to the electric furnace.
- Another object is to provide such a method which will result in eliminating or greatly reducing the cracking and checking which ordinarily occurs when hot reducing stainless steel.
- Still another object is to provide such a method the! will maintain the proper temperatures which will permit the ingot to be rolled to size without reheating and intermediate conditioning.
- the ingot can be rolled through a plurality of passes directly to size without cracking or checking to any extent inasmuch as the coating is adequate to prevent an objectionable drop in temperature.
- the process is preferably carried out as follows:
- the ingot is first heated to a temperature between 300 and 1000 F. (preferably between 500 and 800 F.) and a slurry of a ceramic refractory is applied to the partially heated ingot. in order for the coating to stick properly to the ingot, the surface thereof should be free of loose scale.
- the process is therefore best adapted for those stainless steels which are relatively scaling resistant.
- the refractory is preferably a silicate or mixture of silicates.
- Refractories which have been used with success include "ice a pyrophylite base mixture consisting of between approximately and pyrophylite, between approximately 1% and 5% bentonite, 10% and 25% plastic fire clay, and the balance substantially all sodium silicate; a cold setting cement consisting of burnt clay, raw clay and sodium silicate, and a mixture of crushed silica brick and fire clay.
- a pyrophylite base mixture consisting of between approximately and pyrophylite, between approximately 1% and 5% bentonite, 10% and 25% plastic fire clay, and the balance substantially all sodium silicate
- a cold setting cement consisting of burnt clay, raw clay and sodium silicate, and a mixture of crushed silica brick and fire clay.
- the melting point of the pyrophylite is sufi'icientiy high that the same remains solid at the hot rolling temperature and the sodium silicate and fire clay act as binders which are effective to hold the pyrophylite at both high and low temperatures.
- 2% to 25% of binder may be
- binders in place of the binders mentioned, other well known binders may be used.
- organic binders such as Sulfite Pitch may be used.
- Sufficient liquid is mixed with the refractory to form a slurry of the proper consistency to spray on the ingot at a low pressure since this appears to be the easiest manner of application at present.
- the slurry may be applied at either higher or lower temperatures than those specified, but the specified temperatures are best for practical purposes.
- a coating thickness sufiicient to afford the insulation required is used and a thickness between A; and /2 inch is preferred, but a thickness of /s inch is sufficient in many instances.
- the coating thickness could also be increased to one inch without detrimental effect. but above this thickness there is danger of the coating falling off.
- a thicker coating should be plied adjacent the corners than on the remaining s ce since there is a tendency for the coating to be knocked oi? the corners during the rolling operation.
- the coating is allowed to set and the coated ingot is then charged into the soaking pit and heated to the working temperature which is approximately 2400 F., after which it rolled to size through a plurality of passes.
- the coating is readily removed at room temperature by brushing.
- the method of hot rolling stainless steel through a plurality of passes without reheating which comprises insulating a stainless steel object by covering the same with a relatively thick coating of a ceramic refractory which is solid at the hot working temperature and held together by a suitable hinder, the thickness of the coating being such as to insulate the object sufficiently to hold the temperature of the obiect above approximately 2000 F. during rolling through the several passes and preferably of a thickness of about at least one eighth of an inch, heating the coated object to its hot rolling temperature of about 2400 F. with the refractory thereon, and then rolling the heated object to size by passing it through a plurality of passes.
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United rates atent O METHGD F HGT RGLLTNG STAINLESS STEEL Matti H. Paldrala, littsburgh, and- John L. Scarry, Homestead, Pa., assignors to United States Steel Corpera tion, a corporation of New Hersey No Drawing. Application February 7, 1950, Serial No. 142,938
1 Claim. or. s0 ee This invention relates to a method of preparing a stainless steel object for hot working and more particularly to preparing stainless steel ingots, blooms or billets for hot rolling. In the rolling of stainless steel ingots down to semi-finished stock such as slabs or billets, seams are often formed due to checking and cracking during rolling. These checks or cracks may be closed on further rolling, but the metal on the sides of the cracks will not unite.
These defects are most apparent in stainless steels having poor hot working characteristics, that is, steels which lose ductility when they cool below tern eratures of approximately 1950 and 2000" F. and therefore crack and check at this temperature. Austenitic stainless steels, such as those containing 25% chromium and nickel fall in this category.
Prior to our invention it was necessary to take certain precautions when rolling such steels. The ingot would be heated to a temperature of about 240 i and partially reduced. it was then returned to the soaking pit and reheated for two or three hours to raise the temperature above that at which the ingot would crack or check after which it was again partially reduced. After the second reduction the bloom would be cooled and conditioned by grinding or scarftng. It would then be returned to the soaking pit and reheated for approximately 20 to hours after which it would be rolled to the desired size. In many instances additional reheating and conditioning steps were required. in spite of all these precautions a certain amount of checking and cracking occurred in the finished slab and in many instances the cracking would be so ba that the slab would have to be scrapped and returned to the electric furnace.
It is therefore an object of our invention to provide a method of preparing stainless steel ingots for rolling which will cause an increase in the average yield from the ingots.
Another object is to provide such a method which will result in eliminating or greatly reducing the cracking and checking which ordinarily occurs when hot reducing stainless steel.
Still another object is to provide such a method the! will maintain the proper temperatures which will permit the ingot to be rolled to size without reheating and intermediate conditioning.
These and other objects will be more apparent after referring to the following description.
We have found that by putting a coating of ceramic refractory on the ingot prior to rolling, the ingot can be rolled through a plurality of passes directly to size without cracking or checking to any extent inasmuch as the coating is suficient to prevent an objectionable drop in temperature. The process is preferably carried out as follows:
The ingot is first heated to a temperature between 300 and 1000 F. (preferably between 500 and 800 F.) and a slurry of a ceramic refractory is applied to the partially heated ingot. in order for the coating to stick properly to the ingot, the surface thereof should be free of loose scale. The process is therefore best adapted for those stainless steels which are relatively scaling resistant. The refractory is preferably a silicate or mixture of silicates. Refractories which have been used with success include "ice a pyrophylite base mixture consisting of between approximately and pyrophylite, between approximately 1% and 5% bentonite, 10% and 25% plastic fire clay, and the balance substantially all sodium silicate; a cold setting cement consisting of burnt clay, raw clay and sodium silicate, and a mixture of crushed silica brick and fire clay. hi the above mixtures the melting point of the pyrophylite is sufi'icientiy high that the same remains solid at the hot rolling temperature and the sodium silicate and fire clay act as binders which are effective to hold the pyrophylite at both high and low temperatures. Ordinarily from 2% to 25% of binder may be used, but it is preferred to use not more than 15%. in place of the binders mentioned, other well known binders may be used. For example, organic binders, such as Sulfite Pitch may be used. Sufficient liquid is mixed with the refractory to form a slurry of the proper consistency to spray on the ingot at a low pressure since this appears to be the easiest manner of application at present. The slurry may be applied at either higher or lower temperatures than those specified, but the specified temperatures are best for practical purposes. A coating thickness sufiicient to afford the insulation required is used and a thickness between A; and /2 inch is preferred, but a thickness of /s inch is sufficient in many instances. The coating thickness could also be increased to one inch without detrimental effect. but above this thickness there is danger of the coating falling off. A thicker coating should be plied adjacent the corners than on the remaining s ce since there is a tendency for the coating to be knocked oi? the corners during the rolling operation. The coating is allowed to set and the coated ingot is then charged into the soaking pit and heated to the working temperature which is approximately 2400 F., after which it rolled to size through a plurality of passes. The coating is readily removed at room temperature by brushing.
While one embodiment of our invention has been described it will be apparent that other adaptations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the following claim.
We claim:
The method of hot rolling stainless steel through a plurality of passes without reheating which comprises insulating a stainless steel object by covering the same with a relatively thick coating of a ceramic refractory which is solid at the hot working temperature and held together by a suitable hinder, the thickness of the coating being such as to insulate the object sufficiently to hold the temperature of the obiect above approximately 2000 F. during rolling through the several passes and preferably of a thickness of about at least one eighth of an inch, heating the coated object to its hot rolling temperature of about 2400 F. with the refractory thereon, and then rolling the heated object to size by passing it through a plurality of passes.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 322,290 Hines July 14, 1885 1,080,059 Hatfield Dec. 2, 1913 1,085,768 Thompson Feb. 3, 1914 1,432,523 Bickley Oct. 17, 1922 1,505,215 lvieloche Aug. 19, 1924 1,879,701 Marino Sept. 27, 1932 1,922,005 Stocking Aug. 8, 1933 2,121,606 McCulloch June 21, 1938 2,142,869 Fraser Ian. 3, 1939 2,430,083 Sherman Nov. 4, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS 300,633 Great Britain Nov. 28, 1929
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