Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.a.

Wogler D Ruzza

Mirco Striuli

Giovanni Coassin

Andrea Carboni

Bruno Di Giusto

Fulvio Fasano

Alfredo Lavazza

Geremia Nonini

Guido Marchesan

Fabio Borlina

Method for the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs (20) leaving a continuous casting plant, whereby the pre-rolling is carried out with a plurality of pairs of rolls (14-16), a first pre-rolling assembly (10) being positioned immediately downstream of foot rolls (12) of a mold (11), at least one displaceable roll (16) being included in the pairs of rolls (14-16), the pairs of rolls (14-16) being associated with pressure transducer (18) and hydraulic capsule (17), position transducer (24) being included. The pressure transducer (18) and position transducer (24) can be associated with a data processing unit (21), at least the first of the pairs of rolls (14-16) processing a slab (20) which has just emerged from the mold (11) with a thin solidified skin. The method achieves a pre-rolling with a reduction of the thickness of the slab (20) leaving the last pair of pre-rolling rolls (14-16) by at least 10% so as to eliminate the liquid core and to bring into contact the zones in a two-phase condition in order that the central solidification structure be refined and the central separation be minimized. Device suitable to carry out the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs according to the above method, which comprises an element (25a) to monitor the temperature of the liquid bath in a tundish, an element (25b) to monitor the temperature of a slab (20), an element (26) to monitor the speed of the slab (20) and an element (28) to monitor the inclusion of a liquid cone.

Method for the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs leaving a continuous

Method for the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs (20) leaving a continuous casting plant, whereby the pre-rolling is carried out with a plurality of pairs of rolls (14-16) grouped together in one or more pre-rolling assemblies (10), the first of the pre-rolling assemblies (10) being positioned immediately downstream of foot rolls (12) of a mold (11), at least one displaceable roll (16) being included in the pairs of rolls (14-16), the pairs of rolls (14-16) being associated with pressure transducer means (18) and hydraulic capsule means (17), position transducer means (24) being included. The pressure transducer means (18) and position transducer means (24) can be associated with a data processing unit (21), at least the first of the pairs of rolls (14-16) processing a slab (20) which has just emerged from the mold (11) with a thin solidified skin. The method achieves a pre-rolling with a reduction of the thickness of the slab (20) leaving the last pair of pre-rolling rolls (14-16) by at least 10% so as to eliminate the liquid core and to bring into contact the zones in a two-phase condition in order that the central solidification structure be refined and the central separation be minimized. Device suitable to carry out the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs according to the above method, which comprises means (25a) to monitor the temperature of the liquid bath in a tundish, means (25b) to monitor the temperature of a slab (20), means (26) to monitor the speed of the slab (20) and means (28) to monitor the inclusion of a liquid cone.

Crystallizer, or inner portion, of a mold for the continuous curved casting of thin slabs, which has at least its outer curved extrados plate (10) containing a substantially central enlargement hollow (11) starting from the upper surface (13) of the outer plate (10) and being reduced progressively, to zero in the curved inner surface (12) of the plate (10) for sliding of the molten metal, the enlargement hollow (11) being defined by a determined profile, the profile being determined lengthwise by an angle '.alpha.' and crosswise by an angle '.beta.', wherein the angle '.alpha.' should not exceed a maximum value of 5.degree. and may vary, from the center line to the sides of the hollow (11), according to a linear development contained within a field limited at its upper end by that maximum value and at its lower end by zero.

Crystallizer, or inner portion, of a mold for the continuous curved

Crystallizer, or inner portion, of a mould having a lengthwise curvature for continuous curved casting of thin slabs (20), the crystallizer comprising an outer, or extrados, plate (12), an inner, or intrados, plate (11) and lateral narrow plates (13s-13d) having inner faces (16) defining a casting section (14), the lateral narrow plates (13s-13d) having their inner faces (16) inclined in such a way as to impart to the downflow channel a tapered conformation which reduces the width of the casting section (14) in the direction of feed of the thin slabs (20), both the extrados (12) and intrados (11) plates being curved lengthwise and containing in their inner upper central portion respective frontal extrados (15) and intrados (115) hollows, the upper part of the inner face (16) of the lateral narrow plates (13s-13d) comprising a bevel (17) which faces towards the intrados plate (11) and is progressively reduced to zero in the vicinity of the level of the lower end of the extrados (15) and intrados (115) hollows.

Crystallizer, or inner portion, of a mould having a lengthwise curvature

Multipurpose cooling line to process equally well either steel with a low content of carbon, or equivalent, or steel with a high content of carbon, or equivalent, the line including a roller conveyor (12) downstream of a coil-winder machine (11) to wind wire rod, the roller conveyor (12) comprising forced draught means (13) and an insulation hood (14) and being dimensioned to cool steel coils (15) having a high content of carbon, the terminal portion of the roller conveyor (12) including a first delivery station (28) and a second successive, neighbouring delivery station (29), the first delivery station (28) cooperating with a first pit (18) containing a first coil collection unit (23), while the second delivery station (29) cooperates with a second delivery pit (21) containing a second coil collection unit (22), the first delivery station (21) being located within the insulation hood (14), while the second delivery station (29) is located outside, and on the same axis as, the hood (14 ).

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