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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Catherine Pasquinet, Bonneuil sur Marne, FR;
Xavier Cluzel, Paris, FR;
Akli Elias, Metz Devant les Ponts, FR;
Jérôme Muller, Courcelles-Chaussy, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/573 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/573 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for reducing the formation of wrinkles on metal strip subject to cooling in continuous heat treatment lines in which the strip passes through cooling zones through which cooling gas flows. The method includes the step of gradually modifying the cooling intensity at each change in the slope of the cooling cycle.