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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Jürgen Seidel, Kreuztal, DE;
Günter Kneppe, Hilchenbach, DE;
Joachim Hafer, Siegen, DE;
SMS Demag AG, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing metal strips and sheets involving the following method steps: pouring a strand, which is provided in the form () of thin slabs and which is comprised of carbon steel or special steel, into a casting machine () and rolling the cast product away from the casting heat. The aim of the invention is to utilize free capacities of existing installations, that is, installations not operating at full capacity, with which primary carbon steels are produced, in order to supplement other types of steel or to supplement cast products produced in another manner. To this end, the invention provides that, together with these first cast products (), at least second cast products (), which are produced in a second process route (II) from special steel if the first thin slabs are cast from carbon steel or are produced from carbon steel if the first thin slabs are cast from special steel, are rolled within a joint rolling program.