Module 2 Activity No. 2
Module 2 Activity No. 2
Module 2 Activity No. 2
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Plate No. 2: Rolling Mills
IV. Equipment:
Reheating furnaces are used in hot rolling mills to heat the steel to the rolling temperatures of
around 1200C which is suitable for plastic deformation of steel. The heating process in a reheating
furnace is a continuous process where the steel stock is charged at the furnace entrance, heated
in the furnace, and discharged at the furnace exit. Heat is transferred to the steel stock during its
traverse through the furnace mainly by means of convection and radiation from the burner gases
and the furnace walls.
Automatic Roll Changing System work rolls, intermediate rolls and back-up rolls can be
changed while strip is in the mill. Work Rolls and Intermediate Rolls are to be changed by full
automatic mode. Rolls of all stands can be changed simultaneously, when roll diameters are
larger than certain figure without decreasing strip speed in the pickling section.
Electrolytic Cleaning Lines (ECL) enable the removal of the remaining iron fines and oil
residues from the tandem mill. Advanced ECL technology delivers outstanding strip cleanliness
before the coils reach the downstream batch annealing furnace so that perfect surface cleanness
is achieved.