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Line to produce strip and/or sheet

US5542165A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 1994
Grant dateAug 6, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/5184
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Line to produce strip and/or sheet or a combined line for strip/sheet, starting from at least one plant for the continuous casting of thin or medium slabs, the continuous casting plant comprising in sequence a continuous casting machine (12), at least one assembly (13) for shearing to size, a temperature restoration system, a rolling train (17-117) and a possible assembly (19) for the cooling of strip/sheet. A device to accelerate the speed of feed of the slabs is included downstream of the assembly (13) for shearing to size. The temperature-restoration system includes an induction furnace (14) with at least one working frequency to heat the surface and edges of the slabs, the induction furnace (14) being followed by a low-speed descaler (115) and by a tunnel furnace (16). An emergency shears (24) and high-speed descaler (15) is included between the tunnel furnace (16) and the rolling train (17-117).

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