Industry Roundup AIST 2014 North American Hot Strip Mill Roundup AIST Roundup data is intended for reference information only. No warranty is implied. Mill builder Company and location Start-up/ modernization Mechanical/ electrical Nominal width Max./ avg. width (inches) Max./ avg. width (mm) 63/46 1,600/ 1,170 Capacity Million Million metric tons/ tons/ year year Slab sizes Finished sizes Thickness (inches) x length (feet) Thickness (mm) x length (m) Thickness x width (inches) Canada ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. Hamilton, Ont. 1983/1987, 2001 Dominion Engineering Works/Hitachi GE/Toshiba Essar Steel Essar Steel Algoma Inc. 106" Strip Mill Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 1982 Dominion Engineering Works Direct Strip Production Complex Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 1997 United States Steel Corporation Lake Erie Works Nanticoke, Ont. 100 max. 2,540 4.6 4.2 8–10 x 15–37 203–254 x 4.6 –11.2 0.060– 0.500 x 30–62 0.75 strip + 0.45 plate 0.68 strip + 0.41 plate 8.2 x 32.2 208 x 9.8 0.059–0.05 x 30–100 0.057– 0.625 x 31.5–63 Danieli United/ Siemens 63/53 1,600/ 1,340 2.2 2.0 1983/ 1988–2000 Wean United, Dominion Engineering Works/CGE, GE 80/52 2,032/ 1,330 2.5 2.3 8–9.5 x 14–33 203–241 x 4.2–10 1967/1992, 1995 Hitachi, United Engineering/ GE 64/44 1,625/ 1,125 3.1 2.5 8 x 18.5–38 203 x 5.6–11.6 1994/Mod. 1994/1996/ 2001–2002 Blaw-Knox (original), United/GE (revamp) 60/40 1,524/ 1,067 2.8 2.5 7–10 x 20–40 178–254 x 6.1–12.2 0.075– 0.0614 x 33–60 1994/2nd caster 1998/2nd downcoiler 2000 SMS Demag/ Siemens 54/44 1,371/ 1,118 1.7 1.5 2.1 x 144.3 53 x 43.7 0.036– 0.500 x 36–54 3–3.3 x 95.8 78–85 x 29 0.080– 0.625 x 35–74 Mexico Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) Monclova, Coah. Ternium Mexico Ternium APM Pesquería, N.L. Ternium Hylsa San Nicolas de los Garza, N.L. 0.060– 0.500 x 23–64 AGC = Automatic Gauge Control; AJC = Automatic Jump Control; CNP = Combined Numerical Profile; CVC = Crown Variable Control Interested in becoming a member of the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee? Contact Ken Landau at [email protected] 138 ✦ Iron & Steel Technology A Publication of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Sponsored by Finished sizes Thickness x width (mm) 1.52– 12.70 x 762–1,575 1.50– 12.70 x 762–2,540 1.45– 15.88 x 800–1,600 Coil sizes Rated max. PIW/ avg. coil weight (tons) 1,100/22 800/20.5 1,000/22 Specific weight (kg/ cm width)/ avg. coil weight (metric tons) 196/20 143/18.6 179/20 Reheat furnaces Roughing mill Heat retention system Number and type (manufacturer) Type of stands/ edgers Number and type Finishing mill Runout table cooling Coiler Number and type Number and type Number and type Seven 4-high stands One 2-high 12 heat Two with electric loopers, WR Three downreversing with retention 18 banks, 12-zone WB bending and shifting, coilers, four attached entry panels and laminar flow (Italimpianti) hydraulic AGC, and CNP wrapper rolls edger edge heating crown control Three pusher Two tunnel (Bricmont) One 2-high rougher with edger, one 4-high plate mill with rougher Coilbox Six 4-high with five loopers Laminar flow Two (top), sprays downcoilers (bottom) 20 variable Single stand, 19 gas-fired Six positive and flow, laminar single pass covers on negative roll bending and headers with hydraulic transfer shifting (top); sprays edger tables (bottom) Two hydraulic coilers, three wrapper rolls with step control 190/22 Two pusher One 4-high (Salem), one reversing with WB (Stein- close-coupled Huertey) edger Coilbox Five 4-high with four loopers (three pneu36 into matic, one low-inertia six banks, Two electric), WR bending on laminar flow downcoilers all stands, short-stroke headers hydraulic cylinder on stands 3–5 179/18.1 One 4-high Two 10-zone reversing mill WB (Davy) with two vertical edgers Six heat retention panels Six 4-high stands with 28 into four loopers, WR bend- four banks, Two ing and shifting on laminar flow downcoilers stands 4–6 headers 1.9–15.60 x 1,000/25.4 838–1,524 179/23 One 9-zone One 4-high pusher reversing (Salem), one with attached 9-zone WB edger (Techint) Coilbox Six 4-high stands with long stroke cylinder hydraulic loopers 21 water all Two headers downcoilers 0.91– 12.70 x 1,000/19.8 914–1,372 179/18 Two tunnel furnaces Six 4-high stands with five loopers, WR bending and shifting on all stands, CVC 26 into nine banks, Two laminar flow downcoilers headers 2.03– 15.88 x 1,065/24.3 889–1,880 1.22–12.70 x 584–1,626 1,000/20 — — HAGC = Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control; RRM = Reversing Roughing Mill; VSB = Vertical Scalebreaker; WB = Walking Beam; WR = Work Roll Data is supplied by the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee. Please send updates or corrections to Ken Landau at [email protected]. AIST.org November 2014 ✦ 139 Industry Roundup AIST 2014 North American Hot Strip Mill Roundup Mill builder Company and location Ternium Hylsa (cont’d) Nominal width Capacity Max./ avg. width (inches) Max./ avg. width (mm) 2007 automizaOld mill 1923, tion, rougher Revamping and mill; 1964 LEWIS new reheat furnace 44/36 1,118/ 914 1.1 1957 Bliss, Continental/ Westinghouse 50/40 1,970/ 1,575 0.7 1974/1990, 2002, 2007 Blaw-Knox 62.4 max. 1,585 max. 1952/1995 United, Bliss/ Siemens VAI 50/48 1,970/ 1,890 0.6 United/ 1966/1991 Westinghouse, Siemens 80/52 3,150/ 2,050 Start-up/ modernization Mechanical/ electrical Million Million metric tons/ tons/ year year Slab sizes Finished sizes Thickness (inches) x length (feet) Thickness (mm) x length (m) Thickness x width (inches) 1.0 7–10 x 16–20 178–254 x 4.8–6.1 0.059 x 28–44 0.6 8 x 18–24 200 x 5.5–7.3 0.068– 0.250 x 25–50 8–10 x 14.3–33.5 203–254 x 4.3–10.2 0.058– 0.525 x 26.9–62.4 0.5 5.3 x 24–48 135 x 7.3–14.6 0.080– 0.500 x 25–50 6.0 5.4 8–10 x 14–34 200–250 x 4.3–10.4 0.070– 0.375 x 25–80 United States AK Steel Corp. Butler, Pa. Dearborn, Mich. 2.8 2.5 current, current, 3.6 4.0 capable capable Mansfield, Ohio Middletown, Ohio Allegheny Ludlum Brackenridge, Pa. Mid-1990s most recent MESTA/GE 48 max. 1,219 max. 0.65 0.6 8 203 0.100–0.32 x 36–51.5 2010 SMS Siemag — 1,860 max. 6.0 5.3 7–9.5 180–240 0.059–1 x 32–73 AM/NS Calvert LLC Calvert, Ala. AGC = Automatic Gauge Control; AJC = Automatic Jump Control; CNP = Combined Numerical Profile; CVC = Crown Variable Control Interested in becoming a member of the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee? Contact Ken Landau at [email protected] 140 ✦ Iron & Steel Technology A Publication of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Sponsored by Finished sizes Thickness x width (mm) Coil sizes Rated max. PIW/ avg. coil weight (tons) 1.40 x 1,000/12.4 711–1,117 1.7–6.4 x 762–1,525 1.47– 13.34 x 683–1,585 2.0–12.7 x 762–1,525 650/10.0 1,034/20 815/18.0 1.8–9.5 x 1,100/25.2 762–2,030 2.54–8.26 x 914–1,308 1.5–25.4 x 800–1,860 450 — Specific weight (kg/ cm width)/ avg. coil weight (metric tons) 179/11.2 Reheat furnaces Roughing mill Heat retention system Number and type (manufacturer) Type of stands/ edgers Number and type Finishing mill Runout table cooling Coiler Number and type Number and type Number and type One 2-high reversing mill One 9-zone with attached WB (Techint, edger, one 2007) 4-high reversing mill Thermal covers Six 4-high stands with screwdown mechanical loopers, backup roll bending 9 sections (six top, three One bottom), downcoiler laminar flow headers One reversing 4-high universal mill/two edgers Insulated cover Top — 21 Five 4-high stands, four laminar, botTwo electric loopers, WR tom — 60 downcoilers bending on stand 5 headers 116/9.0 Four pushers, three zones 185/18.1 Two 2-high, 14 laminar Three two 4-high; Eight banks, Seven 4-high, six electric banks, two 8-zone WB one VSB; three three panels/ loopers and WR bending Three coilers headers/ (Swindell) close-coupled bank on stands 4–7 bank edgers Insulated cover Top — U-tubes, Six 4-high stands, five four main One downhydraulic loopers, WR and four trim coiler, four bending on stands 5–6 sections; blocker rolls bottom — 50 headers 196/22.9 Three 2-high, One pusher, three 4-high five zones, with vertical and three scalebreaker WBs, eight and five zones attached edgers None Top — laminar 40 Seven 4-high stands headers in with six loopers, HAGC 10 banks; Three downstands 5–7, pair cross bottom — coilers, two stands 4–7, bending 213 headers wrapper rolls stands 3–7, ORG stand 7 on three pressurereg. valves 80 One 2-high reversing mill Two pusher with attached (Salem and edger, one Rust) 4-high reversing mill None — Three WB (Tenova LOI Italimpianti) 146/16.3 One WB, five zones One reversing 2-high universal mill/ two edgers Six 4-high stands One 2-high with rougher; Seven 4-high with HAGC Heat shields one 4-high and CVC with rougher — Two downcoilers Laminar cooling Three downcoilers HAGC = Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control; RRM = Reversing Roughing Mill; VSB = Vertical Scalebreaker; WB = Walking Beam; WR = Work Roll Data is supplied by the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee. Please send updates or corrections to Ken Landau at [email protected]. AIST.org November 2014 ✦ 141 Industry Roundup AIST 2014 North American Hot Strip Mill Roundup Mill builder Company and location ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Burns Harbor, Ind. Cleveland Works Cleveland, Ohio Start-up/ modernization Mechanical/ electrical Nominal width Max./ avg. width (inches) Max./ avg. width (mm) Capacity Million Million metric tons/ tons/ year year Slab sizes Finished sizes Thickness (inches) x length (feet) Thickness (mm) x length (m) Thickness x width (inches) 1966/ mod. 1986/1998 2003 United Engineering 76 1,930 4.5 4.1 10 x 11.5–32 254 x 3.5–9.8 0.057– 0.500 x 26–76 1971/1988– 1998, 2003–2005 MESTA/GE 73/56 1,855/ 1,420 3.3 3.0 5–10 x 17.8–32.3 127–254 x 5.4–9.8 0.056– 0.725 x 28–75 1965/1990/ 1992/2001 United Engineering 74/47 1,880/ 1,195 5.4 4.9 8–10 x 32 203–254 x 9.7 0.071– 0.375 x 28–74 1968/1990 MESTA/ Westinghouse 48/48 1,980/ 1,220 4 3.6 7–11 x 13.7–36.3 178–279 x 4.2–10.9 0.073– 0.640 x 25–76 1996 SMS/Siemens 62/48 1,575/ 1,220 1 0.9 2.1 x 155 54 x 47 0.042– 0.670 x 36–62.4 1958/1969, 1974, 1976, 1989–1992, 1997 Kaiser Engineering/ GE 72/48 1,830/ 1,065 3 2.7 7–9 x 14–36 178–229 x 4.2–10.9 0.054– 0.625 x 28–74 1995/sixth finishing stand; added 1996 SMS 64.5/53 1,638/ 1,320 1.7 1.5 2.2–2.6 x 40–130 55–65 x 12.1–39.6 0.055– 0.685 x 40.5–64 Indiana Harbor East East Chicago, Ind. Indiana Harbor West East Chicago, Ind. Riverdale, Ill. California Steel Industries Fontana, Calif. Gallatin Steel Ghent, Ky. AGC = Automatic Gauge Control; AJC = Automatic Jump Control; CNP = Combined Numerical Profile; CVC = Crown Variable Control Interested in becoming a member of the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee? Contact Ken Landau at [email protected] 142 ✦ Iron & Steel Technology A Publication of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Sponsored by Finished sizes Thickness x width (mm) 1.45– 12.70 x 1,085/22.1 610–1,943 1.42– 18.40 x 1,250/22.5 711–1,905 1.80–9.53 x 1,050/21 711–1,880 1.85– 16.26 x 1,250/25.2 635–1,930 1.07– 17.00 x 914–1,585 1.37– 15.88 x 711–1,880 1,000/21 1,020/20 1.40– 17.40 x 1,000/23.5 1,029–1,626 Coiler Number and type Number and type Number and type Roughing mill Heat retention system Number and type (manufacturer) Type of stands/ edgers Number and type 194/20 Three 5-zone pusher (Rust) Two 2-high, three 4-high with edgers on last 4 stands None Seven stands with HAGC, 125-ton roll bending and hydraulic loopers on last three Three down10 banks coilers, top/bottom, two wrapper U-tubes rolls 223/20.4 Three 5-zone pusher (Lotus) Three 2-high and two 4-high, with 4 edgers and vertical scalebreaker Eight homemade panels, no sides — passive Seven 4-high stands, electric loopers on stands 1–4, hydraulic loopers on stands 5–7, 120-ton bending on stands 4–7 120 laminar headers One vertical, one horizontal scalebreaker; two 2-high Heat retenand three tion panels 4-high, with edgers on R1–R5 Six 4-high stands with five loopers 10 banks, Three laminar flow, downcoilers U-tubes Coil sizes Rated max. PIW/ avg. coil weight (tons) Finishing mill Runout table cooling Reheat furnaces Specific weight (kg/ cm width)/ avg. coil weight (metric tons) 188/19 223/22.9 179/19 182/18.1 179/21.3 Three WB Six roughing mills (three Heat reten2-high and tion panels Seven F/M/electromech. Three push- three 4-high), top side, screws and loopers er (Rust) vertical scale six sections (82,000 hp), roll bending breaker, three panels on stands 4–7 R3–R6 with each edgers — — Six: one 2-high reducTwo hydrauing sizing lic WB (one block; five Chugai-Ro, 4-high reducone Core) ers; edgers on last four stands — — One tunnel furnace None One tunnel furnace with nine zones Seven 4-high with six loopers Two downcoilers, all pneumatic, manual 11 sections, 4 tandem banks/section top and bottom, laminar flow Three coilers, pneumatic Seven banks, laminar One downcoiler Five banks, Six 4-high with five loop- 80 headers Two ers and WR bending on top and botdowncoilers the last four stands tom, laminar flow Six 4-high with five loopers Two norm, 28 micro with eight One trim (80 total downcoiler headers top and bottom) HAGC = Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control; RRM = Reversing Roughing Mill; VSB = Vertical Scalebreaker; WB = Walking Beam; WR = Work Roll Data is supplied by the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee. Please send updates or corrections to Ken Landau at [email protected]. AIST.org November 2014 ✦ 143 Industry Roundup AIST 2014 North American Hot Strip Mill Roundup Mill builder Company and location NLMK NLMK Pennsylvania Farrell, Pa. NLMK Indiana Portage, Ind. Start-up/ modernization Mechanical/ electrical Nominal width Max./ avg. width (inches) Max./ avg. width (mm) Capacity Million Million metric tons/ tons/ year year Slab sizes Thickness (inches) x length (feet) Finished sizes Thickness (mm) x length (m) Thickness x width (inches) 1966/1999 United Engineering 53.5/45 1,370/ 1,145 2 1.8 8–10 x 29.5 203–254 x 8.9 0.059– 0.648 x 33–53.5 1992/2006 Sack/MESTA/ Danieli/ Converteam 60/49 1,530/ 1,245 1.1 1.0 8 x 38 203 x 11.5 0.070–0.75 x 32–61 1997 Danieli 61/49 1,549/ 1,244 3 2.7 3.9 x 80 100 x 24.2 0.051–0.50 NorthStar BlueScope Steel Delta, Ohio Nucor Corp. Nucor Steel–Arkansas Hickman, Ark. 1992 SMS/Siemens 64.4/53 1,635/ 1,346 2.5 2.3 2.4 x 60–140 60 x 18.2–42.4 0.055– 0.625 x 36–64.4 1996 SMS/Siemens 75/53 1905/ 1,346 2.5 2.3 2.2 x 50–170 54 x 15.2–51.5 0.055– 0.625 x 36-75 1996 MHI/INNSE/ Siemens 65/53 1,651/ 1,346 2.5 2.3 3.5 x 60–120 90 x 18.2–36.4 0.055– 0.750 x 36–65 55/49 1,397/ 1,245 2.1 1.9 2 x 50–150 50 x 15.2–45.5 0.0580.625 x 36–55 62/53 1,588/ 1,346 3.0 2.7 2.4 x 155 62 x 47.2 0.043– 0.500 x 39–62.5 Nucor Steel–Berkeley Huger, S.C. Nucor Steel–Decatur LLC Trinity, Ala. Nucor Steel–Indiana Crawfordsville, Ind. 1989: four stands; 1992 added SMS/Siemens F5; 1995 added F6 Steel Dynamics Inc. Butler, Ind. 1996 SMS/Siemens AGC = Automatic Gauge Control; AJC = Automatic Jump Control; CNP = Combined Numerical Profile; CVC = Crown Variable Control Interested in becoming a member of the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee? Contact Ken Landau at [email protected] 144 ✦ Iron & Steel Technology A Publication of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Sponsored by Finished sizes Thickness x width (mm) Coil sizes Rated max. PIW/ avg. coil weight (tons) Roughing mill Heat retention system Number and type (manufacturer) Type of stands/ edgers Number and type Finishing mill Runout table cooling Coiler Number and type Number and type Number and type 179/21.8 Three 3-zone One 4-high pusher (two reversing with Rust, one edger Salem) Coilbox Six 4-high AGC capsules with five hydraulic loopers 1,020/25 182/22.7 One pusher (OFU) One 2-high reversing Coilbox Five 4-high finishing 20 laminar banks One hydraulic w/AJC 1,000/23.5 179/21.3 — Two 4-high, one edger One tunnel furnace, one heated transfer Six 4-high with one edger, loopers and WR bending 20 Two downcoilers 1.50– 16.56 x 838–1,359 1,000/24 1.78– 19.00 x 813–1,549 1.30 x 12.70 1.40– 15.88 x 1,050/23.5 914–1,635 1.40– 15.88 x 1,165/23.5 914–1,905 1.40– 19.05 x 914–1,651 Specific weight (kg/ cm width)/ avg. coil weight (metric tons) Reheat furnaces 1,200/23 188/21.3 208/21.3 214/20.9 — — — Four banks of 36 sprays Three on top, 72 downcoilers sprays on bottom — Six 4-high with five hydraulic Six 4-high with five Four laminar loopers, hydraulic loopers, WR Two banks, six work roll bending and CVC shiftdowncoilers micros bending and ing on all stands CVC shifting on all stands — Two roller hearth tunnel furnaces Seven 4-high with six Nine laminar with two hydraulic loopers, WR banks, 28 Two shuttles plus bending and CVC shift- micro, eight downcoilers four-module ing on all stands trim induction heater One 2-high Two roller Eight banks Five 4-high with electric reversing, one hearth tun(six main, loopers, pair cross on Two 4-high revers- nel furnaces two trim), F1–F4, and WR bending downcoilers ing, one edger, with two top and on all stands one coilbox shuttles bottom 1.47– 15.88 x 914–1,397 1,000/22 179/20 — — Two roller Six 4-high with five hearth tunhydraulic loopers, WR nel furnaces bending and CVC shiftwith two ing on all stands shuttles 1.09– 12.70 x 991–1,588 1,065/22 190/20 — — One tunnel furnace 10 macro laminar Two banks, 10 downcoilers micro, eight trim Eight zones, Seven 4-high with seven Two laminar flow loopers downcoilers headers HAGC = Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control; RRM = Reversing Roughing Mill; VSB = Vertical Scalebreaker; WB = Walking Beam; WR = Work Roll Data is supplied by the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee. Please send updates or corrections to Ken Landau at [email protected]. AIST.org November 2014 ✦ 145 Industry Roundup AIST 2014 North American Hot Strip Mill Roundup Mill builder Company and location Steel Dynamics Inc. (cont’d) Columbus, Miss. United States Steel Corporation Fairfield Works Fairfield, Ala. Gary Works Gary, Ind. Granite City Works Granite City, Ill. Nominal width Capacity Mechanical/ electrical Max./ avg. width (inches) Max./ avg. width (mm) 2007/2011tunnel furnace SMS/TMEIC GE 76.75 max. 1,950 max. 3.4 1969/1988 Bills/Tippins/ GE/Tippins 60/43 1,524/ 1,092 1967/1993– Blaw-Knox/GE 78 max. 1994 1966/1978/ 1992/1996/ 2004/2009 MESTA/GE 1961/1991 1938/1995, 1998 Start-up/ modernization Million Million metric tons/ tons/ year year Slab sizes Finished sizes Thickness (inches) x length (feet) Thickness (mm) x length (m) Thickness x width (inches) 3.0 2.2–2.5 x 140 55.9–63.5 x 42.4 0.059– 0.6250 x 36.5–75 2.0 1.8 10 x 14–30.4 254 x 4.2–9.2 0.058– 0.365 x 28–60 1,981 max. 6.3 5.7 9.1 x 15–40 231 x 4.5–12.1 0.071–1 x 28–78 78/56 1,991/ 1,422 3.6 3.3 5–10 x 155–401 127–254 x 3.9–10.1 0.057– 0.712 x 23.7–78.4 Wean United/ GE, Westinghouse 73/52 1,861/ 1,334 4.2 3.8 7.8–10 x 10.5–30 197–254 x 3.2–9.1 0.073– 0.499 x 24–73.3 MESTA 66/44 1,676/ 1,117 2.8 2.5 8–9 x 15–19 203–229 x 4.5–5.8 0.060– 0.400 x 25–66 Great Lakes Works Ecorse, Mich. Mon Valley Works, Irvin Plant West Mifflin, Pa. AGC = Automatic Gauge Control; AJC = Automatic Jump Control; CNP = Combined Numerical Profile; CVC = Crown Variable Control Interested in becoming a member of the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee? Contact Ken Landau at [email protected] 146 ✦ Iron & Steel Technology A Publication of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Sponsored by Finished sizes Thickness x width (mm) 1.50– 15.88 x 927–1,905 Coil sizes Rated max. PIW/ avg. coil weight (tons) 1,225 1.47–9.27 x 1,000/20 711–1,524 1.80– 25.40 x 711–1,981 1,420/25 1.45– 18.08 x 1,000/23.3 602–1,991 1.85– 12.70 x 610–1,861 1.52– 10.16 x 635–1,676 984/20.5 565/11 Specific weight (kg/ cm width)/ avg. coil weight (metric tons) 214 179/18.1 Reheat furnaces Roughing mill Heat retention system Number and type (manufacturer) Type of stands/ edgers Number and type — — One WB One 4-high reversing with attached edger Finishing mill Runout table cooling Coiler Number and type Number and type Number and type 10 laminar banks with 44 top headers Two downcoilers Two roller Six 4-high with five hearth tunhydraulic loopers, WR nel furnaces bending and CVC shiftwith two ing on all stands shuttles 15 heat retention panels Six 4-high with five loopers 49 into seven Two banks, downcoilers laminar flow headers 254/22.7 Seven 4-high with elecSix VSB: three tric loopers, four with 11 banks, Three Four pusher Holding 2-high, three HAGC, six with bending, laminar (top hydraulic (Rust) table covers 4-high three with CVC, six with and bottom) downcoilers interstand cooling 179/21.1 Two 2-high, Four electrotwo 4-high mechanical roughers, four WB (Salem) edgers None Seven stands, three with HAGC, six with positive/ negative bending, six with interstand cooling 176/18.6 One 2-high Five 5-zone with unatpusher, four tached edger extractor and four (Salem4-high with Brosius) attached edger None Sevens tands, six with loopers, bending and HAGC on last three stands 101/10 One 2-high, Five 3-zone four 4-high, pusher last three with (Rust) edgers — Nine top banks (36 sections); 10 bottom banks (13 sections) Three pneumatic Top: Eight banks, laminar flow; Three bottom: downcoilers 12 sections (four fountain) Six 4-high, all with loopTwo down20 laminar ers, no work roll bending/ coilers flow headers shifting (pneumatic) HAGC = Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control; RRM = Reversing Roughing Mill; VSB = Vertical Scalebreaker; WB = Walking Beam; WR = Work Roll Data is supplied by the AIST Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee. Please send updates or corrections to Ken Landau at [email protected]. AIST.org November 2014 ✦ 147
© Copyright 2024