Title:
【発明の名称】スラブ及びインゴットの圧延においてクロップ欠損を削減するための方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003534923
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing crop losses during slab and ingot rolling concerns the formation of a slab ingot having a specially configured or shaped butt end and optionally a head end as well. A special shape is formed by machining, forging or preferably by casting. The special shape at the butt end is imparted during casting by a specially shaped bottom block or starter block. The special shape of the bottom block is imparted to the cast ingot butt end. The specially shaped butt end of a slab shaped ingot is generally rectangular in shape and has longitudinally outwardly extending, enlarged portions, which slope downwardly toward a depressed central valley region. The lateral sides of the enlarged end portions and the depressed valley region carry transversely extending, tapered or curved edges. A similar shape may be imparted to the head end of the ingot at the conclusion of a casting run through the use of a specially shaped hot top mold or by way of machining or forging the cast head end. During subsequent hot rolling in a reversing roughing mill, the specially shaped slab ingot minimizes the formation of overlap and tongue so as to improve material recovery by reducing end crop losses and to increase rolling mill efficiency by increasing metal throughput in the mill.
Inventors:
Klosterman, Lawrence Yi
Richter, Ray Tea
Crawley, Mark Dee
Maslanka, Andruzey
Richter, Ray Tea
Crawley, Mark Dee
Maslanka, Andruzey
Application Number:
JP2002501604A
Publication Date:
November 25, 2003
Filing Date:
May 14, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Alcoa Incorporated
International Classes:
B21B1/02; B21B3/00; B21B15/00; B22D7/00; B22D11/00; B22D11/049; B22D11/08; B22D11/12; (IPC1-7): B22D11/049; B21B1/02; B21B3/00; B21B15/00; B22D7/00; B22D11/00; B22D11/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito (2 outside)