PROCESS AND PLANT FOR CASTING INTERMEDIATE-THICKNESS SLABS AND SLAB RECEIVER Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: metallurgy, namely rolling strips and thick sheets. SUBSTANCE: plant includes continuous casting unit, cutting member, station for storing slabs, one or two heating furnaces, unit for alternating slabs, roller table, reversing hot rolling mill with furnace coilers. Plant may include in addition conveyer for transporting slabs. Station for storing slabs may include heat-insulated receiver for vertically stacking slabs. It is possible to realize different variants of cooperation of plant units. Process includes steps of casting, cutting slab and hot rolling it to finish product. If it necessary after cutting slab may be placed for storage. Process may comprise step of rolling heated slabs removed out of storing station or from outside or step of rolling slabs without heating them. EFFECT: minimized heat and power consumption, lowered investment, minimal space of working shop, flexible manufacturing process, enlarged assortment, enhanced efficiency. 10 cl, 21 tbl, 8 dwg