STRIP HOT ROLLING METHOD Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B21B1/26 

FIELD: rolled stock production, possibly manufacture of wide hot rolled strips.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of rolling strip in wide strip rolling mill and cooling with water from upwards and downwards between stands in finishing group of stands and further cooling of strip in outlet roller table. According to invention at hot rolling of strip in finishing group of stands controlled variable along strip width water cooling in even passes is alternated with uniform along strip width water cooling in odd passes. In even passes strip surface is cooled by water along its width before strip inlet to deformation zone due to limiting water supply onto central portion of strip.

EFFECT: lowered thickness difference of wide strip along its width, prevention of reduced rolling speed.

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