ROLLING LINE AND ROLLING PROCESS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B21B1/46 

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to metallurgy. Proposed line comprises thin slab continuous teeming machine, temperature control and blending section and rolling section. Rolling section comprises at least one dual reversing Steckel mill arranged downstream of temperature control and blending section and at least one forming or roughing mill connected with teeming machine located upstream of said temperature control and blending section. Said forming of roughing mill performs adaptive reduction of hardened slab to about 65% depending upon finished rolled stock depth, width and material type. Thin slab is reduced at Steckel mill to 1.2-20 mm per at least three dual passes.

EFFECT: uniform temperature over the entire strip, hence, lower temperature losses.

16 cl, 3 dwg, 1 tbl