Title (en)

Method for creating steel long products through strand casting and rolling

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Erzeugung von Stahl-Langprodukten durch Stranggiessen und Walzen

Title (fr)

Procédé destiné à la production de produits allongés en acier par coulage en continu et laminage

Publication

EP 2025432 B2 20170830 (DE)

Application

EP 07014841 A 20070727

Priority

EP 07014841 A 20070727

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2025432A1] The process for producing steel long products by continuous casting of high-grade steel to form billet and bloom strands (5) and subsequent rolling of the strands to form long products e.g. steel bar or wire, comprises casting a liquid steel in a continuous-casting permanent mold (3), and feeding the cast billet and bloom strands without subsequent heating directly to a roll train (20). The fed billet strands form a four-round format. The roundness is selected according to the format in such a manner that a strand is produced with temperature distribution for rolling in large casting speed. The process for producing steel long products by continuous casting of high-grade steel to form billet and bloom strands (5) and subsequent rolling of the strands to form long products e.g. steel bar or wire, comprises casting a liquid steel in a continuous-casting permanent mold (3), and feeding the cast billet and bloom strands without subsequent heating directly to a roll train (20). The fed billet strands form a four-round format. The roundness is selected according to the format in such a manner that a strand is produced with temperature distribution for rolling in large casting speed, and is directly rolled without active reheating. The fed billet strands are circularly formed. The continuous-casting mold forms a mold cavity that is open at both ends. The mold cavity at the mold end of the continuous-casting permanent mold has two peripheral sections along a peripheral line of its cross-section. The peripheral sections limit a cross-section increasing of the mold cavity with respect to the corresponding extent sections of the mold cavity-section at the strand end of the mold in the form of projections. The curve height of the projections is reduced in strand direction of travel smaller in such a manner that during the casting process, a casting outer shell formed in the mold cavity is deformed by the mold so that a fast and uniform cooling and/or a homogeneous temperature distribution is ensured along the strand extent. The strand casting speed is 4.2 m/min. A sliding gate (15) for exact regulation of the steel melt is present in the mold during draining of the upper intermediate vessel (2) formed in the mold, where a regulation of the level height of the melt takes place in the mold in dependence of the intake speed into the first roll stand of the roll train and is regulated by the regulating device. An independent claim is included for strand casting mold for producing steel long products by continuous casting of high-grade steel.

IPC 8 full level

B21B 1/46 (2006.01); B22D 11/04 (2006.01); B22D 11/041 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B22D 11/0406 (2013.01 - EP US); B22D 11/041 (2013.01 - EP US); B21B 1/463 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent :

• WO 2007010565 A1 20070125 - ARVEDI GIOVANNI [IT]
• EP 0655288 A1 19950531 - YAMADA KATSUHIKO [JP]
• JP S5747509 A 19820318 - HITACHI LTD, et al
• WO 03070399 A1 20030828 - SMS DEMAG AG [DE], et al
• EP 0931608 A1 19990728 - EUROPA METALLI SPA [IT]
• EP 1547705 A1 20050629 - CONCAST AG [CH]
• HESS W. ET AL: "New high productivity SBQ billet caster at Von Moos Stahl AG", METEC CONGRESS, 1999, pages 148 - 153
• LÜTTENBERG M. ET AL: "Near to round billet casting - first experience a Mittal Steel Ruhrort", METEC CONGRESS, June 2007 (2007-06-01), pages 768 - 775
• The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (MSTS), 11th edition, The AISE Steel Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003
• SCHWERDTFEGER K.: "Metallurgie des Stranggießens", 1992, VERLAG STAHLEISEN, DÜSSELDORF, pages: 533 - 541

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2025432 A1 20090218; EP 2025432 B1 20140319; EP 2025432 B2 20170830; BR PI0814203 A2 20150127; BR PI0814203 A8 20181218; CA 2694755 A1 20090205; CA 2694755 C 20150224; CN 102105244 A 20110622; CN 102105244 B 20150909; JP 2011504141 A 20110203; JP 2013223887 A 20131031; JP 5632942 B2 20141126; KR 20100038195 A 20100413; RU 2010107172 A 20110910; RU 2484921 C2 20130620; US 2010276111 A1 20101104; WO 2009015782 A2 20090205; WO 2009015782 A3 20090528; ZA 201000216 B 20110428

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07014841 A 20070727; BR PI0814203 A 20080717; CA 2694755 A 20080717; CN 200880100820 A 20080717; EP 2008005864 W 20080717; JP 2010517302 A 20080717; JP 2013166381 A 20130809; KR 20107000773 A 20080717; RU 2010107172 A 20080717; US 67044508 A 20080717; ZA 201000216 A 20100112