Method for preparing hot-rolled semifinished steel rolled stock for cold rolling

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of pressure treatment of metals and can be used in the production of a cold-rolled strip. The problem addressed by the invention is that of being able to exclude a pickling operation in the preparation of semifinished rolled stock for cold rolling. Complete de-scaling of the surface of the semifinished rolled stock without using picking is provided by carrying out preliminary cold rolling of the semifinished rolled stock in rolling-mill rolls according to prescribed values for compression and for the ratio of compression to deformation zone length. The rolling can be carried out in one of two consecutively mounted mills.

Claims

1. A method of removing scale from hot-rolled steel stock in preparation for cold rolling of the stock, the method comprising: preliminary cold rolling the stock having a width up to 2000 mm in mill rolls having polished working surfaces using (i) a reduction of 12 to 35% and (ii) a 3.80.5%/mm ratio of the reduction to a length of a deformation region of the stock; applying spindle oil between surfaces of the stock and the working surfaces of the mill rolls; and straightening the stock after the cold rolling of the stock.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the stock is 2 mm, the mill rolls have diameters 90 mm, the reduction is 12%, and the ratio of the reduction to the length of the deformation region is 3.65%/mm.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the stock is 2 mm, the mill rolls have diameters 230 mm, the reduction is 35%, and the ratio of the reduction to the length of the deformation region is 3.90%/mm.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(1) Hot-rolled semifinished steel stock undergoes preliminary cold rolling in the rolls of one of two sequential rolling mill stands with a reduction of 12-35% at a 3.80.5%/mm ratio of reduction to the length of the deformation region. During the replacement of the worn rolls in one mill stand, the rolling of the semifinished rolled stock is carried out in the other stand.

(2) Reduction of the semifinished rolled stock by less than 12% is not recommended, since in order to obtain a 3.80.5%/mm ratio of reduction to the length of the deformation region, mill rolls having a diameter less than 80 mm would be required, for example, for the rolling of semifinished rolled stock 2.7 mm thick. It is technically difficult to ensure the use of rolls of this diameter in industrial conditions, especially for the rolling of wide semifinished rolled stock (having a width of 1500-2000 mm).

(3) Reduction of the semifinished rolled stock by more than 35% is not recommended, since it results in an increase in the length of the deformation region and, accordingly, to the emergence of conditions for the formation of the rolled-in scale defect.

(4) A ratio of reduction to the length of the deformation region below 3.3%/mm is not suitable, since it will not provide complete removal of the scale from the surface of the semifinished rolled stock, while higher than 4.3%/mm is not recommended, since the semifinished stock after rolling will have an extremely unsatisfactory flatness.

(5) For cold rolling of semifinished stock with defined dimensions and reduction, mill rolls of the smallest possible diameters shall be used, at which sufficient durability is ensured to roll that stock.

(6) Preliminary rolling of the semifinished rolled stock in rolls with the selected diameter shall be carried out with a reduction within the limits of 12-35%, at which the ratio thereof to the length of the deformation region is 3.80.5%/mm. This ensures complete removal of the scale from the surface of the semifinished rolled stock and the absence of the rolled-in scale defect.

(7) A rolling lubricant, for example, spindle oil is recommended to be used between the surface of the semifinished rolled stock and the mill rolls in the preliminary cold rolling of the semifinished rolled stock. The lubricant envelops the particles of scale sloughed and stripped by the mill rolls, which improves the conditions for rolling of the semifinished rolled stock without the rolled-in scale defect.

(8) In the present method, the significant increase in the reduction of the semifinished rolled stock and the decrease in the diameter of the mill rolls inevitably increase the rate of their wear and reduces the operating life of the rolls before reaching maximum wear. Despite this, the use in the proposed method of two sequential rolling mill stands makes it possible to carry out preliminary cold rolling of the semifinished rolled stock in one stand during the replacement of the worn rolls in the other. That is, the use of two rolling mill stands ensures the required production output in the preliminary cold rolling of the semifinished rolled stock.

(9) In the present method, unstable friction conditions arise between the mill rolls and the surface of the semifinished rolled stock due to the discontinuity of the process of stripping by the rolls of sections of scale from the surface of the semifinished rolled stock, which results in unsatisfactory flatness of the stock after rolling. Therefore, when further processing of the semifinished rolled stock after the preliminary cold rolling calls for its reeling into coils, the stock is straightened before reeling into coils by any known method, for example, by straightening in a sheet-straightening machine. When further processing of the semifinished rolled stock after preliminary cold rolling calls for feeding the semifinished rolled stock into a continuous rolling mill for cold rolling with tension, the semifinished rolled stock is not straightened.

Example of a Specific Embodiment

(10) Preliminary cold rolling of hot-rolled semifinished steel stock with a thickness h=2 mm and width 196 mm, grade 10 per GOST 1050 corresponding to grade DD11 under standard EN 10111, was done in a 480 four-high rolling mill stand. The working rolls of the rolling mill stand that are used for ordinary cold rolling of hot-rolled pickled semifinished steel stock had a diameter D=180 mm and a polished working surface (without ragging). The semifinished rolled stock was rolled without forward or backward tension with reduction =25% at a velocity of 1 meter per second. Spindle oil which is ordinarily used in the cold rolling of hot-rolled pickled semifinished steel stock was used as the rolling lubricant. The oil was fed at 1 drop per second into the middle of the width of the semifinished rolled stock immediately before it was rolled. The length of the deformation region L, determined according to the known equation
L=^(0.5.Math.D)<2>(0.5.Math.>0.5.Math.0.01.Math..Math.)<2>,
was 6.7 mm, and the ratio of the reduction of the semifinished rolled stock to the length of the deformation region was 3.73%/mm. Results of the preliminary cold rolling of the hot-rolled semifinished steel stock at said parameters demonstrated complete removal of the scale from its surface and the absence of the rolled-in scale defect. After rolling, the semifinished rolled stock had unsatisfactory flatness; therefore, it was straightened in a sheet-straightening machine before reeling into coils.

(11) More of the same semifinished rolled stock was then subjected to preliminary cold rolling with reduction of 12% by working rolls having a diameter of 90 mm, and with reduction of 35% by working rolls having a diameter of 230 mm. The length of the deformation region determined according to the equation indicated above was 3.28 and 8.97 mm, respectively. The ratio of reduction to the length of the deformation region was 3.65 and 3.90%/mm, respectively. Complete removal of the scale from the surface of the semifinished rolled stock in the absence of the rolled-in scale defect was obtained in both cases.

(12) Thus, the results of the experiments confirmed the acceptability of the present technical solution for accomplishing the stated objective and its advantages over prior methods using the environmentally hazardous pickling process.