Production of normalized steel plate through normalizing rolling.

摘要

Normalized plates can be got directly from the rolling heat through the use of a normalizing rolling process. In such way, an additional step of the conventional process of production of normalized plates - the normalizing heat treatment - can be suppressed, reducing the manufacturing cost of the product and shortening its production time. This relatively new production route is being used in several steelworks all over the world for many years. This work describes the implementation trials of normalizing rolling at COSIPA's plate mill, using an alternative process of controlled rolling called recrystallization controlled rolling. The results got with new technique were successful, as it was able to produce plates with properties very similar to the conventionally normalized material, attending the requirements of the DIN 17100 RR 52-3N standard. This is one of many standards that permit the use of this new route of normalized steel plate production. (author) 14 refs., 8 figs., 2 tabs.