Abstract: A method for producing a dual-phase steel strip in a system having a finish-rolling train with a first stand group that includes at least one first finish-rolling stand, and a second stand group that includes at least one stand cooler. The system has a cooling section that includes a first cooling section group and a second cooling section group. Immediately following finish-rolling of a finish-rolled strip, the finish-rolled strip is fed to the second stand group, and force-cooled to a second exit temperature (TA2) so that upon exiting the second stand group the strip has a predominantly austenitic structure. Once the force-cooling stops, a ferritic and austenitic structure forms in the finish-rolled strip during transport. The finish-rolled strip is force-cooled to a fourth exit temperature (TA4) in the second cooling section group so that, upon exiting, the finish-rolled strip has a dual-phase structure composed of martensite and ferrite.

Abstract: A method and a device that bridge an interruption in production in a combined casting-rolling installation to provide a combined casting-rolling installation for producing a hot-rolled finished strip, in which, in the case of an interruption, also thick precursor material having a thickness of >30 mm can be separated in a rapid and reliable manner from the next precursor material.

Abstract: A process that produces a microalloyed steel in an integrated casting-rolling plant having a continuous casting machine with a mold, a single- or multi-stand prerolling train, a finish-rolling train having a first stand group with at least one first finish-rolling stand and a second stand group having at least one stand cooler. A metallic melt is cast in the mold to obtain a partly solidified thin-slab strand, which is supported, deflected and cooled. The solidified thin-slab strand is rolled by the prerolling train to obtain a prerolled strip that is finish-rolled in the first stand group to obtain the finish-rolled strip, which is fed to the second stand group and force-cooled in the second stand group, the finish-rolled strip having a thickness that results in a cooling rate of the core of the finish-rolled strip in the second stand group greater than 20° C./s and less than 200° C./s.

Abstract: A method and an installation for inductively heating flat objects that are transported in a feed direction. The installation has at least one transverse field inductor device which extends transversely to the feed direction over the width of the flat object and has a longitudinal axis running parallel to the transverse axis of the flat object. The transverse field inductor device is positioned such that the longitudinal axis extends in a vertical plane obliquely with respect to the transverse axis of the flat object. With the method it is possible to vary the distance between the flat object and the inductor device and thus the temperature distribution over the transverse profile of the flat object so that the flat object is heated homogeneously.

Abstract: A casting-rolling integrated plant that is capable of producing, from a steel melt, in a cost-effective manner and with high productivity, a hot-rolled finished strip having a thickness of ?0.6 mm, an excellent flatness, and an excellent profile by dividing the thickness reduction into at least three stages (roughing, intermediate and finishing train), measuring the actual profile after the roughing, intermediate and finishing train, and equipping the stands in the roughing, intermediate and finishing train with actuators for influencing the strip profile and/or the strip flatness.

Abstract: A method and a device that bridge an interruption in production in a combined casting-rolling installation to provide a combined casting-rolling installation for producing a hot-rolled finished strip, in which, in the case of an interruption, also thick precursor material having a thickness of >30 mm can be separated in a rapid and reliable manner from the next precursor material.

Abstract: A device (1) for inductive heating of a workpiece (2) in a rolling mill, the device (1) including: a converter (3) for creating an alternating voltage, a capacitor bank (6) electrically connected to the converter (3), and having a plurality of capacitors (7) connected in parallel, a working field (8), in which an upper coil (10) and a lower coil (11) are arranged. The workpiece (2) is able to be passed between the coils (10, 11) and is thereby inductively heated by cross-field heating. A housing (4) arranged next to, below or above the working field (8). The converter (3) and capacitor bank (6) are arranged in the housing (4). The coils (10, 11) are each electrically connected to the capacitor bank (6) by a flexible cable (12, 13). The cable (12, 13) is a coaxial cable (27), with one phase of the alternating voltage applied to an inner conductor (28) and the other phase of the alternating voltage applied to an outer conductor (29) of the coaxial cable (27).

Abstract: A method for producing a dual-phase steel strip in a system having a finish-rolling train with a first stand group that includes at least one first finish-rolling stand, and a second stand group that includes at least one stand cooler. The system has a cooling section that includes a first cooling section group and a second cooling section group. Immediately following finish-rolling of a finish-rolled strip, the finish-rolled strip is fed to the second stand group, and force-cooled to a second exit temperature (TA2) so that upon exiting the second stand group the strip has a predominantly austenitic structure. Once the force-cooling stops, a ferritic and austenitic structure forms in the finish-rolled strip during transport. The finish-rolled strip is force-cooled to a fourth exit temperature (TA4) in the second cooling section group so that, upon exiting, the finish-rolled strip has a dual-phase structure composed of martensite and ferrite.

Abstract: A heating device and a method for the inductive heating of a flat steel strip in a hot rolling mill. The heating device is between two rolling trains of the hot rolling mill and the flat steel strip runs at a speed through the heating device in a transporting direction. The heating device includes: transverse-field modules arranged one after the other along the transporting direction of the flat steel strip; longitudinal-field modules arranged one after the other along the transporting direction of the flat steel strip and arranged before or after the transverse-field modules along the transporting direction; a first power supply supplying at least one transverse-field module with a first alternating voltage; and a second power supply supplying at least one longitudinal-field module with a second alternating voltage. The power supplies have a converter and an electrically connected capacitor bank with multiple capacitors connected in parallel.

Abstract: A process that produces a microalloyed steel in an integrated casting-rolling plant having a continuous casting machine with a mold, a single- or multi-stand prerolling train, a finish-rolling train having a first stand group with at least one first finish-rolling stand and a second stand group having at least one stand cooler. A metallic melt is cast in the mold to obtain a partly solidified thin-slab strand, which is supported, deflected and cooled. The solidified thin-slab strand is rolled by the prerolling train to obtain a prerolled strip that is finish-rolled in the first stand group to obtain the finish-rolled strip, which is fed to the second stand group and force-cooled in the second stand group, the finish-rolled strip having a thickness that results in a cooling rate of the core of the finish-rolled strip in the second stand group greater than 20° C./s and less than 200° C./s.

Abstract: A method for operating a combined casting/rolling installation: A casting machine (4) of the combined installation (2) produces a cast product (40) and a rolling mill (6, 8) of the installation (2) produces a rolled product (42a, 42b) from the cast product (40). The installation (2) has a control device (12) with a measuring unit (14) and a controller (16). The measuring unit (14) detects a rolled-product property, generates a measurement signal dependent on that property and transmits the measurement signal to the controller (16), and the controller (16) uses the measurement signal to generate a control signal for the casting machine (4) based on a control algorithm and transmits the control signal to the casting machine (4) which uses the control signal to set a casting parameter.

Abstract: Energy-efficient production of a ferritic hot-rolled strip (6) in an integrated casting-rolling plant (1), which modifies the known processes for producing a ferritic hot-rolled strip (6) in an integrated casting-rolling plant (1) so that the ferritic hot-rolled strip (6) can be produced significantly more energy-efficiently but nevertheless has good metallurgical properties and a good surface quality.

Abstract: Energy-efficient production of a ferritic hot-rolled strip (6) in an integrated casting-rolling plant (1), which modifies the known processes for producing a ferritic hot-rolled strip (6) in an integrated casting-rolling plant (1) so that the ferritic hot-rolled strip (6) can be produced significantly more energy-efficiently but nevertheless has good metallurgical properties and a good surface quality.

Abstract: A combined casting and rolling installation that produces hot-rolled strip with a final thickness<1.2 mm, and includes a first continuous casting installation and a second continuous casting installation, each producing slabs from liquid steel; a slab manipulator that conveys the slabs into a walking beam furnace that conveys the slabs into a rolling installation and heats the slabs to rolling temperature. The rolling installation includes a rough rolling mill forming rough-rolled strips from the heated slabs; a coil box forming a coil from the rough-rolled strip and unwinding the rough-rolled strip; a joining device forming an endless rough-rolled strip by connecting its ends without filler material; a multi-stand finishing rolling mill finish-rolling the endless rough-rolled strip to form a finished strip with the final thickness; a cooling section forming the hot-rolled strip; and a plurality of coiling devices coiling the hot-rolled strip.

Abstract: A device for stabilizing of working rollers and back-up rollers of a mill stand that has, for each bending block, first hydraulic pressing units being arranged upstream of the working roller, each first hydraulic pressing unit having a piston with a piston rod and a pressure plate, the piston and the piston rod being integrated in the bending block and the pressure plate being pressable against a working roller chock, and for each stand column, at least one second hydraulic pressing unit, the second hydraulic pressing unit being arranged downstream of the back-up roller and having a piston with a piston rod and a pressure plate, the piston and the piston rod being integrated in the stand column and the pressure plate being pressable against the back-up roller chock, and a first hydraulic pressing unit containing a first oscillation absorber.

Abstract: A casting-rolling integrated plant that is capable of producing, from a steel melt, in a cost-effective manner and with high productivity, a hot-rolled finished strip having a thickness of ?0.6 mm, an excellent flatness, and an excellent profile by dividing the thickness reduction into at least three stages (roughing, intermediate and finishing train), measuring the actual profile after the roughing, intermediate and finishing train, and equipping the stands in the roughing, intermediate and finishing train with actuators for influencing the strip profile and/or the strip flatness.

Abstract: A method and an installation for inductively heating flat objects that are transported in a feed direction. The installation has at least one transverse field inductor device which extends transversely to the feed direction over the width of the flat object and has a longitudinal axis running parallel to the transverse axis of the flat object. The transverse field inductor device is positioned such that the longitudinal axis extends in a vertical plane obliquely with respect to the transverse axis of the flat object. With the method it is possible to vary the distance between the flat object and the inductor device and thus the temperature distribution over the transverse profile of the flat object so that the flat object is heated homogeneously.

Abstract: A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), in place of the work rolls (5) and their associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). The framework cooler (20) is sized to be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The cooler (20) includes a lower (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and includes a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T). The bottom and top sides of the steel strip (50) may be cooled.

Abstract: A device for stabilizing of working rollers and back-up rollers of a mill stand that has, for each bending block, first hydraulic pressing units being arranged upstream of the working roller, each first hydraulic pressing unit having a piston with a piston rod and a pressure plate, the piston and the piston rod being integrated in the bending block and the pressure plate being pressable against a working roller chock, and for each stand column, at least one second hydraulic pressing unit, the second hydraulic pressing unit being arranged downstream of the back-up roller and having a piston with a piston rod and a pressure plate, the piston and the piston rod being integrated in the stand column and the pressure plate being pressable against the back-up roller chock, and a first hydraulic pressing unit containing a first oscillation absorber.

Abstract: A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), in place of the work rolls (5) and their associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). The framework cooler (20) is sized to be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The cooler (20) includes a lower (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and includes a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T). The bottom and top sides of the steel strip (50) may be cooled.