Abstract: A method of estimating the properties of a steel product, comprising completing a computation for determining metallurgical phenomena based on information concerning steel ingredients and production conditions in steps from casting to heat treatment to successively determine the state of a metallic structure and estimating the properties of a steel product from the final state of the metallic structure.

Abstract: The primary object of the present invention is to provide a cold-rolled steel sheet with properties of high-strength, high-ductility, and a process for manufacturing it. The constituents of the cold-rolled steel sheet comprise: 0.08%-0.25% carbon by weight, 0.03%-2.0% silicon by weight, 0.6%-1.8% manganese by weight, 0.01%-0.10% niobium by weight, 0.01%-0.08% aluminium by weight, with the rest being substantially iron and unnoticed impurities. The process for manufacturing cold-rolled steel sheets of the present invention by using the molten steel material as described above includes the following steps:(a) preparing steel ingots by continuous casting the molten steel;(b) hot rolling the steel ingots into hot-rolled bands;(c) coiling the hot-rolled bands at a temperature below 600.degree. C.;(d) after cold-rolling, forming steel sheets from the hot-rolled bands and soaking the steel sheets at a temperature in the two-phase range (equal to AC1+10.degree. C.-AC3-10.degree. C. shown in FIG.

Abstract: A continuously cast slab of Fe-Ni series alloy comprising 30-50 wt % of Ni or further 0.001-0.03 wt % of B and the balance of Fe is controlled to an eqiaxial crystal ratio of 20% or 30% in accordance with the existence or nonexistence of B content in the continuous casting and, if necessary, subjected to an electromagnetic stirring treatment or the like for controlling the eqiaxial crystal ratio and then heated at a temperature of not lower than 950.degree. C., 1000.degree. C. and 1100.degree. C. to economically produce Fe-Ni series alloys having improved effect for restraining streaks during etching.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a metal sheet having an excellent rolling property, i.e., a rollable metal sheet, which process comprises the basic steps of: continuously feeding a molten metal on a cooling material having one or two cooling surfaces being transferred and renewed for quench solidification, to thereby prepare a thin cast sheet; impinging a small rigid body particle against the surface of the resultant thin cast sheet, to work the cast sheet; heat-annealing the worked sheet in such a manner that the worked region becomes a fine recrystallized grain layer; and subjecting the cast sheet to a cold or warm rolling, optionally after a removal of oxides present on the surface; and an optional step of heat-treating the rolled sheet for working. The process of the present invention is applicable to the production of various known rollable metal or alloy sheets, such as soft steel, stainless steel, silicon steel, nickel-iron, cobalt-iron, nickel, aluminum, and copper sheets.

Abstract: An Fe-Ni alloy sheet for a shadow mask, which consists essentially of:nickel: from 34 to 38 wt. %,silicon: from 0.01 to 0.15 wt. %,manganese: from 0.01 to 1.00 wt. %, andthe balance being iron and incidental impurities.The surface portion of the alloy sheet has a silicon (Si) segregation rate, as expressed by the following formula, of up to 10%: ##EQU1## and a center-line mean roughness (Ra) of the alloy sheet satisfies the following formula:0.3 .mu.m<.ltoreq.Ra .ltoreq.0.7 .mu.m.The above-mentioned Fe-Ni alloy sheet is manufactured by preparing an Fe-Ni alloy sheet having the chemical composition and the silicon segregation rate as described above, and imparting a center-line mean roughness (Ra) which satisfies the above-mentioned formula onto the both surfaces of the alloy sheet by means of a pair of dull rolls during the final rolling of the alloy sheet for said preparation.

Abstract: An Fe-Ni alloy sheet for a shadow mask excellent in etching pierceability, preventing sticking during annealing, and inhibiting production of gases, which consists essentially of:______________________________________ nickel (Ni) from 34 to 38 wt. %, silicon (Si) from 0.01 to 0.09 wt. %, aluminum (Al) from 0.002 to 0.020 wt. %, calcium (Ca) from 0.0002 to 0.0020 wt. %, magnesium (Mg) from 0.0003 to 0.0020 wt. %, where, Ca + 1/2 Mg from 0.0005 to 0.0025 wt. %, ______________________________________andthe balance being iron and incidental impurities,where, the contents of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), oxygen (O) and phosphorus (P) as the incidental impurities being respectively:up to 0.0050 wt.% for carbon,up to 0.0020 wt.% for nitrogen,up to 0.0020 wt.% for sulfur,up to 0.0040 wt.% for oxygen, andup to 0.0040 wt.% for phosphorus,where, 1/10 C+1/10 N+S+1/5 O+1/2P:up to 0.0045 wt.%, andCa+1/2 Mg.gtoreq.

Abstract: An Fe-Ni alloy sheet excellent in hot workability, adhesivity to a plating layer and solderability, which consists essentially of:______________________________________ nickel (Ni): from over 38 to 52 wt. %, silicon (Si): from 0.01 to 0.15 wt. %, calcium (Ca): from 0.0002 to 0.0020 wt. %, magnesium (Mg): from 0.0003 to 0.0020 wt. %, where, Ca + 1/2Mg: from 0.0005 to 0.0025 wt. %, ______________________________________and the balance being iron and incidental impurities,where, the contents of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), oxygen (O), phosphorus (P) and aluminum (Al) as the incidental impurities being respectively:up to 0.0050 wt. % for carbon,up to 0.0020 wt. % for nitrogen,up to 0.0020 wt. % for sulfur,up to 0.0040 wt. % for oxygen,up to 0.0040 wt. % for phosphorus, andunder 0.010 wt.% for aluminum,where, 1/10 C+1/10 N+S+1/5 O +1/2 P.ltoreq.0.0045 wt.

Abstract: The wear-resistant compound roll is constituted by a shell portion made of an iron-base alloy having the composition consisting essentially of 1.0-3.5 weight % of C, 3.0 weight % or less of Si, 1.5 weight % or less of Mn, 2-10 weight % of Cr, 9 weight % or less of Mo, 20 weight % or less of W, 2-15 weight % of V, 0.08 weight % or less of P, 0.06 weight % or less of S, 300 ppm or less of B, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, and a shaft portion made of steel. The iron-base alloy of the shell portion has a structure containing by an area ratio 5-30 % of granular carbides and 5 % or less of non-granular carbides, an alloy matrix of the shell portion having a Vickers hardness (Hv) of 550 or more. This compound roll has excellent wear resistance and resistance to surface roughening.

Abstract: A superior unitary one quarter mile long railroad rail and system and method for manufacturing the same. The method of manufacture is characterized by the use of a continuous rolling process and the in-line controlled cooling of the rail. The long railroad rail is rolled in a single direction with a plurality of in-line rolling stations.

Abstract: An installation for the thermal treatment of metallurgical products, such as, particularly, thin slabs, obtained from at least one continuous-casting line and to be subjected to a rolling operation, which comprises:an induction-heating furnace which is located at the exit of the continuous-casting line and the power of which is adjusted so as to increase the temperature of the slabs to a mean value determined by the rolling requirements, without correcting the local temperature heterogeneities of each slab and;an equalizing or homogenizing furnace or zone located at the exit of said heating furnace, in order to correct the thermal heterogeneities inherent in each slab.

Abstract: Plant (10) to roll flat products which is fed in line by at least one continuous casting line (11) equipped with a shears (12) upstream of a temperature equalization furnace (13), the outlet of which is in the immediate vicinity of and in cooperation with the intake of a rolling train (10), the temperature equalization furnace (13) comprising within itself three walking beams (22-23-24), of which a first walking beam (22) cooperates with an intake roller conveyor (16) of the temperature equalization furnace (13) and is able to take continuously slabs (18) arriving from the at least one continuous casting line (11) and arranged on the intake roller conveyor (16) and to place them on a second intermediate walking beam (23), which is able to transfer these slabs (18) onto a third walking beam (24), which in turn can transfer the slabs (18) onto an outlet roller conveyor (15).