THE NEW GLOBAL COMPETENCE

IN HOT ROLLING

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INTRODUCTION
THE GLOBAL COMPETENCE
IN HOT ROLLING

Primetals Technologies represents a Power Cooling technology for hot strip

new global plant building competence mills and MULPIC for plate mills which
with a wide portfolio, innovative open the door for many metallurgical
technology and customized treatments in a conventional hot
services for the metals industry. rolling mill such as transfer bar
This competence becomes visible cooling, interstand cooling, runout
especially in the area of conventional table cooling or in plate production as
hot rolling mills. well as reduction of expensive alloying
elements.
The demands related to the
capabilities of a conventional hot The number of references (new mills
rolling mill have changed in the last and modernization projects) proves
years. In addition to the high level of the capability of project management
output and productivity, the demand of Primetals Technologies. The
for quality improvement is still growing installation of new mills requires
up. Safety and energy saving become different project management skills
a very important aspect. Today there in comparison to modernization
is a clear trend in developing new steel projects where the precise shut down
grades like AHSS grades (Advanced planning and execution becomes one
High Strength Steel), dual-phase of the most critical topics. Primetals
and multi-phase grades. This trend Technologies employs an extremely
challenges the conventional hot mill experienced team of project managers
technology because it requires new and commissioning managers with
technologies which provide more specific know-how in rolling mills in
flexibility in metallurgical treatment order to provide the best services to
during the rolling process. In parallel, the customer.
the high level of productivity and
quality has to be maintained. The hot rolling technology of Primetals
Technologies comprises a wide
I In order to follow these trends range of advanced equipment and
Primetals Technologies is continuously technologies together with studies,
investing in R&D. Highly skilled services and consultancy in the
researchers cooperate with universities area of rolling process and quality
and other R&D institutes. Beside the improvement as well as metallurgical
application of an impressive number know-how. Testing facilities to check
of patents, Primetals Technologies new designs are available to secure
offers advanced equipment and the innovative advantage e.g. in roll
technologies for rolling mills. Examples cooling, work roll lubrication or strip
are: slab sizing press, PairCross cooling technology.
and SmartCrown® technology for
profile and flatness control, looper
shape meter (LSM) for strip tension
measuring within mill stands or power
coiler for coiling of thick and hard
material. In the area of strip cooling
technology Primetals Technologies
is in the role of a trend setter with its

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HOT STRIP MILLS NEW HOT STRIP MILLS
NEW INSTALLATIONS REFERENCES

CUSTOMER START UP STEEL PRODUCTION STRIP STRIP

COUNTRY GRADES [Mt/y] THICKNESS WIDTH
[mm] [mm]

Undisclosed Company
2020
Mexico

Undisclosed Company
2020
Mexico

JSW Dolvi
2020 CS, API, DP 5.0 1.5 – 16.0 900 – 1650
India

SAIL RSP
2019 CS, API, DP 3.0 1.2 –25,4 725 – 2150
India

FORMOSA Ha Tinh Steel 2015 CS, API, DP 5.3 1.2 – 25.4 900 – 1880
Vietnam

TATA Kalinganagar
2015 CS, API, DP 5.5 1.2 – 25.0 800 – 2050
India

Allegeheny Ludlum SS. CS. API, DP, 3.0

2014 Si, Ni-alloys, 1.78 – 25.4 660 – 2083
USA Ti-alloys (4.0 future)

Primetals Technologies supplied seventeen (17) new The different requirements of production and product mix Fujian-Fuxin Special Steel SS,
conventional hot strip mills in the last 15 years. This require individual planning of the process layout and the 2013 2.5 1.2 – 18 830 – 1630
China CS, API
number of mills corresponds to a yearly production of hot selection of the related rolling mill equipment. The portfolio
rolled coils of approximately 55 million tons. of Primetals Technologies hot strip mill technology covers USIMINAS Cubatao No 2 2.3
2012 CS, API, DP 1.5 – 20 750 – 2050
all these demands. HSM Brazil (4.8 future)
The table on the next page gives an overview of these
installations. The mills are located all over the world, The hot strip mill for ArcelorMittal in Krakow (Poland) and JSL 1.6 SS
2011 SS, CS (3.2 incl. CS 1.5 – 12.7 1000 – 1650
from USA and Brazil over Turkey, Europe, India, Korea, the hot strip mill for SAIL RSP in Rourkela (India) are two India future)
Taiwan, Vietnam to Japan which proves the high and examples of full turn-key projects. In these projects the
worldwide acceptance of Primetals Technologies hot rolling scope of Primetals Technologies includes civil works, bays, Hyundai C-HSM
2010 CS, API, DP 5.5 1.2 – 25.4 800 – 2000
technology and the trust of our customers into Primetals steel structures and cranes, water treatment plant, roll Korea
Technologies capabilities in engineering and project shop, slab and coil yards. The hot strip mill for ArcelorMittal Dragon Steel SS, CS, API,
management. Poland was installed within 24 months from contract 2010 3.8 1.2 – 25.4 700 – 1880
Taiwan DP, Si
signature to first coil. Currently the construction and
The individual mills feature a wide range of dimensions and commissioning of 4 new hot strip mill projects is ongoing. JSW Vijayanagar
steel grades. Whereas the hot strip mills for JSL (India) 2010 CS, API, DP 5.0 1.2 – 25.4 900 – 2150
India
and Fujian-Fuxin Special Steel (China) are dedicated for
the production of stainless steel, the hot mill for Allegheny Tokyo Steel Tahara
2009 CS 2.4 1.2 – 22 740 – 1600
Ludlum (USA) is capable of rolling Titanium and Zirconium Japan
ingots and slabs in addition to carbon steels. The thickness
range varies from 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm and the width range Isdemir CS, HSLA, API, 3.5
2008 1.2 – 22 700 – 2050
is from 700 mm to 2100 mm. Turkey DP (4.5 future)

The process layout of some of the mills allows production ArcelorMittal 2.4
2007 CS, API, DP, Si 1.2 – 25.4 750 – 2100
of more than 5 million tons per year; an example is the Poland (4.5 future)
mill for Formosa Ha Tinh Steel (Vietnam) or the hot strip
Bao Steel No 3 HSM
mill for Tata Steel Kalinganagar (India). Many layouts have 2007 CS, API, DP, Si 3.7 1.2 – 19 700 – 1730
China
already the provision for future extension of production and
product mix.
LEGEND CS Carbon Steel
SS Stainless Steel
HSLA High Strength Low Alloyed
DP Dual Phase
API Pipe Grades
Si Silicon Steel
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NEW INSTALLATIONS REFERENCES

CUSTOMER TYPE START MILL STEEL PRODUCTION THICKNESS

COUNTRY UP STAND GRADES [Mt/y] x WIDTH
[mm] [mm]

Carpenter Technology 1.9-7.6 x

Steckel Mill 2020 625 Super alloy, SS 0.056 coil
USA 483

Gerdau Acominas L-CS, M-CS, 4,5-150 x

Plate Mill 2015 3800 1.1 plate
SA/BR Brazil H-CS, API 900-3600

Gerdau Acominas L-CS, M-CS, 2-20 x 900-

Steckel Mill 2013 2200 0.83 coil
SA/BR Brazil API 2100

PT Krakatau L-CS, M-CS, 6-120 x 1200-

Plate Mill 2013 4700 1.5 plate
Indonesia H-CS, API 4650

AHMSA Plate/ L-CS, M-CS, 0.75 plate, 4.5-50 x 1500-

2012 3300
Mexico Steckel H-CS, API 0.25 coil 3200

Jindal Steel & Power L-CS, M-CS, 5-50 x 900-

Plate Mill 2011 5000 1.2 plate
India H-CS, API 4800

Plate-Steckel mill at AHMSA, Monclova, Mexico Jinan I&S Group L-CS, M-CS, 6-120 x 1500-
Plate Mill 2010 4300 1.8 plate
China H-CS, API 4100

Primetals Technologies supplied twelve (12) new Plate The different requirements of production and product mix Jiangsu
L-CS, M-CS, 5-50 x 900-
and Steckel mills in the last 15 years. This number of mills require individual planning of the process layout and the Shagang Group Co. Ltd. Plate Mill 2009 5000 1.5 plate
H-CS, API 4800
corresponds to a yearly production of approximately13.6 selection of the related rolling mill equipment. The portfolio China
million tons flat rolled plate and 1.15 million tonshot rolled of Primetals Technologies hot mill technology covers all
coils. these demands. Dongkuk Iron & Steel L-CS, M-CS, 4.5-150 x 900-
Plate Mill 2009 5000 1.5 plate
Korea H-CS, API 4800
The table on the next page gives an overview of these
installations. The mills are located all over the world, from
Xiangtan Iron & Steel L-CS, M-CS, 5-150 x 900-
Brazil to Mexico, over India, China, Korea and Indonesia Plate Mill 2008 5000 2.0 plate
China H-CS, API 4800
which proves the high regard and worldwide acceptance of
Primetals Technologies hot rolling technology and the trust
WUHAN IRON & STEEL L-CS, M-CS, 5-150 x 1050-
of our customers into Primetals Technologies capabilities in Plate Mill 2008 4300 1.2 plate
China H-CS, API 4100
engineering and project management.

Nearly all the plate mills are dedicated for the production of Tokyo Steel Kyusyu L-CS, M-CS, 9-60 x 1500-
Plate Mill 2007 2650 1.0 plate
carbon steels of varying parameters used in the oil and gas, Japan H-CS 2500
bridge, pressure vessels, yellow goods, construction and
shipbuilding industries and thickness varies from 4.5mm to LEGEND L-CS Low Carbon Steel
150 mm thick plate rolled from Ingots at 360mm. M-CS Middle Carbon Steel
H-CS High Carbon Steel
The process layout of these mills allows production of API Pipe Grades
around 1.5 to 2 million tons per year, an example is the mill SS Stainless Steel
for Xiangtan Iron & Steel (China). Many layouts already
have the provision for future extension of production and
prodct mix.

The concept of Plate/Steckel mills provides a middle

ground in plate rolling by producing discreet plate (up
to 50mm) and coil plate (4.5 to 25mm) in one line. Pure
Steckel Mills are also beginning to emerge as major
contenders where a low cost start in the market is sort by
an investor. These produces both carbon steel, stainless
steel and special steels

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UNIQUE ON THE PLANET PROCESS ROUTES
THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL
HOT-ROLLING MILL

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View of ATI’s hot-rolling processing facility, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Basically three main process routes are in place based on a product master plan

Primetals Technologies supplied the new fully integrated as electrical and automation systems. Leading-edge HOT-ROLLING AND PROCESSING FACILITY EQUIPMENT and a normal cooling zone. Each top header with the
hot rolling and processing facility on a turnkey basis technologies are built into the mill to ensure top-class associated group of bottom headers is separately regulated
at the Brackenridge facility of Allegheny Technologies performance and to control key parameters such as ROUGHING MILL by a flow-control valve.
Incorporated (ATI) in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The mill is thickness, cooling and coiling temperatures through Following reheating and descaling, the slabs or ingots are
DOWNCOILER SECTION
capable to roll up to 3.5 million tons per year of a broad the use of built-in process models and the associated initially rolled in the roughing mill which is equipped with
range of highly diversified stainless and carbon steels, automation-controlled actuators. This project represents an edger and state of the art twin drives each with a motor Two power coilers are installed in the coiling section,
specialty metals and electrical steel grades. The material is an outstanding example of a successful cooperation power of 9.5 MW (maximum load of 60MN) each. which are dimensioned that they are capable of coiling API
applied to the aerospace, automotive, defense, petroleum, between a market-leading supplier of specialty metals and The roughing mill stand is capable of exerting a maximum X100 pipe-grade material at a thickness of 21.2 mm and a
chemical, construction, mining and power industries, a metallurgical plant builder. The installed power, size and load of 60 MN. This immense power gives the hot rolling width of 1,956 mm, or API X80 pipe-grade material with a
as well as in various medical, food-equipment, machine advanced technology of the mill, combined with decades of and processing facility the capability and versatility to thickness of 25.4mm and a width of 2,083 mm. The power
and cutting-tool applications. The rolling forces are operational expertise, allow ATI to utilize this unparalleled process and roll the broadest ranges of specialty metals in coilers are equipped with servohydraulically controlled side
the highest ever to be applied in a hot rolling mill. The capability to fully meet the most demanding customer the industry. guides, pinch-roll units and four wrapper arms. They are
project scope included engineering, supply, installation requirements in a highly efficient and productive manner. also outfitted with pinch-roll polishers and quick-exchange
FINISHING MILL
and commissioning of mechanical equipment as well pinch-roll units.
The finishing mill is designed with seven 4-high mill stands,
each equipped with 10 MW drives and a mill-stand load of AUTOMATION AND LOGISTICS
up to 55 MN. All stands feature dynamic work-roll cooling. A complete suite of Level 1 automation systems and
1 Walking-beam furnaces
Additional systems include interstand cooling, work- sophisticated Level 2 process-optimization systems with
2 Roughing mill with vertical edger
roll lubrication, a fume-suppression system, strip cross integrated tailored process models ensure that nothing
3 Encopancels sprays, entry-guide cooling as well as looper cooling as is left to chance. Level 2 rolling systems include models
4 Descaler the basis for optimum process parameters and equipment for the precise control of rolling parameters; profile and
5 Finishing mill conditions. flatness control, roll bending, roll thermal crown and roll
SmartCrown® rolls are installed in the finishing stands, wear, material flow, roll flattening and roll shifting. The
6 Cooling line
which operate in conjunction with L-type bending blocks cooling section control includes models for parameters;
and the work-roll shifting system as the decisive factor for cooling section model includes temperature monitoring and
assuring excellent strip profile and flatness. control, heat-transfer and phase transformations. The coil
7 Power coilers
LAMINAR COOLING SECTION transport is carried out with the newly developed Modular
8 Inspection station
Coil Shuttle system (MCS).
9 Coil-conveying system The laminar cooling section comprises 54 top headers and
10 Coil yard 162 bottom headers that allow a maximum water-flow rate
11 Water-treatment plant of 20,000 m³/h. The cooling headers are flow-controlled
on the basis of calculations from a microstructure target-
cooling model. Laminar cooling is split into a fast cooling
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FORMOSA HA TINH STEEL USIMINAS
CORPORATION (HA TINH, VIETNAM) (CUBATAO, BRAZIL)

FM area at Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, Vietnam FM area at USIMINAS Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil

The 2,050mm semi-continuous hot strip mill supplied by PRIMETALS HAS SUPPLIED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT The No. 2 hot strip mill at USIMINAS Cubatao started LINE SPECIFICATION
Primetals Technologies in Vietnam started up in 2015. operation in 2012. To cover the wide range in production
• Slab sizing press PRODUCTION DATA
sizes and steel grades, many modern technologies were
Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, a member of the
• Vertical edger (E1) with automatic width control (AWC) applied. Primetals Technologies was involved in this project Production 2.3 million tons/year
Formosa Plastic Group, is one of the largest integrated steel
• 2-high roughing mill (R1) as a mechanical equipment supplier for the following capacity (4.8 million tonns/year in future)
manufacturer in Southeast Asia. Primetals Technologies
equipment:
provided the hot strip mill for production of strip up to • Vertical edger (E2) with automatic width control (AWC) Steel grade Carbon steel, Pipe steel,
1,880mm wide utilizing state of the art technologies. • Furnace entry and delivery tables
• 4-high roughing mill (R2) with quick roll changing device HSLA,
Primetals Technologies was responsible for the design, • Roughing mill DP steel, TRIP steel,
engineering and supply of the mechanical equipment and • Heat retention cover Electrical steel, etc.
also supervised the erection and commissioning of the • Finishing mill
• Drum-type crop shear
plant, and conducted the staff training. Slab thickness 210–260 mm
• Descaling facilities • Down coiler
Slab width 750–2,050 mm
• Vertical edger (F1E) attached to F1 with automatic • Coil conveyor
PRODUCTION DATA width control (AWC) Slab length max. 11,500 mm
In addition to the above main line equipment, Primetals
• Seven 4-high finishing stands with: Technologies also supplied foundation design, auxiliary Strip thickness 1.5–20 mm
Production capacity 5.3 million tons/year
equipment such as roll shop equipment, water treatment (1.2–20 mm in future)
- Pair cross (F1-F4)
Steel grade Carbon steel, Pipe steel system, compressed air plant, cranes, ventilation air
DP Steel, TRIP steel - Mill stabilizing device (F1-F4) condition system, fire detection and extinguishing system, Strip width 750–2,050 mm
HSLA, etc. etc. Coil weight max 35,000 kg
- Work roll shift (F5-F7)
Slab thickness 230 mm to 250 mm - Work roll bending (F1-F7) The production capacity of the mill is 2.3 million tons per
year in the initial phase, with a maximum of 4.8 million tons
Slab width 950 mm to 1,880 mm - Hydraulic automatic gauge control (AGC) per year in future expansion. The product mix includes low,
Slab length max. 11 m - Hydraulic looper middle and high carbon steel, API pipe steel (up to X80),
DP, TRIP, HSLA, IF steel and electrical steel. The hot run
Strip thickness 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm - Quick roll changing
tests and performance tests were successfully completed
- Work roll lubrication within 6 months after hot run start. During these tests,
Strip width 900 mm to 1,880 mm
low carbon steel of 1.5mm thickness, API X70 of 6 mm to
- Interstand cooling
Coil weight max. 40,000 kg 19 mm thickness, HSLA of 2.0 mm thickness with a tensile
• Three down coilers with: strength of 590 MPa, DP, IF, as well as electrical steel were
- Hydraulic automatic jumping control (AJC) all produced successfully.

- Non-step expanding mandrel

• Coil conveyor
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COMBINED STECKEL / PLATE MILL
GERDAU ACOMINAS
(MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL)

Steckel mill stand at Gerdau Acominas, Brazil Plate mill stand at Gerdau Acominas, Brazil Steckel mill stand at Gerdau Acominas, Brazil

The new fully integrated hot rolling facility supplied by •• Future crop shear PLATE PRODUCTION PROCESS COIL PRODUCTION PROCESS
Primetals Technologies on a process turnkey basis started STECKEL MILL STAND
•• Double side trim shear PLATE MILL STAND
up at the Gerdau Acominas’, Ouro Branco facility, in Minas
Gerais, Brazil in 2013 and 2015. •• Divide shear Following reheating and descaling, the slab is rolled in Following reheating and descaling, the slab is rolled in the
The mill complex is capable of rolling up to 1.9 million tons the plate mill which is equipped with state-of-the-art twin 4-high Steckel mill (roughing and finishing stand) which is
•• Transfer and inspection beds
per year in a broad range of highly diversified carbon steels drives each with a motor power of 8.5 MW. The mill stand is equipped with state of the art twin drives each with a
grades of both discreet plate and coiled products that •• Cold leveller capable of exerting a maximum load of 84 MN. motor power of 7.0 MW. The mill stand is capable of
find use in the local industries of Brazil and its surrounding exerting a maximum load of 54 MN.
•• Inspection and transfer equipment
countries. This project represents an entry into the flat Thickness 4.5 ~ 150 mm
products market by a key player in the long products COIL PRODUCTION PROCESS Thickness 2 ~ 20 mm
Width 900 ~ 3,600 mm
sector. The installed power, size and advanced technology
•• Primary descaler Length 3,000 ~ 18,000 mm Width 900 ~ 2,100 mm
of the mill, combined with expertise of Primetals
Technologies, allowed Gerdau Acominas to enter a mature •• (Provision for future roughing mill stand) Weight Max. 45 ton
market with products that could compete both on a quality MULPIC COOLING SECTION
and commercial basis, both as discreet plate and rolled coil. •• Rotary crop shear The cooling section comprises a MULPIC machine designed
to produce a phase transformation in the metal after rolling LAMINAR COOLING SECTION
COMMON FACILITIES FOR PLATE AND COIL •• Steckel furnaces and this is where the final microstructure of the plate is The laminar cooling section comprises 32 top headers and
PRODUCTION controlled for final mechanical properties 96 bottom headers that allow a maximum water-flow rate
•• 4-high roughing and finishing stand
• Transfer and handling equipment for slabs of 11,500 m³/h. Laminar cooling is split into a fast cooling
SHEAR LINE SECTION zone and a normal cooling zone.
•• (Provision for a future 3 stand finishing train)
•• Heating/reheating furnaces The plant line has provision for a future crop shear which is
•• Laminar strip cooling section used to increase productivity, a double side trim shear used DOWN COILER SECTION
PLATE PRODUCTION PROCESS to trim as rolled plate to final width, and a divide shear The down coiler is installed in the coiling section at the end
•• 1 Down coiler (with provision for a second) used to cut mother plates into final plate lengths. of the line and is dimensioned capable of coiling 20mm,
•• Primary descaler
X70 material at full width.
•• (Provision for future roughing stand) •• Walking beam coil handling AUTOMATION AND LOGISTICS
•• 4-high reversing plate mill stand pre-leveller •• Integrated sampling, inspection, marking and strapping The entire facility is controlled from strategically positioned
(Plate mill in the first phase) machines control pulpits, designed to meet today’s exacting
standards whilst keeping labour costs to a minimum.
•• MULPIC cooling machine A complete suite of Level 1 automation systems and
•• Hot leveller sophisticated Level 2 process-optimization systems with
integrated tailored process models ensure that nothing is
•• Cooling bed left to chance.
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TECHNOLOGIES

Slab sizing press at POSCO, Pohang No.1 HSM, South Korea Heavy edger at ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. Kraków, Poland Roughing mill at USIMINAS, Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil Coil box at Baosteel Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. Shanghai, China

SLAB SIZING PRESS ROUGHING MILL TRANSFER BAR COOLING

Primetals Technologies is the pioneer developer of the slab Primetals Technologies has supplied many roughing mills The Primetals Technologies Power Cooling technology is
sizing press, and the first slab sizing press in the world was with the following functions: especially designed reach the highest cooling rates. This
supplied to JFE Steel Kurashiki in 1988. The slab sizing •• Electrical screw down for high speed gap adjustment technology can be implemented as intensive cooling
press has shown excellent performance, and Primetals between the roughing and the finishing mill area. This leads
Technologies has been continuously improving the •• Hydraulic gap adjusting cylinder
to improved strip temperature control to increase
technology. Because the slab sizing press can reduce the •• Twin drive for top and bottom work rolls. productivity. Furthermore transfer bar cooling enables
kind of casting slab width for the HSM, the productivity of advanced “in-line” metallurgical treatment of the strips.
the caster can be increased. It can achieve the large The hydraulic gap adjusting cylinder features the following
economical advantage for total production of the steel functions: ENCOPANELS® AND HEAT HOLDING COVER
plant. Because of the large width reduction achieved by the •• Fine levelling and zeroing calibration with higher zeroing The Encopanel heat-retention system or Heat holding cover
slab sizing press, the ratio of hot charged slabs can be and levelling force (compared with only electrical screw is installed after the roughing mill to conserve the heat of
increased which contributes to significant energy savings. down) the transfer bars as well as to enable a more accurate
•• Excellent thickness accuracy including top and tail control of the strip temperature, especially for thin-gauge
HEAVY EDGER
ends of the transfer bar strip. As a special feature of Encopanel, bottom scale-
Fully hydraulic vertical edgers feature long-stroke cylinders clearing panels discharge scale from the system to ensure a
with integrated system control, a position transducer for The hydraulic gap adjusting cylinders are located under the scale-free Encopanel surface for the transfer bar.
abso-lute width measurement as well as advanced bottom backup roll chocks or above the top of the backup
automatic width-control functions. Heavy edging with high roll chocks. COILBOX
width reduction capability introduces the benefit of In the case where the hydraulic gap adjusting cylinders are The coilbox design is characterized by modern design
adjusting to various rolled strip widths from standard slab installed at the bottom side, the cylinder can also enable features such as coil transfer without the use of a mandrel.
sizes. the proper pass-line adjustment functions. Advantages of this equipment include reduced power
By means of the pass-line adjustment, the bottom rating and lower energy consumption in the mill train, as
AUTOMATIC WIDTH CONTROL (AWC) Transfer bar cooling unit installed at TATA Steel, Port Talbot
hydraulic cylinder can also be used to reduce the turn-up well as a shorter distance between the roughing mill and
The automatic width control comprises roll gap adjustment and turn-down of the ends of the transfer bar especially for the finishing mill in a new plant. It is capable of handling a
during rolling to compensate width and temperature hard materials such as stainless steel along with wide range of transfer bar dimensions (20 – 55 mm transfer
deviations. Furthermore, the short stroke functionality independent speed control between top and bottom work bar thickness and up to 2,050 mm width as in reference
enables compensation of narrow head and fish tail effect. rolls. plants) and can be used with carbon and stainless steel
This concept is especially beneficial for upgrades due to grades.
limited additional investment cost and low extra
maintenance requirements.

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TECHNOLOGIES

Crop shear and Primary descaler at ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. Kraków, Pair Cross finishing stand at USIMINAS, Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil SmartCrown finishing stand at ArcelorMittal Poland S.A., Kraków, Poland Looper Shape Meter at Tata Steel Europe, IJmuiden BV,
Poland Direct Sheet Plant, IJmuiden, Netherlands

SMARTCROWN® LOOPER SHAPE METER (LSM)

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DESCALER The mill stabilizing device is installed on the entry side
housing and eliminates the clearance between the chocks SmartCrown enables significantly enhanced profile and The measurement of strip shape between mill stands on
Primetals Technologies descalers feature low-maintenance
and housing during operation, which reduce the task of flatness control by means of the combination of curved roll a hot strip mill has previously been rather difficult and
design and optional height adjustment and are designed
maintaining the entry-side housing liner to approximately contours and roll shifting. unreliable. Primetals Technologies has developed a looper
for minimum water and energy consumption.
one-third of a conventional mill. SmartCrown work rolls feature a modified, sine-shaped shape meter (LSM) to continuously and accurately measure
CROP SHEARS interstand shape.
The main features of the advanced PC mill are as follows: contour. By selecting the correct contour coefficients and
shifting the work rolls by the same amount in opposite LSM measures the tension distribution across the strip
In order to meet the requirements of high-strength steels, • Stable operation with the elimination of clearance
directions, the resultant unloaded roll gap is always cosine- width through individually detected contact loads on
Primetals Technologies has developed several shear types between roll chocks and housing and symmetrical roll
shaped, regardless of the actual shifting position of the segmented rolls, and then converts the distribution of
for different applications. crown control to reduce camber and pinching problems
rolls. tension into the strip shape.
The differential speed rotary crop shear is a unique • Powerful strip crown and flatness control with the simple
By means of optimum work roll contours of the LSM features the following advantages:
portfolio of Primetals Technologies. Sharp cutting principle of axial roll crossing
performance is assured, and the knife change interval can SmartCrown rolls, a wider range of roll gap profile •• The load on the segment roll is measured by a torque
• Higher reduction rolling without mill vibration through adjustment, especially in the high order range such as meter without any influences of hysteresis of the
be extended because the strict management of knife gap
the combination of PC mill and mill stabilizing device fourth-order, can be achieved. SmartCrown also enables mechanism, unlike a load cell. Measuring by torque
clearance is not necessary. An innovative switchable gear
even in severe rolling condition such as thinner and strip flatness control of high-order to avoid e.g. quarter meter enables higher accuracy and increased measuring
design minimizes motor power demand. The full integration
harder products, because mill stabilizing device increase buckles defects. reliability without any influences caused by changing
of the crop optimization system into the overall automation
the dynamic rigidity of the mill stands SmartCrown is suitable for new installations as well as for mechanical condition.
system ensures minimal crop-losses.
revamping of existing mills. •• Easily interchangeable with existing loopers and LSM
ADVANCED PAIR CROSS MILL
because the moment of inertia is small
THICKNESS CONTROL
The Pair Cross (PC) mill was developed in the 1980's and
•• Easy replacement of segment roll for maintenance
has contributed to the achievement of high accuracy and Gap adjustment is actuated by hydraulic automatic gauge
quality of the strip crown and flatness through its superior control (HAGC) systems consisting of hydraulic gap control
strip crown and flatness control. Primetals Technologies has cylinders with integrated system control and the adjacent
enhanced the PC mill and is now supplying a 3rd generation hydraulics. Integrated load cells in the mill housings
PC mill with a mill stabilizing device, the so-called advanced guarantee correct set-values. This system enables precise
PC mill. control of strip thickness and provides faster roll change
The number of the mechanical component required for roll times and increased flexibility in setting up the mill.
crossing in the advanced PC mill is reduced to less than a
quarter of those of the 1st generation PC mill.

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TECHNOLOGIES

Online roll profiler Interstand Equipment Strip Cooling Line Coil Inspection

WORK ROLL LUBRICATION (WRL) INTERSTAND COOLING AND DYNAMIC WORK ROLL COILING TECHNOLOGY without cutting the sheet of the coil and recoiling it after
The work roll lubrication system is designed with patented COOLING Perfect coiling is an important requirement for strip inspection for minimized scrap. High strength steels with
mixing nozzle units that apply the water oil emulsion Strip temperature during the rolling process strongly producers. Primetals Technologies standard coiler design thickness of up to 25.4 mm strip thickness (e.g. X80) can
directly on the entry side of the work roll. A lower influences the steel properties. Thus, to increase produc- has three wrapper rolls and is applied for soft grades as be handled by Primetals Technologies heavy gauge plasma
coefficient of friction between the work rolls and the strip tivity and still meet target temperatures and properties, it well as high-strength steel from 1.2 up to 25.4 mm thick. cutting unit.
is achieved, which leads to a significant reduction in rolling is necessary to employ interstand cooling. In combination A special down coiler design is applied for endless strip
force and improvement of the work roll surface quality, with model predictive control, interstand cooling ensures mills (Arvedi ESP) to coil the thin strips from 0.8 up to
and thus to better strip quality. Due to the position of increased throughput with constantly high steel quality. thicker gauge. For high-strength steel strip up to 25.4 mm
the nozzles the normal work roll cooling can be kept in thickness, the heavy duty coiler design can be used.
operation during strip lubrication. Special wiper material is Dynamic work roll cooling provides control of thermal
installed to keep the strip surface dry and ensure optimal crown through the combination of three different spray COIL TRANSPORT
lubrication. Quick couplings for faster maintenance of the patterns. The system is integrated into the level 1 and 2 au- The most important requirements of coil transport system
newly developed nozzle beam are installed in the most tomation systems. The work roll cooling spray headers are are safe and gentle coil handling, high reliability, maximum
recent WRL references. separately actuated by valves. coil collection frequency and minimum maintenance costs.
For this purpose Primetals Technologies offers numerous
ONLINE ROLL PROFILER (ORP) STRIP COOLING different coil transport systems. The latest solution is
The online roll profiler (ORP) is a ki compact roll grinder The solution includes mechanical components such as the modular coil shuttle (MCS) car system. The shuttle
which is installed in the mill stands and used to grind work cooling headers for a wide range of applications as well as cars are driving autonomously on the rail system from
rolls during rolling to maintain the work roll surface quality. an online cooling model. In addition to standard laminar the down coiler to the coil storage area. They are fed
The disc-type grinding wheel is composed of a cubic boron cooling headers, Primetals Technologies supplies turbo la- by current collectors via conductor rails and controlled
nitride material mounted on higher damping mechanism. minar headers with higher cooling rates and Power Cooling by an industrial wireless LAN system. Implementing the
The design has improved service life highly damped systems that enable the dissipation of more heat. The com- modular components such as shifting, turning or lifting, the
greater grinding capacity and more reliable operation. bination of high cooling rates and a wide adjustment range coil transport route can be designed highly flexible. The
The driving components to rotate the grinding wheel, to enables the production of high quality steel grades even in transport capacity can be easily adapted by varying the
press the grinding heads onto the roll and for oscillation hot rolling mills with short cooling sections. number of shuttle cars in operation.
along the roll axis are mounted in a compact box that
keeps the components clean for higher reliability and lower The cooling rates of each systems are as follows: COIL INSPECTION AND SAMPLING
maintenance. •• Standard headers : up to 1.5 MW/m2 The ratio of sampled coils is increasing especially for high
strength steel grades. Primetals Technologies offers in line Coil shuttle car
The work roll changing interval can be extended by a factor •• Turbo laminar headers : up to 2 MW/m2 sampling and inspection directly implemented in the coil
of 2 – 3 times compared with conventional mill (without •• Power cooling system: more than 4.5 MW/m2 transport line as well as offline stations. Surface inspection
work roll shifting). typically for strips up to 6 mm thick can also be done

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PLATE AND STECKEL MILL MECHATRONIC SOLUTION
TECHNOLOGIES MAXIMISING MILL PERFORMANCE AND
CAPABILITY

Plate Steckel mill at AHMSA, Monclova, Mexico Plate leveler at Dongkuk Steel, Dangjin, South Korea Divide shear at Dongkuk Steel, Dangjin, South Korea Double side trim shear at Dongkuk Steel, Dangjin, South Korea

PLATE STECKEL MILL ACCELERATED COOLING SYSTEM CROP AND DIVIDE SHEARS FOR PLATE MILL DOUBLE SIDE TRIM SHEAR
Our plate Steckel mills combine the asset utilization of the Accurate strip and plate cooling is accomplished by Primetals Technologies’ Crop and Divide Shears have a SLITTING SHEAR FOR PLATE MILL
strip rolling process with the grade and width range of the Primetals Technologies’ solution from MULPIC®. rolling blade action, with a small blade vertical overlap, Primetals Technologies’ Shear has a rolling blade action,
reversing plate mill, allowing to deliver a broad range of so minimising any plate distortion caused by the cutting requiring the plate to be stationary during the cut. The
steel products at low cost. Primetals Technologies’ long DOWNCOILER AND UPCOILER action. plate is fed during the time the blades are open, by pinch
experience and innovative engineering assures industry- A coiler allows for the fast coiling of strip product, rolls.
benchmark levels of dimensional control performance generating accurate coils. Prior to dividing the plate is pushed to a set of vertical
and yield. High productivity comes with the concept, datum rollers, in the entry roller table. This ensures that the The integral Scrap Shear cuts the scrap into manageable
but Primetals Technologies’ standards of metallurgical divide cut is perpendicular to the plate edge. lengths to fall onto a scrap conveyor, which transports the
precision, maintainability and reliability are designed into LEVELLERS FOR PLATE MILL scrap to bins. Prior to trimming the plate is aligned to laser
this exceptional product as well. Flatness becoming a more challenging target as products The Divide Shear incorporates a scrap pusher therefore can lines, set to the trimmed width.
are evolving towards harder materials along with increasing also cut over length material into manageable pieces to be
MILL STAND thickness ranges. disposed of along the scrap conveyor. FEATURES
The rolling stand is capable of flexible rolling of coil and Three Crank Rolling Cur Mechnical Shear.
plate products. Intermediate products can be Steckel This evolution is also driven by new metallurgical routes FEATURES
rolled to increase productivity, using the Steckel Furnaces. such as inline direct quench downstream of the mill stand Two Crank Rolling Cur Mechanical Shear.
The mill stand is equipped with SmartCrown® Work Roll using MULPIC® traditional offline heat treatment, which
Shifting and Heavy Work Roll Bending to ensure optimal leads to significant changes within operations. Primetals
flatness and crown performance. A vertical Edger can be Technologies Heavy Plate Levellers are designed for high
incorporated while maintaining a compact layout. strength products. Our levelling control ensures the best
possible roll gap at all periods of the process based on
STECKEL FURNACES torques and speed measurements. Using the actual torques
Our references feature patented Steckel furnaces and speeds, an intelligent algorithm generates commands
technology including the two-part flap system for guiding for the entry and exit gaps and for each motor individually.
and closing the furnace. Our installed Steckel Furnaces can
coil products up to 3,250 mm wide with a weight of up to We provide a complete levelling solution throughout plate
67 tonnes. production - Pre-Leveller, Hot Leveller, Warm Leveller, Cold
Leveller.
ROTARY CROP SHEAR
A rotary crop shear is installed after the mill stand to divide FEATURES
long-rolled lengths into shorter discrete plate length. Single cassette changeable between 7 and 11 rolls
configurations.

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MILL STABILIZING DEVICE FOR PC MILLS MULPIC®
HIGHER REDUCTION AND STABLE FOR RAPID COOLING OF PLATE
OPERATION IN HOT STRIP MILLS

Top backup roll

Housing post
Cylinder for roll
bending

MSD cylinder

Bottom
backup roll

Cummulative number of Mill Stabilizing Devices installed since 2000 3D CAD view of the Mill Stabilizing Device MULPIC at Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel, Zhanjiang, China MULPIC at Xiangtan Iron & Steel, Xiangtan, China

MILL STABILIZING DEVICE APPLICATION OF THE MSD LEADS TO THE MULPIC® MULPIC® FEATURES
Primetals Technologies Mill Stabilizing Device (MSD) can FOLLOWING BENEFITS MULTI PURPOSE INTERRUPTED COOLING •• Flexible Cooling Modes – DQ, ACC, Oscillation, Soft
satisfy the today’s market demands for superior strip •• Reduced mill vibrations even in severe rolling The majority of the phase transformation occurs during Cooling, Intermediate Cooling, Interrupted Cooling:
quality and high-strength steels rolled to thinner gauges. condition, which allow greater strip reduction in-line cooling after rolling and this is where the final 4 to 100 °C/sec
The MSD can increase the dynamic rigidity of mill stand during rolling microstructure of the plate is controlled. To achieve the
•• Cooling Accuracy – better than 15°C
and reduce the mill vibration which happens at upstream required microstructure and mechanical properties, the
•• Increased operating stability of the mill during •• Uniform Cooling
stands under very severe rolling condition such as thinner cooling rates and cooling stop temperatures must be
rolling
and harder products of faster speed. It enables to make the precisely controlled. Primetal Tehcnilogies MULPIC is the
best out of the rolling performance of the mill stand. •• Stabilized strip steering during threading and most advanced and matured inline cooling machine that is CUSTOMER BENEFIT
tailing out proven to achieve required cooling accuracy. •• Increased product range - added value products
The MSD eliminate the clearance between roll chocks and
•• Lower impact forces during threading of the •• Reduced alloying, improved weldability - cost saving
housings, which maintains better alignment between the A standard MULPIC comprised of 24 top and 24 bottom
strip front end into the mill stands and thus
backup and work rolls. Thus, the thrust force in the axial headers with individual flow control and zone separation •• Uniform mechanical properties
reduced wear and maintenance costs
roll direction is reduced, which decreases the differential spray in between group of headers. The precise flow
•• Process Compression – minimise heat treatment
rolling force between the drive side and work side. As a •• Easily installed in various mill types, also as a control along with speed control enables accurate processes
result, an improvement of strip steering stability can also be retrofit in existing mills temperature accuracy and uniformity across the length.
achieved. HYBRID COOLING
Primetals Technologies has introduced the concept of
The MSD can easily be installed as a retrofit as well as in hybrid cooling for existing Plate Mills that combines an
new mills. As the results, the MSD has been utilized by existing cooling machine with new MULPIC® headers.
many customers (over 30) in all over the word for various
type of mill such as FEATURES
• Advanced PC mill •• MULPIC® only mode – standard features

• WR shift mill •• Hybrid mode – MULPIC® + Laminar integrated

• Conventional mill
CUSTOMER BENEFIT
Acceleration of work roll chock with MSD & without MSD
•• A flexible upgrade path
•• Utilisation of existing assets
•• Increased product range

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POWER COOLING
FOR RAPID COOLING OF COIL
PRODUTS
BENEFITS
CONVENTIONAL INCREASE INCREASE OF Rm BY Primetals Power Cooling is an advanced strip
OF TENSIL STRENGTH (Rm) "ALLOYING WITH cooling technology
WATER"
•• Providing extreme high cooling rates
(up to 40K/s @ 25.4mm)
Rm
Conventional
Rm
Extreme high cooling rates •• Providing extreme flexibility with an
cooling with Power Cooling
adjustment range from 10% to 100%
Additional Effect of
Conventional expensive Conventional highest
cooling alloys cooling cooling rates •• Used for the complete product mix by
Replacing operating in 2 modes, laminar and Power
alloys by
cooling rate Cooling.
•• Installed in running mills and new mills in
combination with laminar cooling or as
Alloying elements [%] Alloying elements [%] transfer bar cooling or as interstand cooling
•• Perfect solution for 2 step cooling patterns
e.g. needed for DP-grades
•• Perfect for de-bottlenecking of short cooling
lines

Power Cooling Unit Alloying with water = saving money

• Power Cooling at Severstal Cherepovets,

POWER COOLING IMPLEMENTATION INTO NEW OR EXISTING PLANTS The combination of Power Cooling with laminar cooling is a Russia (2019)
Hot strip mills often reach their limits in terms of power and The Power Cooling unit can be retrofitted into existing perfect solution for cooling lines which offers a wide range • Power Cooling at Undisclosed Company,
flexibility for production of advanced high strength steel plants using the existing water treatment plant, tank and of applications as well as for optimizing the current product Mexico (2020)
grades (AHSS) like API X80/X100, dual-phase, martensitic piping infrastructure. The Power Cooling units are supplied mix and future metallurgical requirements.
• Power Cooling at US Steel Gary,
and complex-phase grades. with water via a booster pump generating the required
USA (2020)
For cooling and advanced “in-line” metallurgical treatment operation pressure. Alternatively the pump can be by- TYPICAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POWER
of new materials, Primetals Technologies developed “Power passed to supply the Power Cooling headers directly from COOLING
Cooling” technologies. This combines the advantages of the overhead tank for operation in laminar cooling mode. • Significantly increased cooling rates compared to
normal laminar cooling or “low pressure cooling” and “high Thus, the full operation spectrum which requires laminar laminar / turbo laminar cooling
power cooling” with the highest cooling rates for flexible cooling on the total cooling length can be kept after
operation. installation of Power Cooling. • High heat flux rates up to 5 MW/m²
• Wide flow-rate control range for maximum
EQUIPMENT – POWER COOLING TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
metallurgical flexibility
In addition to applying Power Cooling Technology to the The working area of Power Cooling is not only dedicated
early stages of cooling it can also be applied between the to thick strips (> 18mm) with high cooling rates. Due to ALLOYING
roughing mill and the finishing mill, between the finishing the extended control of water flow and therefor control of Power Cooling opens the door for reduction of alloying
mill stands and in the late part of the cooling area. This is heat flux it is also used for strips with a critical combination costs by substitution of hardening elements with hardening
necessary to make different production strategies possible of thickness-speed ratio and required cooling rates and effects of higher cooling rates.
as they are shown in the diagram below. for standard steel grades, e.g. using the Power Cooling in
laminar mode. REFERENCE INSTALLATIONS
• Power Cooling at ThyssenKrupp AG,
Beeckerwerth, Germany (2010)
• Power Cooling and transferbar cooling at
ThyssenKrupp AG, Bruckhausen, Germany (2011)
• Power Cooling at Wuhan Iron and Steel Co.,
Ltd., China (2013)
• Further upgrade Power Cooling at
ThyssenKrupp AG, Beeckerwerth, Germany (2014)
• Power Cooling for transferbar cooling at TATA
Steel Port Talbot, UK (2017)
EC Early cooling TBC Transfer bar cooling
LC Late cooling ISC Interstand cooling • Power Cooling at ArcelorMittal Dofasco,
Canada (2019)
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CONTINUOUS MODERNIZATION COMPLEX MODERNIZATIONS
CONTINUOUS BENEFIT AT US GARY, HSM, INDIANA, USA

Plant data

Start up of Hot Strip Mill Production capacity 6.2 million tpa

Award of Contract for Modernization Strip thickness 1.8 – 25 mm

Install new EncoPanels for Heat Retention
Strip width 700– 1980 mm
Repower Finishing Mill - 1 Stand every 4
Coil weight up to 44 t
New Downcoiler Sideguides
Modernized Downcoilers & New Hydraulic Loopers for API
Upgraded Laminar Cooling with New Power Cooling

New Automation & Models

New Bending & Shifting on all stands

New HAGC on 3 stands

Pre-assembled down coiler Crop shear

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A new hot strip mill has a lifetime of several decades. Primetals plant building experience, feedback from installed
During this time, the mill must be able to meet market references and application of dimensioning and simulation
demands for a wide range of steel grades especially tools guarantees that the results of such studies are of the
for high-strength steel and advanced steel grades with highest standard of technical elaborations.
superior strip quality. Additional important factors in hot
strip rolling are high yield, mill availability and production Beside high-tech equipment and skilled employees a
throughput. Continuous modernization of the existing comprehensive process know-how and metallurgical know-
equipment is the most effective way to continuously meet how is necessary for the successful operation of a hot
market requirements and to achieve the competitive level rolling mill. Primetals Technologies support customers with
of conversion cost during the lifecycle of the mill. metallurgical simulations for further development of steel
grades or introduction of new grades.
Also, when taking a hot strip mill out of operation after a
number of decades, the mill still has the potential of being
employed as a second hand mill and may be refurbished TYPICAL MILL STUDY PROCEDURE
and relocated for a new “lifecycle”, as examples have
shown.
• Definition of goal
Data Upgrades to the USS Gary HSM to allow the existing assets
• Validation of current situation
Primetals Technologies has vast experience in upgrading Colletion to be able to extend the existing product range into
and modernizing hot strip mills. Using a systematic • Define target situation from a thicker / harder API products as well as wider AHSS
process engineering perspective
approach, we work closely with our customers to develop products. In addition the improvement of shape & profile
a tailored modernization concept according to the • Analysis of technical feasibility for the existing products.
particular requirements and constraints of the project. • Bottleneck analysis
Analysis &
Each solution may be purely mechanical, purely electrical,
Benchmarking • Hidden potentials
purely automation, or a combination of these. Based on the
• Specification of measures
selected concept, the modernization can be carried out in
several steps or during a single mill shutdown.
• Evaluation of shutdown
Prior to modernization Primetals Technologies may offer Results planning and cost estimation
specific investigations (studies) in order to e.g. check • Presentation of study
technical feasibilities, to identify bottlenecks or justify • Technology packages
investment estimations.

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