Emphasizing solutions to the problems of achieving tight tolerances of important geometrical parameters such as thickness, width, cross-sectional profile, and flatness, this reference focuses on the principles and applications of the latest technology for producing high-quality, flat-rolled steel products.;Illustrated with more than 700 drawings, High-Quality Steel Rolling: defines the geometrical parameters of flat-rolled products in both conventional and standardized forms; clalssifies the various types of transducers and sensors and provides definitions of basic metrological terms; examines thickness and width control in rolling mills, outlining the methods of width change by casting rolling, and pressing; discusses the theoretical aspects of roll deformation, roll thermal expansion, roll wear, and roll bending in relation to strip profile and flatness; reviews various control systems such as roll bending, roll shifting and roll crossing, as well as systems for utilizing rolls with specific profiles and flexible edge rolls; analyzes the main causes of imperfections in the performance of contemporary automatic control systems; and investigates new computer modeling capabilities for resolving problems in product quality.
Preface
Geometry of Flat Rolled Products
Definition of Geometrical Parameters
Standardization and Quality Requirements
Standard Dimensional Tolerances
Statistical and Analytical Dimensional Tolerances
Principles of Measurement
Definitions of Basic Metrological Terms
Transducers and Sensors
Principles of Signal Treatment
Gauge Control in Rolling Mills
Causes Gauge Variation
Automatic Gauge Control Systems
Dynamic Characteristics of Roll Gap Control Systems
Causes and Effects of Roll Eccentricity
Methods of Roll Eccentricity Compensation
Width Control in Rolling Mills
Theory of Width Change
Methods of Width Change by Casting and Rolling
Methods of Width Change by Pressing
Optimization of the Width Change Process
Automatic Width and Plan View Control Systems
Theory of Strip Profile and Flatness
Effect of Roll Deformation on Strip Profile
Effect of Roll Thermal Expansion and Wear on Strip Profile
Strip Profile and Flatness Analysis
Roll Bending Analysis
Strip Profile and Flatness Control
Roll Bending Systems
Roll Shifting and Crossing Systems
Rolls with Specific Profiles
Flexible Edge Rolls
Strip Profile and Flatness Sensors
Automatic Strip Profile and Flatness Control Systems
Index
Biography
Ginzburg, Vladimir B.