Features of Implementing Thermomechanical Rolling in Various Types of Mills.

Features of thermo-mechanical rolling in various types of rolling mills are studied: plate mill (continuous, semicontinuous), Steckel mill, and a casting and rolling complex with a continuous broad strip mill. Limitations are considered for each type of mill due to the dimensional range, composition and location of equipment, size and composition of an original workpiece, and the possibility of manufacturing product with a good set of high strength, ductility, and cold resistance. It is shown that implementation of thermomechanical rolling taking into account features of the production scheme and understanding structure formation processes manufacture of cold-resistant rolled product is possible in all of types of the mills considered. Use of contemporary and precise structure formation models may reduce the effect of limitations with the exception of physical features, and expand the possibilities of rolled product structure and property formation [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]