Alligator defect elimination

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1985-09-12

1986-09-02

Husar, Francis S.

Metal deforming

By use of roller or roller-like tool-element

With carrier for roller-couple or tool-couple

72248, 72366, B21B 3120

Patent

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046088504

ABSTRACT:
A method of operating a rolling mill in a manner that avoids the occurrence of alligatoring in a slab of metal as it is reduced in thickness in the mill. The slab is subject to a schedule of repeated passes through the mill to effect a predetermined amount of reduction in thickness of the slab in each pass. The method comprises the steps of analyzing the pass schedule of such a slab, and noting any pass in the schedule that has a combination of entry gauge and reduction draft that may subject the slab to alligatoring. An untapered nose of the slab is next presented to the bite of the mill, and if the combination of entry gauge and reduction draft is one that is not subject to alligatoring, the slab is passed through the mill to reduce its thickness as scheduled. However, if the combination of entry gauge and reduction draft is one that causes or tends to cause alligatoring in the slab, the method changes the size of the working gap of the mill by an amount that changes the combination of entry gauge and reduction draft to one that does not subject the slab to alligatoring. The nose of the slab is then directed to the bite of the mill having the changed working gap, and, once the nose of the slab has entered the bite of the mill, the working gap thereof is returned to the size that will effect the schedule reduction and thickness of the slab.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3431762 (1969-03-01), O'Brien

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