Background technology
So far, steel heat rolling line enables the metal tape providing thickness to be typically larger than close to 1.2 mm.These lines are general
Need to combine continuous casting, the thickness of its product paid is about 200 to 250 mm, thus needing by means of hot-rolling mill housing group
Part, to obtain being obviously reduced of thickness, especially when needing to realize close to the minimum thickness of 1 mm.For realizing this knot
The energy balance of this kind equipment of fruit and size are quite heavy.In recent years, new ESP(Strip steel without a head produces)Type
Metal continuous cast method enables to obtain, using the more widgets of hot-rolling mill housing, the steel gold that minimum thickness is of about 0.7 mm at present
Belong to band.Very possible within the coming years or decades, by such method of the example with regard to ESP type, technically
The less thickness of such as about 0.5 mm will be enabled.It should also be noted that such method also allows for continuously producing metal
Band, and therefore highly effective in terms of productivity ratio.Additionally, for from continuous casting until the rolling of relatively small thickness terminates, these methods
Make product change the required energy balance to reduce with respect to existing method.Generally, such band(Strip steel, strip)Manufacturer
Therefore there is at least one continuous casting line being attached to hot-rolling mill housing unit, and it is attached in outlet and reels machine system.
Therefore, these bands are to be paid that is to say, that with rolling without pickling to have oxidized surface " hot " coil form
The form of band.
Therefore if it is necessary to " hot " the metal coating operation with execution such as plating, then pass through " hot " explained above
The band that technique is obtained must be acid washed further, is then finally electroplated.In the case of conventional hot preparation route, its
The output thickness of produced band then generally will be at least above 1.2 mm.Additionally, in order to obtain thinner and also have good
The coated metal tape of punching press property(For example through plating)It is necessary to these bands cold rolling make its thickness be obviously reduced.Therefore, phase
For the processing hardening of initial reduced levels, the cold rolling processing that can cause steel is hardened.However, the advantage of this method contributes to
Realize final good punching press property, but need first to make rolled metal band before plating at the downstream of mill operation
Annealing, so that be possible to finally obtain especially good punching press property.US 4 436 292 A describes to the band entering
Carry out cold rolling, annealing and the example electroplating route of then plating.
From for producing little thickness(A few tenths of mm, such as 0.7 mm)Band thermal process(Such as ESP type method)
Start, the little thickness of the band of these " hot " technique productions gradually returns to the area of the larger thickness via cold rolling production explained above
Between.
For the minimum thickness entering close to the band of 1.2 mm, in US 6 761 936 B1 of calendar year 2001, describe one kind
The just traveling that continuously pickling obtains from thermal process with plating(Or winding)And the method for the product without pickling.This
Method mainly provides and carries out pickling by the method impregnating the metal tape being continuously traveling in bathing in liquid alloy and electroplate coating
The embodiment of the form of equipment, this equipment includes successively along direct of travel:At least pickling unit(Include cleaning in its exit
And drying), Yi Jilu, the temperature for making the band after pickling reaches for final plating stage needed for liquid zinc bath porch
Temperature.Constantly require on market to reduce production cost and improve quality, this especially to be produced by reducing the following:Produce
The size and number of equipment, operation team's resource and energy expenditure, and also process time.Plating has thickness in input
Still also there is the hot product of the larger thickness of good punching press property close to the thickness of the relative thin of 0.5 mm, completely in output
Meet the demand of steelmaker and its client.Thus, the method described by US 6 761 936 B1 does not obviously meet such difficulty
Topic.Finally, even if the hot product of today and tomorrow entering the pickling described in US 6 761 936 B1 and electroplating device
Mouth presents such as 0.7 mm or less thickness, and the input of band body and output thickness will be almost unchanged all the time.Additionally, for example
The electroplated coating quality of the dipping in heating bath according to US 6 761 936 B1 and dewatering cannot be in surface roughness and band
Flatness aspect optimized.Finally, most of bands in exit therefore will must not have good punching press property.Due to
Lack cold rolling manipulation, this equipment therefore has as a drawback that:The electroplated product of thickness reduction can not be paid(For example from
In the range of 0.5 mm to 5 mm), keep the mechanical intensive property of output products so as to machinery substantially with input product simultaneously
Intensity property is identical.
With need not cold rolling and and then anneal in the case of reduce through pickling and electroplated product(In upstream from without pickling
Hot product produced by)Thickness be target, the explanation of Patents US 8 163 348 B2 or EP 1 861 517 B1
Book proposes such solution, and based on the equipment described in US 6 761 936 B1, this solution proposes will be cold rolling
Unit(The thickness causing 6.5% to 10% reduces)It is positioned the downstream of electroplating unit that is to say, that passing through cold rolling electroplating(Coating)
Product.Metal tape stands the operation by cold rolling reduce thickness, and described thickness reduces or even is limited to 10% all the time, and rolls it
There is no the annealing in downstream afterwards, described thickness reduces and is not suitable for being obtained in that the best in quality for plating tape is:On the one hand,
Due to the different power of the rolling between substrate and adding layers and the effect of elongation, the intensity of coat has by the wind of apparent damage
Danger;On the other hand, because downstream does not have annealing operation, there is the not good enough risk of the punching press property of band, especially for very great Cheng
The thickness of degree reduces.
Content of the invention
Therefore, an object of the invention is to provide a solution to be used for expanding from the output of continuous metal painting method
Product thickness range, give tacit consent to this continuous metal painting method supply be from thermal process preparation band roll up obtained
The steel band without pickling advanced.The program being provided should also ensure that the band of coating unit porch has adding of minimum degree
Work is hardened, even if implement tape thickness reducing so that it is also such for expanding described scope.Finally, this scheme should make it possible to
Need not pass through cold rolling(Anneal including making band(Recrystallization)Stage)Reduce the stage of big thickness, also will can keep final product simultaneously
The good press quality of product.
Equally, the present invention also should can ensure that combination with the continuous combined method of next stage:Pickling, thickness reduce, coarse
The holding of the optimal properties of material after the improvement of degree and flatness, thickness reduction, and the deposition of metal coating.Metal coats
Plating mainly on tape, for example, pass through the hot tempering process in the liquid metals bath include various types of metal alloys,
So that steel is carried out with plating protection, then it is for ensuring that the relevant treatment of the market quality of product after coating.Can also carry
For any other plating method, the such as plating in suitable electrobath.
Therefore, the scheme of apparatus-form is provided by the feature of claim 1.Finally, by the feature of claim 14
Correlation technique is provided.
Pickling and metal coating from the metal tape for being continuously traveling(For example electroplate)Equipment start, along traveling side
To including successively:At least one pickling unit, stove and coating unit(For example the liquid metals as coating agent is bathed, or electrolysis
Bath), and the metal tape that wherein acquiescence enters pickling unit is hot-rolled product,
It is characterised by according to the equipment of the present invention:
- for tape thickness limited elongation/reduction rolling device, referred to as skin pass rolling device, described skin pass rolling device
It is positioned between pickling unit and stove;
- stove applies thermal cycle to band, and this enables control over the recovery of band structure(I.e., it has no band recrystallization), and
The temperature needed for the porch of metal coating unit will be heated in the outlet of stove with temperature(Machine is heated or cooled by suitable
Structure).
Therefore, produced it is ensured that producing such plating with combining of the temperature controlled continuous processing in downstream by limited reduction
Product(Band, bande), wherein, the product of access arrangement can be derived from a series of metal tapes without pickling of hot preparation technique
Volume, it can be more than the final thickness after coating in the thickness of entrance.Therefore, the combination of these methods, enabling maintain
Or improve the property of the band of input, it is known even if skin pass rolling device is slightly applied with reduction, and stove also can be in recovery mode
Apply temperature range on tape, and need not apply(For example)The recrystallization mould of the metal grain needed for annealing stage after cold rolling
Formula, the practically even long large model of crystal grain.
This is because, different from conventional cold rolling(Being obviously reduced of thickness)It is desirable to very high temperature(Such as 750 ° or
Higher)Annealing(Recrystallize at least one times), according to stove under generally non-oxidizing atmosphere for the present invention, in band flat
After standing the slight reduction of thickness in whole rolling device, in lower temperature(Between 300 DEG C and 700 DEG C, less than two minutes)Under
Maintenance level under apply single tape recover.Therefore, this equipment advantageously enables to balance on wider(Limited)Thickness
The effect the reducing band possible with ensureing control recovers, to ensure the high press quality of output band(By recovering to make processing hard
The impact changed minimizes).Finally, roughness and flatness are made it possible to ensure that by the limited reduction that skin pass rolling device is realized
It is suitable for downstream applicator and downstream is preferably dehydrated required more preferable wettability.It is arranged on the cleaning in skin pass rolling device downstream
Unit will make it possible to extraly discharge possible Emulsion/detergent or other basic products, and also dust(Iron powder)With
By the action of skin pass rolling device issuable other metal fragment, to improve coating quality.
It is known to implement the reduction of the product entering the equipment according to the present invention, it is therefore possible to producing thinner output
Band, and therefore increase with reference to pickling and metal coating(For example pass through plating)Tinuous production on production capacity and(Can
Minimize)Thickness range.The press quality of output band is also improved.For example, relatively small for especially thickness(Particularly thick
Degree is between 2.5 mm and at least 5 mm)Some input products, skin pass rolling device only executes slight elongation(Or it is thick
Degree reduces), and make to obtain the plating tape with particularly excellent punching press property.
Meanwhile, in conjunction with the equipment according to the present invention provided above and relative all aspects and enforcement herein
Example, a kind of method that the present invention provides pickling of the metal tape being continuously traveling and metal coating, it wraps successively along direct of travel
Include:At least one pickling stages(2), heat treatment and simultaneously control the stage with temperature(4)And the coating stage of such as plating(5)
(For example by being immersed in liquid metals bath or in electrobath), and wherein, the metal tape of the upstream of acquiescence pickling stages is
Hot-rolled product,
Methods described is characterised by:
- can in pickling stages and with temperature controlling stages between activate the limited reduction of thickness and band roughness and flat
The finishing stage of degree;
- in the limited reduction of activation thickness and in the case of the finishing stage with roughness and flatness, carry temperature control rank
Section applies thermal cycle to band, and this enables control over the recovery of band structure and does not have the recrystallization carrying, and applies on tape
The temperature needed for metal coating unit entrance will be heated to output temperature.
The single or joint operation being possible also by other skin pass rolling device and seven-roll Abramsen machine carries place after coating
In the reason stage, be the other coating stage after described operation(For example it is passivated the stage).
The combination of dependent claims also present advantages of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
Fig. 1 presents the exemplary embodiment of the equipment according to the present invention.This exemplary embodiment relates generally to continuous row
The pickling of the metal tape entering and metal coating equipment, it includes successively along direct of travel:At least pickling unit(2), stove(4)With
Metal coating unit(5)(It is coated in liquid metals bath or in other electrolysis-type bath by hot dipping), and wherein give tacit consent to
The metal tape entering pickling unit is hot-rolled product,
Described equipment is characterised by:
- for tape thickness limited elongation/reduction rolling device(3), referred to as skin pass rolling device, described rolling device
(3)It is positioned between pickling unit and stove;
-- stove has available heat engine structure, and it can apply thermal cycle to band, and this makes it possible at least control the recovery of band structure,
Without the recrystallization of band, and at outlet of still, band is heated to the temperature needed for metal coating unit porch.
Thermal cycle has the effect realizing the following:
- band is heated to controllable temperature scope as wide as possible(Such as 300-700 DEG C)Under recovery scope.
- during the shortest recovery time of band(This depends on said temperature and thickness reduction condition, and additionally depends on grade
The necessary chemical composition of metallurgical property)Maintained.
- by the final regulation being heated or cooled to into trip temperature during loop ends, to realize the required temperature of coating.
In pickling unit(2)Upstream, entrance zone, threshold zone(1)Make it possible to by two uncoilers(1a, 1b)Introduce the tape into
To in described unit, this uncoiler makes band roll up successively towards band cutter and bonding machine(11)Debatching, so that two continuous bands of welding
Head and afterbody, and also accumulator(Not shown), for adjustment band gait of march during welding operation, and it is used for
Then the band after welding is incorporated into pickling unit(2)In.De-scaling(" peroxide breaks down ")Mechanism is also positioned band and enters pickling
Unit(2)Entrance before.
Pickling unit(2)Juxtaposed acid bath successively can be included and also have cleaning and dewatering device.It can be alternative
Ground includes the system for spraying pickling compound on product, such as by means of solid abrasive, and(If necessary)By
In liquid abrasive.Solid abrasive includes such as solid particle and/or crystal grain, and liquid(If necessary)At least include water.?
Afterwards it should be noted that the metal tape that acquiescence enters pickling unit is hot-rolled product, it has the minimum thick of a few tenths of millimeter
Degree.Alternately, the metal tape of pickling unit upstream can also be the cold-rolled products replacing hot-rolled product, in this case,
Band does not carry out pickling in pickling unit(Or transfer to skin pass rolling unit from pickling unit), and stove provides other heating
And cooling body, to guarantee the annealing carrying.However, no longer describing this alternative scheme in the context of the present invention, because i.e.
The switching making it embody between " hot " band treating surface-coated or " cold " band is flexible(For example in order that band is electroplated)But,
It requires:Or stove can be annealed again;Or continuing holding by the high hardness value that cold rolling processing hardening causes is energy
Enough acceptance.
According in the equipment of the present invention, it is positioned pickling unit(2)Exit skin pass rolling device(3)Make thickness
0.1% at least 30% can be reduced.The outlet of skin pass rolling device is attached to the unit for cleaning band(31), it include following in
Cleaning device at least one:Defat(If reducing degree to be more than close to 10%, this will require in skin pass rolling device
The operation of rolling in using oil-water type emulsion), scrub, spray, being dehydrated or be dried.Finally, skin pass rolling device uses work gas
Cylinder, it has the definite roughness being suitable for desired on tape roughness after the operation of cylinder, to guarantee to the greatest extent may be used
Many ground subsequent coating can be adhered to this band.The skin pass rolling type of device installed can be mono-hull formula, actually
Even two juxtaposed housings can be included.
In the exit of cleaning unit, band is hence into stove(4)In, stove(4)Include successively:Induction apparatuss or other heater
At least one of structure heating arrangements, radial canal or other temperature maintaining body, quick heating and/or rapid cooling machine structure are extremely
A few extra region.These heating arrangements can present different the adding of band with the requirement of the heat treatment according to the present invention
Heat or cooling dynamic.It is desirable that stove is placed under non-oxidizing atmosphere.In order to ensure the recovery of band, a section bag of stove
Include the mechanism for heating tape, it guarantees the recrystallization at least part of band, the temperature of band kept at a threshold temperature,
It is desirable that under the fixing level of temperature-controllable being maintained at during less than two minutes between 300 DEG C and 700 DEG C.
If recovery temperature maintenance level(palier)Less than the temperature needed for the porch of coating unit, then stove can lead to
Cross for the hot dipping near 500 DEG C of conventional plating, so that band was finally raised before entering the unit for metal coating required
Band output temperature, and and then so that it is dropped back to less than this value, it is desirable that for liquid electroplating bath, it drops back to 465 DEG C
(There is a possibility that this temperature according to the types of alloys being used significant changes), or for electrobath, it drops back to close to ring
The temperature of border temperature.Therefore, the with good grounds a kind of heating and cooling mechanism of arrangement distribution of stove, so that it is guaranteed that the recovery for band
Some fixing level(Scope or circulation)And temperature treatment(Property according to it and steel grade)And to coating unit(5)
The temperature required regulation in porch.
Subsequently, band enters coating unit(5)In, for example by hot liquid metals as the heat in the bath of coating agent
Leaching.Mechanism for being dehydrated, heating, cool down and impregnated in bucket is positioned the downstream of metal bath, and and then is transmitted to band
Second accumulator, referred to as middle accumulator, to be adjusted to finishing section(6)Gait of march, finishing section can wrap successively
Include the second skin pass rolling device, seven-roll Abramsen machine, the mechanism for monitoring the property of plating tape(By thickness measure/surface inspection
Look into etc.), and for being finally passivated optional second mechanism of coating at surface using irradiation modules(7).
Finally, leave finishing section(6)With final coating section(7)Bring inlet/outlet section into(8), it includes module group
Part(81), such as outlet accumulator, optionally with the cutter of belt edge, the final mechanism for surface inspection, optional
Oiling module and band cutter, enabling be cut laterally band, so as band to be divided and be directed at least one band volume,
And ideally two bands are rolled up(8a、8b).
This exemplary embodiment of equipment according to the present invention therefore enables pickling and the gold of the metal tape being continuously traveling
Belong to the favorable method of coating, it includes successively along direct of travel:At least one pickling stages(2), band temperature controlling stages(4)With
Metal coats the stage(5), and wherein, the metal tape in pickling stages upstream for the acquiescence is hot-rolled product,
Methods described is characterised by:
- activation tape thickness can reduce and carry roughness and flatness to repair between pickling stages and band temperature controlling stages
The whole stage;
- in the case that tape thickness reduces and carries roughness and the flatness finishing stage is activated, carry temperature controlling stages pair
Band applies thermal cycle, and this makes it possible to control the recovery of band structure and does not have the recrystallization carrying, and applies heating to band
Reach entrance band output temperature needed in porch for the metal coating unit.
Fig. 2 as simply as possible graphic extension be directed to Fig. 1 shown in the equipment according to the present invention stove(4)In band extensive
Multiple principle.On the vertical coordinate of figure, hardness will be carried(D)(Hardness increase is defined as processing hardening)It is expressed as according to abscissa
On temperature T(℃)Function.Assume to reach skin pass rolling device(3)Porch by " hot " technique obtain then through acid
The band washed presents initial work-hardened condition(Ei), skin pass rolling device itself by processing hardening to apply harden, and
And give it in skin pass rolling device(3)Exit there is the new work-hardened condition of bigger hardness(Ee).Then, this
Bright target is to pass through stove(4)Heating/cooling arrange to reduce the hardness of the band leaving skin pass rolling device, this can
Band is made to stand in the thermal cycle in temperature range and at least in the temperature stabilization level in the dash area of Fig. 2(REST)
Under, this dash area represents the possible scope with recovery temperature.Therefore, shown curve very schematically show from extensive
Work-hardened condition in multiple scope(Ee)Temperature rise make bring back to it close to initial manufacture hardening state(Ei)'s
State, but temperature need not be made to rise above described scope(REST)In included temperature that is to say, that need not rise to
It is related to the higher temperature with recrystallization(By including the part of cross-hatched(RECR)Represent), wherein recrystallize and commonly referred to move back
Fire, it actually even relates to crystal grain and grows up(Be exclusively used in being obviously reduced thickness cold rolling after annealing required).By this
It can be ensured that the band leaving stove and then being coated will keep very good property, especially very good rushes the mode of kind
Pressure property.
Fig. 3 presents temperature T of three possible selection of control parameters of the Restoration stage targeted for Fig. 2(℃)With
The time(s)The curve chart of change, these three parameters select e.g. to be directed to the Three Estate of band or band reduces in stove(4)Enter
Three conditions at mouthful.Stove(4)At least one section guarantee for every in controlling the possible parameter of Restoration stage to select
One is provided with the thermal cycle with heating followed by temperature stabilization horizontal versions, and in this example, temperature stabilization level is located respectively
Three required temperature when recovering(Trest1, Trest2, Trest3)One of place, and and then at outlet of still, be heated to gold
Belong to the entrance of coating unit(Bath)The required band temperature in place(For example for the hot dipping in conventional electroplating baths, T=465 DEG C).Thus control
The thermal conditioning path of stove processed, to optimize temperature cycles, this temperature cycles is applied to travel across at least one chamber of stove
Carry, target is to execute the Restoration stage of carrying material according to the external of described band and internal condition, and and then adds at the end of recovering
The torrid zone, minimized especially for the persistent period making the active of recovery band heat/cool down(Energy requirement minimizes).Should
Point out, recover the persistent period(Dt_Rest)End can be extended beyond towards bath heating tape stage that is to say, that
Outside stove, therefore potentially and advantageously the active energy without stove is contributed.
Finally it is pointed out that according to the pickling of the metal tape being continuously traveling of the present invention and plating method, energy
Enough make initially to be exclusively used in controlling the single thermocycle stage with recovering achieving at least part of band recrystallization(It is practically even
Crystal grain is grown up)In the sense that be extend.
This is because, initially it is exclusively used in controlling the single thermocycle stage with recovering can extend at the heat of such as annealing
In the reason stage, it requires to be provided with has the suitable stove heating and cooling down thermal power.Annealing is passed through to include at least first Restoration stage,
Followed by part or complete recrystallization stage and last optional crystal grain long megastage.The rolling of this especially suitable stove upstream
The reduction of the relatively large degree of device processed, such as more than 5%, practically even reach at least 40%.This is because, even if stampability
Verify in through overpickling then rolling and under " substantially " Restoration stage heating the torrid zone for be good it is also possible to
For desired optimal thermal cycle by the boundary alignment of temperature aspect between Restoration stage and recrystallization stage, or even with master
Between the recrystallization stage wanted, until even and the crystal grain long megastage between.In other words in this case it is still possible to " recovery " band in one
Portion of material, and under given interval, make this part experience the beginning of recrystallization, even if recovery process not yet completes
Other partly the going up when continuing of the carrying material of Restoration stage is also such.Recrystallization stage and the crystal grain long megastage it
Between it is observed that the border of same type.In document " Traitements thermiques des alliages ferreux
(The heat treatment of ferroalloy)" in, the 68-71 page, extract " les pr é cis AFNOR/NATHAN-METALLURGIE(é
laboration, structures-propriétés, normalisation)", 2005 editions, ISBN AFNOR: 978-2-
12-260131-0, clearly illustrates for cold rolling these heat effects in the case of annealing(At least include the recovery rank carrying
Section and partially or completely recrystallize stage, practically even also crystal grain long megastage).
The change of resume speed also depends on the thermokineticss of process, depends on:
The work-hardening capacity that the mill operation implemented in stove upstream produces.The degree that known rolling thickness reduces is bigger,
The discontinuous defect then being caused by the thickness reduction rolling in the crystal structure tissue of handled carrying material is more, corresponds to
More or less of energy accumulation in the structural material of handled band.This energy is in during annealing and especially in recovery
Period discharges;It should be noted that the dynamic work-hardening capacity depending on rolling generation that this of crystal structure changes;
Furnace temperature;
The duration of heat.
After these last aspects of potential annealing, the present invention proposes therefore to be likely to be of according to the equipment of the present invention
At least one section of stove is included for heating(And/or be used for cooling down)The mechanism of band, it guaranteed typically less than two minute phase
Between will become minimum temperature higher than at least part of recrystallization in the structural material of handled band with temperature control(Ideally
Higher than 500 DEG C), rolling device presents(Band)More than 5%, practically even up at least 40% significantly(Thickness)
Reduce.
Similarly, the equipment according to the present invention includes at least being used for heating therefore, it is possible to a section with stove(And/or
For cooling down)The mechanism of band, its guarantee during typically less than two minutes by with temperature control become higher than band at least partly again
Crystallization and/or the minimum temperature grown up until crystal grain(Ideally it is higher than 500 DEG C), rolling device embodies(Band)More than 5%,
Practically even up at least 40% significantly(Thickness)Reduce.
For reference, recrystallization temperature value is typically located between 500 DEG C and 850 DEG C, and related to crystal grain temperature of growing up
The value of connection is higher, can reach and more than 900 DEG C.
It should be pointed out that realizing temperature control according to being directed to(For example control at least one thermal cycle(Restoration stage, Yi Jiran
Afterwards if necessary, recrystallization the stage, the crystal grain long megastage))The heating recommended of purpose(And/or cooling)Mechanism, in stove
Dispose radiating element(For example manage)And/or induction apparatuss.Generally more expensive than using radiating element using induction apparatuss, especially in energy consumption
Aspect.Therefore, it is noted that the rolling device in pickling unit exit in the case of setting radiating element in stove(Example
As skin pass rolling device)So that being especially possible to repair(Increase)The surface roughness of the band through rolling, i.e. surface roughness changes
The emission ratio of variable speed is not that is to say, that being in is that the band of very coarse apparent condition is easier to pass back by radiation heat emission
The heat radiation that device is launched, and contrary, and if surface is coarse, band is preferably absorbed radiated heat.Former for this
Cause, the rolling device of therefore stove upstream makes it possible to optimize(Practically even shorten)The desired thermal cycle of the present invention.