Production process for thin slab with in-line rolling

摘要

Production process for thin slab with in-line rolling uses an intermediate holding furnace (12) between a continuous casting plant (1) and the hot rolling mill (18). The thin slabs from the casting plant (1) are entered at the front (5) of the furnace (12) and are cross transferred in the furnace (12). Holding time in the furnace chamber is freely selectable within the available buffer time. The furnace and rolling temperature is controllable between 1050 deg C and 1250 deg C, and the thin slabs are ejected sideways from the furnace (12) and passed direct to the following rolling process. A corresponding thin slab plant is also claimed.