Method of descaling stainless steel

摘要

A method for descaling stainless steel includes providing a descaling apparatus having wheels configured to propel a scale removing media against the sheet metal. The wheels are positioned In such a way that the scale removing media propelled from one wheel does not substantially interfere with the scale removing media propelled from another wheel. The scale removing media propelled from each wheel extends across substantially an entire width of the length of the sheet metal, and the wheels are positioned adjacent opposite side edges defining the width of the sheet metal with the sheet metal centered between the wheels. In accordance with the method, a user is induced to install at least one of the descaling apparatuses in a push/pull sheet metal processing line and process stainless steel sheet metal in the line to substantially remove all scale from the surfaces of the stainless steel strip using the descaling apparatus.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a descaling apparatus having first and second wheels configured to propel a scale removing medium against at least one surface of a length of sheet metal as the length of the sheet metal passes through the descaling apparatus in an advancement direction, the first and second wheels being positioned on the descaling apparatus to receive the scale removing medium from a supply of scale removing medium that communicates with the descaling apparatus with the second wheel being spaced from the first wheel along the advancement direction a distance sufficient such that the scale removing medium propelled from the second wheel does not substantially interfere with the scale removing medium propelled from the first wheel, the first and second wheels being operatively connected with at least one motive source to rotate the first wheel and the second wheel in opposite directions and in such a manner as to cause the scale removing medium received by the first wheel to be propelled from the first wheel against the at least one surface across substantially an entire width of the length of sheet metal passing through the descaling apparatus and cause the scale removing medium received by the second wheel to be propelled from the second wheel against the at least one surface across substantially an entire width of the length of sheet metal passing through the descaling apparatus, the first and second wheels being positionable adjacent opposite side edges defining the width of the sheet metal with the sheet metal centered between the first wheel and the second wheel; and inducing a user to:
install at least one of the descaling apparatus in a push-pull sheet metal processing line; andprocess stainless steel sheet metal in the push-pull sheet metal processing line to substantially remove all scale from the at least one surface of the stainless steel sheet metal using the at least one descaling apparatus.