Apparatus and method for the manufacture of hot-rolled steel.

摘要

In the manufacture of hot-rolled steel strip, a continuous casting machine (1,2) casts a slab and a roll stand (4) for reducing the thickness of the slab to make strip is incorporated in line with the continuous casting machine (1,2). Advantages of simplicity and rolling quality are obtained when the roll stand (4) is a two-high roll stand having a single pair of rolls. Where there are reheating means (6) for reheating of the strip after its rolling in the two-high roll-stand (4), the two-high roll stand (4) is the sole means for reducing the thickness of the slab after full solidification of the slab and prior to entry of the strip into said reheating means.