Roll Gap Crown Adjustment Characteristics of 1700 mm Cold Rolling Mills

The 4-hi cold mill is one of the key wide strip tandem cold rolling mills and has many advantages and characteristics. The mill type is the most important, fundamental and long-term effective factor for the strip shape control. Many advanced mill types such as CVC-4, HCW and PC-4, etc are created based on the conventional four-roll mill. The factors of mill type which affect the deformation of roll system, such as strip width, rolling force, bending force, work roll diameter, backup diameter and so on, arc studied how to affect roll gap crown. It provides a good foundation lbr improving the shape performance of mill.

Recycle of valuable products from oily cold rolling mill sludge

Oily cold rolling mill （CRM） sludge contains lots of iron and alloying elements along with plenty of hazardous organic components, which makes it as an attractive secondary source and an environmental contaminant at the same time. The compound methods of ＂vacuum distillation ＋ oxidizing roasting＂ and ＂vacuum distillation ＋ hydrogen reduction＂ were employed for the recycle of oily cold rolling mill sludge. First, the sludge was dynamically vacuum distilled in a rotating furnace at 50 r/rain and 600℃ for 3 h, which removed almost hazardous organic components, obtaining 89.2wt% ferrous resultant. Then, high purity ferric oxide powders （99.2wt%） and reduced iron powders （98.9wt%） were obtained when the distillation residues were oxidized and reduced, respectively. The distillation oil can be used for fuel or chemical feedstock, and the distillation gases can be collected and reused as a fuel.

New technology for recycling materials from oily cold rolling mill sludge

Oily cold rolling mill （CRM） sludge is one of metallurgical industry solid wastes. The recycle of these wastes can not only protect the environment but also permit their reutilization. In this research, a new process of ＂hydrometallurgical treatment ＋ hydrothermal synthesis＂ was investigated for the combined recovery of iron and organic materials from oily CRM sludge. Hydrometallurgical treatment, mainly including acid leaching, centrifugal separation, neutralization reaction, oxidizing, and preparation of hydrothermal reaction precursor, was first utilized for processing the sludge. Then, micaceous iron oxide （MIO） pigment powders were prepared through hydrothermal reaction of the obtained precursor in alkaline media. The separated organic materials can be used for fuel or chemical feedstock. The quality of the prepared MIO pigments is in accordance with the standards of MIO pigments for paints （ISO 10601-2007）. This clean, effective, and economical technology offers a new way to recycle oily CRM sludge.

Backup roll contour of a SmartCrown tandem cold rolling mill

SmartCrown was a new system developed by VAI for improving the strip profile and flatness control first applied in 1700 mm tandem cold rolling mills at Wuhan Iron ＆ Steel （Group） Corporation （WISCO）. After tracing and testing, the application of the conventional crown backup roll matching the SmartCrown work roll of the production mill led to heavy and nonuniform wear, and the edge spalling of the backup roll often occurred. A 3-dimension finite element model of roll stacks was established, which was used to analyze the above-mentioned problems, and it was found that the main reason was the highly nonuniform contact pressure distribution between the work roll and the backup roll. A new FSR （flexible shape backup roll） was developed and applied in 1700 mm tandem cold rolling mills. A lot of good actual effects of FSR, such as evident improvement in profile and flatness of strips, non-occurring edge spalling, wear uniform, and remarkable decrease in roll consumption were validated by long-term industrial applications.

RAP chunks produced in cold milling operation of asphalt pavement:Evaluation,mechanism,and engineering investigation in China

Cold milling is a widely used method for rehabilitating asphalt pavement,generating reclaimed asphalt pavement(RAP)chunks.Within this process,aggregates within the asphalt pavement will be crushed,forming RAP agglomerates and aggregate breakdown.However,the mechanism of these phenomena has remained unclear,and a unified evaluation method has yet to be established.In this study,RAP agglomeration and aggregate fragmentation were characterized,five distinct methods were systematically assessed,and the mechanism of RAP agglomeration and breakdown was analyzed by discrete element method(DEM)simulation based on setting different particle contact parameters,then followed by a mechanical analysis,and demonstrated in engineering.The results revealed that both agglomeration and aggregate breakdown occur within RAP particles of various sizes,with the five methods showing similar trends in quantifying these effects.Through DEM simulations and mechanical analyses,the aggregate breakdown predominantly occurs at the cutter's motion trajectory of the cutter and during crack propagation,while agglomeration was mainly related to the sliding surface's area.The milling speed and depth positively impact RAP agglomeration,while negatively affecting aggregate breakdown,and milling drum speed exerts minimal influence on these phenomena.RAP agglomeration varies considerably in different engineering projects,and cold milling parameters should be determined based on the material composition of the asphalt pavement and design requirements to control agglomeration and breakdown rates of RAP.