ISSN 2594-5297
49º Seminário de Laminação — vol. 49, num.49 (2012)
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CSP® flex is the further development by SMS Siemag of its successful CSP® technology to satisfy new market demands. Main objectives for this development were the increase of production to 4.0 million tpy in two-strand operation, the increase of final thickness of high-strength, micro-alloyed pipe grades and the economic production of ultra-thin hot strip. CSP® flex also reinforces the typical advantages of CSP® such as low investment and operating costs, high availability and yield, uniform product characteristics and a large product mix. An additional development focus was to increase the energy efficiency. Main features of CSP® flex are its modular configuration with an extended range of casting machines and rolling mills. With the new VLB caster, production per strand can be increased to 2.0 million tpy. The innovative Vario Mill concept was developed as a result of the metallurgical necessities for the rolling of high-strength, micro-alloyed pipe grades and enables the production of these grades in larger thicknesses. CSP® flex also includes highly efficient concepts for the production of ultra-thin strip, which enable endless and batch production. The paper presents the CSP® flex concept as well as the metallurgical research and operational considerations, which were the basis for this new development.
CSP® flex is the further development by SMS Siemag of its successful CSP® technology to satisfy new market demands. Main objectives for this development were the increase of production to 4.0 million tpy in two-strand operation, the increase of final thickness of high-strength, micro-alloyed pipe grades and the economic production of ultra-thin hot strip. CSP® flex also reinforces the typical advantages of CSP® such as low investment and operating costs, high availability and yield, uniform product characteristics and a large product mix. An additional development focus was to increase the energy efficiency. Main features of CSP® flex are its modular configuration with an extended range of casting machines and rolling mills. With the new VLB caster, production per strand can be increased to 2.0 million tpy. The innovative Vario Mill concept was developed as a result of the metallurgical necessities for the rolling of high-strength, micro-alloyed pipe grades and enables the production of these grades in larger thicknesses. CSP® flex also includes highly efficient concepts for the production of ultra-thin strip, which enable endless and batch production. The paper presents the CSP® flex concept as well as the metallurgical research and operational considerations, which were the basis for this new development.
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CSP® technology; CSP® flex; Pipe grades; Vario Mill; Ultra-thin strip; Energy efficiency.
CSP® technology; CSP® flex; Pipe grades; Vario Mill; Ultra-thin strip; Energy efficiency.
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Bilger, Christian;
Klein, Christoph;
Klinkenberg, Christian;
Müller., Jürgen.
CSP FLEX – NEW CSP CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE MARKET
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p. 524-534.
In: 49º Seminário de Laminação,
Rio de Jabeiro,
2012.
ISSN: 2594-5297
, DOI 10.5151/2594-5297-22622
