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ArcelorMittal Hochfeld, Germany, orders high-capacity wire rod mill
Oct 2, 2010
Two years ago, ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH with headquarters in Duisburg, Germany, placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a complete high-capacity wire rod mill for quality steel. In view of the economic development at that time, however, the order was suspended by the customer.
The order was recently reinstated and the mill will commence production in spring 2012. In addition, the wire rod blocks will be equipped with a new individual drive tech-nology developed by SMS Meer.
The new wire rod mill has been designed to roll technically demanding grades, which are therefore of extremely high quality, to the closest of tolerances. It is characterized by compactness and efficiency. The high-performance wire rod mill is designed for an annual capacity of 690,000 t.
The SMS Meer scope of supply comprises a walking-beam furnace, the mechanical and electrical equipment of the mill train, all the supply systems, the coil handling equipment, the entire rolling and cooling technology as well as the erection and installation.
The walking-beam furnace for billets measuring 155 mm square will have a capacity of 120 t/h. This is followed by a four-stand roughing train comprising HL (HousingLess) stands with downstream free runout and an intermediate train consisting of 14 CL (CantiLever) stands, each in horizontal and vertical arrangement.
The wire rod outlet comprises a cooling and equalizing section in loop arrange-ment, a six-stand wire rod block with MEERdrive and a four-stand FRS (Flexible Reduction and Sizing) block with MEERdrive – both in UHD (Ultra-Heavy Duty) arrangement.
The wire rod block and FRS block are each followed by a water cooling line. The heart of the mill is the FRS together with the proven cooling and equalizing section. The scope of supply here includes a 104 m long loop cooling conveyor LCC for intensive and retarded cooling, three water cooling lines and the CCT (Controlled Cooling Technology) system developed by SMS Meer.
These facilities allow wire rod to be produced over the full size range from 5.5 to 25.0 mm by means of temperature-controlled rolling. Ultra-fine microstructures can be achieved especially for cold-heading grades by thermomechanical rolling. The maximum rolling speed at the loop laying head is 120 m/s for 5.5-mm wire rod.
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