The Hot-Strip Mill, Tata Steel. Each one of these continuously-cast slabs is about 30 tonnes.
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The Hot-Strip Mill, Tata Steel.
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12 mm thick hot-rolled coil.
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30 tonne continuously-cast slab emerging from reheating furnace. The Hot-Strip Mill, Tata Steel.
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Slab passing through the descaling sprays.
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Edging rolls.
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Spare rolls.
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Water sprays.
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Coiling.
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The Tata Steel Cold-Rolling Mill.
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Edge trimming
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Cold-rolling stand.
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Components made from the cold-rolled strips.
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Components made from the cold-rolled strips.
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Components made from the cold-rolled strips.
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Batch Annealing-furnaces
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Batch Annealing-furnaces
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De-humidified coil-storage facilities.
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Skin-pass mill. This induces a plastic strain of about 1%, prevents stretcher strains and provides a roughened surface to prevent sticking during press-forming.
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Skin-pass mill. This induces a plastic strain of about 1%, prevents stretcher strains and provides a roughened surface to prevent sticking during press-forming.
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The galvanising bath.
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Continuous annealing plant for galvenised strip.
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Strip leaving galvanising bath. The zinc coating-thickness is controlled using air knives.
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Strip leaving galvanising bath. The zinc coating-thickness is controlled using air knives.
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