Reduwearguid – Reduction of wear on guiding components in hot rolling finishing and coiling line for improved service life time and product surface quality

Situation:

  • The main requirements of wear components in hot strip mills are high resistance against:
    • abrasive wear to increase lifetime,
    • thermal impact to decrease wear,
    • corrosion and adhesion to decrease wear.
  • Only a few studies have been performed to investigate deeply the guiding components in hot strip mills.

Solution:

  • State-of-the-Art of wear on guiding components used in hot flat rolling.
  • Modelling and simulation of guiding components.
  • Development of a new type of lubricant/ coating and new wear resistant ceramic materials.
  • Trial performance in lab and pilot scale.
  • First industrial implementation and verification of pilot results.

Operational benefit:

  • Increased life time and performance of guiding components.
  • Increased reliability and safety.
  • Decreased surface defects on the strip (surface and edges).
  • Reduction of production costs und downtimes.

This project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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