JP5413284B2 - Method for detecting the complete solidification position of continuous cast slabs - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab, which detects a position where a continuous cast slab to be produced is completely solidified in a continuous casting facility.

  In the above-mentioned continuous casting equipment, molten steel whose components have been adjusted in advance is poured into a water-cooled mold, and the molten steel is gradually cooled from its surroundings in this water-cooled mold, thereby forming a solidified shell to form a continuous cast slab. It is cooled while applying external force to the continuous cast slab through a number of support rolls arranged under the water-cooled mold, and completely solidified. At this time, the continuous cast slab is curved after being drawn downward, and drawn in the horizontal direction. And in the horizontal belt | band | zone where the continuous cast slab is pulled out toward a horizontal direction, it is comprised so that a continuous cast slab may solidify completely.

  Here, when the continuous cast slab is completely solidified, central segregation occurs due to the concentration of the component elements in the final solidified portion. For this reason, in the above-mentioned horizontal belt, in order to suppress center segregation, light reduction is performed to pressurize the continuous cast slab in the vertical direction. That is, in the horizontal band, a plurality of roll units having a pair of rolls that sandwich the continuous cast slab in the vertical direction are arranged in the advancing direction of the continuous cast slab. It is set so as to gradually decrease as it moves forward in the direction of travel of the cast slab, and is configured to pressurize the continuous cast slab vertically.

  By the way, in the continuous casting, when solidification of the continuous cast slab is not completed in the continuous casting facility, the molten steel corresponding to the molten steel surface height in the mold with respect to the unsolidified portion of the continuous cast slab. Static pressure will act, and the continuous cast slab will be deformed by bulging, and defects such as center segregation, center porosity, and internal cracks may occur. In order to prevent these defects, it is required to detect the complete solidification position of the continuous cast slab.

Therefore, for example, in Patent Document 1, a load cell and a rotation detector are installed in an upper driven roll of a pinch roll band in a certain section, and some upper driven rolls are allowed to escape above other upper driven rolls. A method of detecting bulging due to molten steel static pressure and confirming the slab contact state of the upper driven roll with a rotation detector is disclosed.
Patent Document 2 discloses a method of detecting a complete solidification position by scanning a transverse wave ultrasonic transmitter and receiver in the slab width direction.

Further, in Patent Document 3, the contact pressure is measured by providing a plurality of pressure sensors in the axial direction of the surface of the plurality of slab support rolls, and the position at which the contact pressure rapidly decreases is set as a complete solidification position. It is disclosed.
Further, Patent Document 4 includes a support roll that supports an unsolidified molten steel position in the slab width direction and a support roll that supports both sides of the unsolidified molten steel position, and a method of measuring a load applied to the support roll. It is disclosed.

JP-A-01-197051 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho 62-144851 JP-A 63-174770 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-008006

By the way, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, since some of the upper driven rolls have escaped upward, the reduction is insufficient and the bulging deformation is promoted, resulting in center segregation, center porosity, internal cracks. Such a defect will be induced.
Further, since the ultrasonic sensor is used in the invention described in Patent Document 2 and the pressure sensor is used in the inventions described in Patent Documents 3 and 4, the apparatus is expensive and the configuration is complicated and it is difficult to reduce the size. Met. In addition, since the continuous casting equipment is used in a high temperature environment, there has been a problem that these ultrasonic sensors and pressure sensors deteriorate early due to heat and steam.
Thus, with the conventional method for detecting the complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab, it has been difficult to sufficiently detect the complete solidification position of the continuous cast slab in an actual continuous casting facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and is capable of reliably detecting the position at which a continuous cast slab is completely solidified with a simple configuration. It aims to provide a method.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method for detecting the complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab according to the present invention is a method for detecting the complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab produced in a continuous casting facility. A plurality of roll units having a pair of sandwiched rolls are arranged in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab, and the roll interval of this roll unit is gradually reduced as it goes to the front side in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab. The roll interval of the roll unit is set so that the relationship between the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold and the roll interval of the roll unit changes with the distance from the molten metal surface in the specific mold as a branch point. The thickness of the continuous cast slab obtained by performing casting with the casting condition changed under constant cooling conditions is measured, and the relationship between the casting speed and the thickness of the continuous cast slab is measured. The complete solidification position at the casting speed corresponding to the change point corresponds to the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold corresponding to the branch point, so that the complete speed at the casting speed corresponding to the change point is obtained. It is characterized by detecting the coagulation position.

  A plurality of roll units that sandwich the continuous cast slab are arranged in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab, and the roll interval of the roll unit is set so as to gradually decrease toward the front side in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab. Therefore, so-called light reduction is applied to the continuous cast slab. Here, when an unsolidified part exists, the thickness of a continuous cast slab becomes thin by being pressed by a roll unit. On the other hand, after the solidification is completely completed, the thickness of the continuous cast slab does not become thin even when pressed by the roll unit. Therefore, the thickness of the continuous cast slab depends on the roll interval of the roll unit at the position where it is completely solidified. However, when the unsolidified part of the continuous cast slab solidifies, the thickness of the slab changes due to solidification shrinkage, so the roll interval of the roll unit at the position where solidification is completely completed and the thickness of the continuous cast slab. There is no simple match.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the roll interval of the roll unit is changed so that the relationship between the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold and the roll interval of the roll unit changes using the distance from the molten metal surface in the specific mold as a branch point. Is set. Accordingly, the thickness of the continuous cast slab when completely solidified on the mold side from the branch point, and the continuous casting when fully solidified on the front side in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab from the branch point. The change in the thickness of the slab is different. Therefore, when the cooling speed is kept constant, the casting speed is adjusted to change the complete solidification position, and the thickness of the obtained continuous casting slab is measured, the relationship between the casting speed and the thickness of the continuous casting slab. However, it is different at a specific casting speed (change point).

The complete solidification position at the casting speed corresponding to the change point corresponds to the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold corresponding to the branch point. In this way, it is possible to detect the complete solidification position at a specific casting speed without being affected by the solidification shrinkage.
Therefore, the complete solidification position can be detected with a simple configuration without providing a special mechanism such as an ultrasonic sensor or a pressure sensor.

Also, on the graph with the horizontal axis as the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold and the vertical axis as the roll interval, the distance from the molten metal surface in the specific mold is the branch point, so that the inclination changes, respectively. The thickness of the continuous casting slab obtained by performing the casting with the roll interval of the roll unit being kept constant and the casting speed being changed under constant cooling conditions, the horizontal axis being the casting speed, and the vertical axis being A graph showing the thickness of the continuous cast slab is created, the change point where the slope changes in the graph of the casting speed and the thickness of the continuous cast slab is obtained, and the complete solidification position at the casting speed corresponding to the change point is detected. It is preferable to do.
In this case, it is easy to set the roll interval of the roll unit, and the change point of the thickness of the continuous cast slab can be easily confirmed, and the complete solidification position at a specific casting speed can be reliably detected. Can do.

Furthermore, after detecting the complete solidification position at the casting speed corresponding to the change point, the solidification relation between the solidified shell thickness S (mm) in the continuous cast slab and the arrival time T (min) from the mold surface. It is preferable to obtain the solidification coefficient K from S = K × T ^1/2 and estimate the complete solidification position at an arbitrary casting speed.
In this case, the solidification coefficient K under a constant cooling condition can be calculated from the specific casting speed corresponding to the changing point and the thickness of the continuous cast slab. From this solidification coefficient K, it is possible to estimate the complete solidification position at an arbitrary casting speed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fully solidified position detection method for a continuous cast slab that can reliably detect the position at which the continuous cast slab is completely solidified with a simple configuration. it can.

It is explanatory drawing of the continuous casting installation which implements the complete solidification position detection method of the continuous cast slab which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is expansion explanatory drawing of the roll unit provided in the horizontal belt | band | zone of the continuous casting installation shown in FIG. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the roll space | interval of the roll unit shown in FIG. 2, and the distance from a mold hot_water | molten_metal surface. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the casting speed and the thickness of a continuous casting slab when cooling conditions are made constant. It is a graph which shows the relationship between a casting speed and a perfect solidification position when cooling conditions are made constant (solidification coefficient K is constant).

Hereinafter, a method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, the continuous casting equipment 10 which performs the complete solidification position detection method of the continuous cast slab which is this embodiment is demonstrated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the continuous casting equipment 10 includes a water-cooled mold 11, and an immersion nozzle 12 is disposed in the water-cooled mold 11.
The water-cooled mold 11 has a cylindrical shape having a rectangular hole, and a continuous cast slab 20 having a cross section matching the shape of the rectangular hole is produced. For example, the long side length of the rectangular hole (corresponding to the width of the continuous cast slab) is 980 to 2300 mm, and the short side length of the rectangular hole (corresponding to the thickness of the continuous cast slab) is 240 to 300 mm. In this embodiment, the long side length is about 2200 mm and the short side length is about 300 mm.
The water-cooled mold 11 is provided with primary cooling means (not shown) for cooling the molten steel in the rectangular holes.

  On the lower side of the water-cooled mold 11, a pinch roll unit 13 for pulling out the continuous cast slab 20 is disposed, and a bending roll unit 14 for bending the continuous cast slab 20 is further disposed. A secondary cooling means (not shown) such as a spray nozzle is provided in the portion where the pinch roll unit 13 and the bending roll unit 14 are provided in order to further cool the continuous cast slab 20. Yes.

And the roll unit 15 which has a pair of roll which pinches | interposes the continuous cast slab 20 from the up-down direction is provided in the advancing direction of the continuous cast slab 20 in the horizontal band from which the continuous cast slab 20 is pulled out in the horizontal direction. Several are arranged.
As shown in FIG. 2, the roll unit 15 is set so that the roll interval G of the roll unit 15 gradually decreases as it moves toward the front side in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab 20 (right side in FIG. 2). .
In the present embodiment, the relationship between the distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 and the roll interval G of the roll unit 15 changes with the distance from the molten metal surface M in the specific water-cooled mold 11 as the branch point D. Thus, the roll interval G of the roll unit 15 is set.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, on the graph where the horizontal axis is the distance L from the hot water surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 and the vertical axis is the roll interval G in the roll unit 15, the branch point D is the boundary. The roll interval G of each roll unit 15 is set so that the inclination changes.
In this embodiment, the position 30 m from the hot water surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 is set as a branch point D, and the slope on the water-cooled mold 11 side (left side in FIGS. 2 and 3) from the branch point D is branched. The roll interval G of each roll unit 15 is set so as to be larger than the inclination on the front side (right side in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the continuous cast slab 20 at the point D in the traveling direction.

In the continuous casting equipment 10 having such a configuration, molten steel is injected into the water-cooled mold 11 through the immersion nozzle 12, and the molten steel is cooled from the surroundings by the primary cooling means, whereby the solidified shell 21 is formed. The continuous cast slab 20 is pulled out from below the water-cooled mold 11. At this time, an unsolidified portion 22 exists in the continuous cast slab 20.
The continuous cast slab 20 is pulled out by the pinch roll unit 13 and is bent by the bending roll unit 14. At this time, the continuous casting slab 20 is further cooled by the secondary cooling means, and the solidified shell 21 grows further.
And in the horizontal belt | band | zone where the continuous cast slab 20 is pulled out to a horizontal direction, the continuous cast slab 20 will solidify completely. Further, in this horizontal belt, light rolling is performed by the roll unit 15.

Next, the complete solidification position detection method of the continuous casting slab 20 using the above-mentioned continuous casting equipment 10 will be specifically described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the roll interval G in the vertical direction of the roll unit 15 located in the horizontal band is a water-cooled mold 11 with a branch point D (in the present embodiment, a position 30 m from the molten metal surface in the mold) as a boundary. It is set so that the relationship between the distance L from the hot water surface M and the roll interval G of the roll unit 15 changes.

  In such a state where the roll interval G of each roll unit 15 is set, the primary cooling condition and the secondary cooling condition are made constant, and the casting speed V is changed to perform casting. At this time, the casting speed V is kept constant from the position of the hot water surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 until it passes through the branch point D of the horizontal band. The thickness of the continuous cast slab 20 thus obtained is measured, and the relationship between the casting speed V and the thickness t of the continuous cast slab 20 is obtained. Then, the relationship between the casting speed V and the thickness t of the continuous cast slab 20 changes with a certain casting speed Vc (change point C) as a boundary.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, when a graph in which the horizontal axis is the casting speed V and the vertical axis is the thickness t of the continuous cast slab 20 is created, a specific casting speed (change point C) is obtained. Before and after, the relationship between the casting speed V and the thickness of the continuous cast slab 20 (the slope of the graph) changes.
Here, the complete solidification position S at the casting speed Vc corresponding to the change point C corresponds to the distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 corresponding to the branch point D described above. Thereby, it is possible to detect the complete solidification position S (distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) at a specific casting speed Vc.

Next, the solidification position S (distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) at an arbitrary casting speed V is estimated using the solidification relational equation S = K × T1 ^{/ 2} .
First, the continuous cast slab 20 having a thickness t is completely solidified when the thickness S of the solidified shell 21 reaches t / 2. Further, water cooling until the thickness S of the solidified shell 21 reaches t / 2 from the specific casting speed Vc and the complete solidification position S (distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) at the casting speed Vc. The arrival time T from the molten metal surface M in the mold 11 is calculated as T = L / Vc.
Therefore, the solidification coefficient K can be calculated by substituting S = t / 2 and T = L / Vc into the solidification relational expression S = K × T ^1/2 . The thickness t of the continuous cast slab 20 at this time does not need to use an actual measurement value, and may be a set value set from the short side length of the rectangular hole of the water-cooled mold 11 or the like.

By obtaining the solidification coefficient K, by using the solidification relational expression S = K × T ^1/2 described above, the complete solidification completion position S (within the water-cooled mold 11 in an arbitrary casting speed V) as shown in FIG. The distance L) from the hot water surface M can be estimated.
Thus, if the relationship between the casting speed V and the complete solidification position S (distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) is obtained according to the cooling condition (solidification coefficient K), the continuous cast slab is obtained. Thus, it is possible to accurately detect the 20 complete solidification positions S.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the casting speed Vc at the changing point C in FIG. 4 is 0.97 mpm, and the water-cooled mold 11 whose complete solidification position S is the branch point D at this casting speed Vc. It is located 30m from the hot water surface M inside.
When the thickness t of the continuous cast slab 20 is 300 mm, the solidification of the continuous cast slab 20 is completely completed when the thickness S of the solidified shell 21 becomes S = t / 2 = 150 mm.
In addition, since the solidification is completely solidified at a position 30 m from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 (L = 30 m) at a casting speed of 0.97 mpm, the hot water in the water-cooled mold 11 until the thickness S of the solidified shell becomes 150 mm The arrival time T from the surface M is T = 30 / 0.97.
When the solidification shell thickness S = 150 mm and the arrival time T = 30 / 0.97 from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11 are substituted into the solidification relation S = K × T ^1/2 , the solidification coefficient under this cooling condition K becomes K = 27.0 mm / min ^1/2.

The relationship between the casting speed V and the complete solidification position S (distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) when the solidification coefficient K = 27.0 mm / min ^1/2 is as shown in the graph of FIG. become. From this graph, the complete solidification completion position S (the distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) at an arbitrary casting speed V can be estimated.

According to the completely solidified position detection method of the continuous cast slab 20 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the casting speed V is changed after adjusting the roll interval G of the roll unit 15 of the horizontal belt. By performing casting and measuring the thickness t of the continuous cast slab 20, the complete solidification position S (distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) at a specific casting speed Vc is accurately detected. Can do. Then, by using the solidification relational expression S = K × T ^1/2 , it is possible to estimate the complete solidification completion position S (the distance L from the molten metal surface M in the water-cooled mold 11) at an arbitrary casting speed V.
Therefore, the complete solidification position S of the continuous cast slab 20 can be reliably detected without using a special mechanism such as a pressure sensor or an ultrasonic sensor.

As described above, the method for detecting the completely solidified position of the continuous cast slab according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. It is.
For example, the roll interval of the roll unit is not limited to the pattern shown in FIG. 3 and is preferably set as appropriate in consideration of the steel type, size, etc. of the cast slab.
In addition, the configuration of the continuous casting equipment is not limited to that illustrated in the present embodiment, and may be anything provided with a roll unit having a pair of rolls that sandwich the continuous cast slab at the fully solidified position. .

11 Water-cooled mold (mold)
15 Roll unit 20 Continuous casting slab 21 Solidified shell

Claims (3)

A method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab produced in a continuous casting facility,
A plurality of roll units having a pair of rolls sandwiching the continuous cast slab are arranged in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab, and the roll interval of the roll units is directed forward in the traveling direction of the continuous cast slab. Is set to decrease gradually according to
With the distance from the molten metal surface in the specific mold as a branch point, the roll interval of the roll unit is set so that the relationship between the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold and the roll interval of the roll unit changes,
Measure the thickness of the continuous cast slab obtained by performing casting with the casting speed changed under constant cooling conditions, and determine the changing point of the relationship between the casting speed and the thickness of the continuous cast slab,
The complete solidification position at the casting speed corresponding to this change point corresponds to the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold corresponding to the branch point,
A method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab, comprising detecting a complete solidification position at a casting speed corresponding to the change point. A method for detecting a fully solidified position of a continuous cast slab according to claim 1,
On the graph in which the horizontal axis is the distance from the molten metal surface in the mold and the vertical axis is the roll interval, the distance from the molten metal surface in the specific mold is the branching point, and the respective inclinations are changed. Set the roll interval of the roll unit,
Measure the thickness of continuous cast slab obtained by changing casting speed under constant cooling conditions, and create graph with horizontal axis as casting speed and vertical axis as continuous cast slab thickness Then, find the changing point where the slope changes in the graph of casting speed and thickness of continuous casting slab,
A method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab, comprising detecting a complete solidification position at a casting speed corresponding to the change point. A method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab according to claim 1 or 2,
After detecting the complete solidification position at the casting speed corresponding to the change point, the solidification relation S = between the thickness S (mm) of the solidified shell in the continuous cast slab and the arrival time T (min) from the mold surface. ^{Obtain the} solidification coefficient K from K × T ^1/2 ,
A method for detecting a complete solidification position of a continuous cast slab characterized by estimating a complete solidification position at an arbitrary casting speed.

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