1
Q
What year was the LSM built?
A
1991
2
Q
What was the reason for it being built?
A
Melt shop outpaced rolling mill
3
Q
What is the billet shape?
A
Near net
4
Q
What is the reason for the reverser?
A
You get 9 stands out of 3 or 5
5
Q
What do stands 1-5 do?
A
Roughing
6
Q
What do stands 6-8 do?
A
Reverser/Intermediate
7
Q
What do stands 9-11 do?
A
Finishing
8
Q
Shears or no shears?
A
No shears; must be optimized so it’s not too long or short for the furnace and hits 5 stand on reverser
9
Q
What is the cooling bed length?
A
170’
10
Q
Temperatures of billets?
A
1900 entering and 200 cooling
11
Q
What is the reason for the straightener?
A
Removes any camber/sweep during cooling
12
Q
What is the cut & stack order?
A
Stacked then cut
13
Q
Max and Min length produced?
A
80’ longest and 30’ shortest
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