2. Rolling of Electrical Steel
Starting material for getting steel is iron ore. It is then converted to hot metal in a blast furnace. Further treatment is done in steel melting shop to get required quality. Final product is obtained as slab, having a width of 150–210 mm with thickness of 150 mm. This slab is carried to Hot Rolling Mill in the ambient temp and is further heated in a furnace, then rolled to thinner section, such as 2 -10 mm. It takes a form of coil. This coil is transported to cold rolling mill in cold condition where it is reduced in cold rolling mill, between 0.2 to 3 mm. There are various types of cold rolling mills. They may be 4-high, 6-high, 20-High mill. Mainly, rolling takes place between two working rolls. Rest are back up rolls to give support the working rolls. Back up rolls give support to maintain uniform thickness, rigidity to work roll, maintaining proper shape of final product. The property of cold rolled sheet varies with hot rolled sheet. Cold rolling induces increase in strength,