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Chapter 3 - Rolling of metals

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<strong>Rolling</strong> mills<br />

<strong>Rolling</strong> mill is a machine or a factory for<br />

shaping metal by passing it through rollers<br />

A rolling mill basically consists <strong>of</strong><br />

• rolls<br />

• bearings<br />

• a housing for containing these parts<br />

• a drive (motor) for applying power to the rolls and controlling the speed<br />

Modern rolling mill<br />

• skills<br />

• engineering design<br />

• construction<br />

+<br />

• Requires very rigid<br />

construction, large motors<br />

to supply enough<br />

power (MN).<br />

Successive stands <strong>of</strong> a<br />

large continuous mill<br />

Huge capital investment<br />

Suranaree University <strong>of</strong> Technology Tapany Udomphol<br />

Jan-Mar 2007

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