CN1118719A - Method and apparatus for controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs leaving a continuous casting plant - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs leaving a continuous casting mould, in which the pre-rolling is carried out by a plurality of pairs of rolls arranged in a pre-rolling assembly, a first pre-rolling assembly being arranged immediately downstream of a bottom roll, at least one displaceable roll of the pair of rolls being provided with pressure sensors and hydraulic membrane dynamometers, position sensors being provided, the pressure and position sensors being adapted to cooperate with data processing means, at least the first pair of rolls processing slabs leaving the mould with a thin solidified skin. The process reduces the thickness of the slab leaving the last pre-roll by at least 10% to eliminate the liquid phase core and to bring the two phase regions into contact, refining the grains of the central solidification structure and minimizing central segregation. The invention also comprises a device for implementing the method.

Description

Method and apparatus for controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs leaving a continuous casting plant

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs leaving a continuous casting plant. More precisely, the invention relates to a method of controlled pre-rolling of a thin slab leaving a continuous thin slab casting mold immediately downstream of the bottom rolls of said mould, and a device suitable for this method.

The so-called thin slab refers to a slab with a width of 800 to 2500 mm (or wider) and a thickness of 25 to 90 mm. The invention is preferably but not exclusively applicable to slabs with a final thickness of 30 to 60 mm exiting the continuous caster. The invention is also applicable to the continuous casting of steel billets such as round, square and rectangular. The invention can be used in straight or curved continuous casting equipment.

It is known that the pre-rolling method is to subject the thin slab to pre-rolling in an area away from the bottom rolls.

In the prior art methods disclosed in documents such as JP-A-130759, US-A-3,891,025, US-A-4,056,140 and US-A-4,134,440, since the pre-rolling is in the liquid phase core or liquid phase of the slab It is carried out at a position where the pool hardly exists, and the outer skin of the slab is thicker and not easily deformed, so the effect is not satisfactory. In addition, the outer skin on one side of the slab is connected to the outer skin on the other side through a cylindrical curing member at the middle position between the edges. The two edges have the same curing thickness, and the cylindrical curing member has a strong effect on changing the thickness of the slab. resistance. Therefore, this pre-rolling in the prior art has only a reluctant and limited effect, and cannot obtain ideal results. In addition, the pre-rolling carried out according to the prior art method is only for barely superficial processing, while the real processing of reducing the thickness of the slab depends on the rolling series located downstream. In addition, in prior art pre-rolling assemblies, only some roll pairs are controlled to check pre-rolling parameters, and these roll pairs are controlled in a differentiated or separate manner (see JP-A-130759). The result is a method of operation that cannot be tailored to specific requirements and, in some respects, is quite haphazard.

It is also known that pre-rolled assemblies have a mechanical adjustment system which is pre-adjusted at the start of the casting operation. These assemblies work in conjunction with pre-rolling shafts, pre-rolls in continuous rows or divided sets of rolls, or also with pressure belt assemblies.

These systems of the prior art are not well tuned to perform the intended substantial pre-rolling action, nor are they able to continuously perform a continuous controlled stroke following the actual pre-rolling requirements. These systems cannot process areas where there is still a significant liquid core or liquid pool, with a thinner skin.

The prior art prevents controlled mechanical action to reduce the length of the liquid phase cone, thus ensuring better quality.

In addition, the prior art has significant limitations on problems related to the transition states of start and stop, which do not allow the system to be very productive. The prior art cannot avoid the flow of liquid material at start-up and the reflow of liquid metal at stop, resulting in a high reject rate.

The applicant has examined, tested and completed the present invention which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art and has great advantages.

The pre-rolling method according to the present invention can be used in the pre-rolling assembly disclosed in this specification and in EP-A-0,539,784 corresponding to U.S. Patent Application No. 07/963,734 filed on October 20, 1992 , whose technical content is cited in this specification as a reference.

The object of the present invention is to achieve a controlled pre-rolling of the slab leaving the mold or a soft reduction of the slab in order to produce a slab of low thickness at the end of the continuous caster.

The main advantages of controlled pre-rolling, i.e. soft reduction, i.e. reduction with a liquid phase core or pool, are two, the first advantage is that the use of a mold with a larger thickness can produce Thinner thickness slabs (30-60mm), that is to say, the width of the short sides passing longitudinally through the mold channel is greater than the final thickness of the slab after controlled pre-rolling.

This controlled pre-rolling improves the hydrodynamic properties of the liquid metal in the mold's crystallizer; it also increases the life of the submerged nozzles mounted on the tundish and improves the melting of the powder placed on top of the liquid metal in the mold nature of the process.

A second advantage of the present invention is that it achieves grain refinement of the solidified structure of the metal and eliminates central segregation of the slab.

In both cases, if soft pressing is to be carried out, it is necessary to continuously and controlledly reduce the thickness of the slab, which can be achieved under the conical shape of the soft-pressed slab section.

The length of this conical portion can be in the range of 0.8 to 7 m, preferably 3.8 m to 6.3 m, the greater length corresponding to the end of the containment zone produced by the containment rolls downstream of the crystallizer and after the bottom roll. The length of this taperingly developed portion of reduced thickness depends on the metallurgical factors described below.

Different steel grades solidify in significantly different ways; for steels with low carbon content (C less than 0.10%), the solidification characteristics are short columnar grains, and the solidification surface moves forward in a compact state without large fractures. Continued, but with a short two-phase region. Steels with a high carbon content (more than 0.70% C) are characterized by solidification as long columnar grains that solidify and move forward in large discontinuities, producing a large dendritic grid in which separate liquid steel remains. In this case, the two-phase region is broad.

The moment when the two solidification surfaces (top and bottom of the slab) meet is a very important moment for the internal quality and generally for the final quality of the slab.

In fact, it is known that due to the expansion effect (expansion of the slab between two opposing containing roller pairs), there is a pumping effect on the separated separated liquid; this expansion effect can be limited, but not completely eliminated.

When the slab opens due to expansion effects, the liquid between the dendrites is drawn towards the centerline of the slab by the cavities between the dendrites. When the slab is closed by passing the next pair of rollers, the liquid is pumped back from the above centerline back into the interdendritic cavities. This alternating pumping action creates positive and negative segregation at the centerline of the slab. In order to prevent the back and forth flow of segregated liquid, it is necessary to try to close the passage between dendrites and between one grain and the next grain by means of making the solidification surface compact. This is achieved by lightly rolling the slab so that a pronounced conical reduction occurs, compressing the two halves of the slab against each other.

Since different degrees of two-phase regions are produced in various steel types, it is necessary to make the two solidified surfaces penetrate each other according to different steel types during the above-mentioned compression.

For steels with low carbon content and short two-phase regions, the interpenetration must be several millimeters to a depth where the solid part is solid (approximately 90-95%) and the small spaces between the dendrites have practically disappeared.

In steels with a high carbon content and long two-phase regions, the above-mentioned interpenetration must occur in a consistent manner to a depth where the solid fraction is low (up to 70%) and the interdendritic spaces are large.

Therefore, the optimum solid fraction at the end of the reduction depends on the steel grade, keeping in mind that the solid fraction varies from 2% to 2.5% depending on metallurgical factors.

C content (%) Solid part (%)

＜0.20 95

0.20—0.40 90

0.40—0.70 80

＞0.70 70

When performing soft reduction, this means that the tapering of the reduction in the thickness of the slab must take place in the area of the fixing part most suitable for obtaining a good internal quality.

Let us assume that it is desired to obtain a slab with a thickness of 30 mm at the end of the caster, starting from the short side of the mold mold of 50 mm, and assume that the steel is of type C70.

The compression that should be carried out is 20mm (50-30).

After estimating the distribution of slab solidification on an existing caster, it is necessary to find at what distance from the meniscus of the liquid metal in the mold mold, in the slab leaving the mold, at a distance of 15 mm from the surface At the distance (15 is half of 30) there is a 70% fixed part.

Let us assume that this distance from the meniscus is 4 meters. If the crystal is 1.2 meters long, the soft reduction length (Lsr) must be:

Lsr＝4－1.2－2.8 meters

The depressive gradient Gsr must be:

Gsr＝(50－30)/2.8＝7.143mm/m

That is to say, the thickness reduction that must be carried out per meter outside the crystallizer is 7.143mm.

Therefore, the pre-rolling method of the present invention consists in an on-line solidification model which can find the accurate distribution of slab solidification on the basis of the existing continuous caster. The model makes it possible to calculate the pre-rolling length—Lsr—that is, the position along the caster at which the required solid portion exists at a depth from the surface equal to half the thickness of the slab produced.

After the above values are calculated, the reduced tapered portion is adjusted in such a way that a rolling reduction gradient Gsr is formed so that the reduced end portion reaches the calculated pre-rolling length Lsr.

This result is achieved by reducing the length of the liquid cone or pool in a controlled, desired manner, thereby minimizing Segregation occurs in alloy steels with a low carbon content, or in steels where segregation occurs.

This desired, controlled reduction in the length of the liquid cone allows the porridge-like regions to remain in contact, eliminating the liquid phase to facilitate the formation of equiaxed structures such as can be produced with electromagnetic stirring.

Another object of the pre-rolling method according to the invention is to accelerate the formation of crystals and thus the formation of a stable columnar connection between the skin on one side of the slab and the skin on the other side.

In the method according to the invention, said columnar connection is formed under compression due to the pre-rolling action exerted by the pre-rolling unit, so that said connection is already compact and has a typical distribution.

This has the advantage that the slab leaving the continuous casting plant arrives at the rolling line more compact with a significantly smaller thickness and better flatness.

The invention also enables start-up by dynamically controlling the length of the liquid phase cone or pool as a function of the main casting parameters (speed, superheat in the tundish, secondary cooling downstream of the mold, and steel grade). and downtime (casting end or transition period due to accident) to optimize and reduce scrap.

In addition, the method according to the invention allows the casting in molds of slabs with a thickness greater than that of the finished product with all the advantages associated with the lubricating powder (larger melting surface, regularity of powder coverage on the liquid steel) work The surface quality resulting from the optimization of the state, the superheating of the steel and the downward flow in the mold (less disturbance, more stable meniscus), also enables the use of submerged nozzles with larger cross-sections possible and thus more durable.

The pre-rolling method of the present invention can reduce the cross-sectional area of the outgoing slab, thereby achieving a smaller final thickness and obtaining the same value as the rolling device.

According to the invention, during continuous bending casting, the pre-rollers placed on the curved outer side of the equipment can cooperate with the dynamometer, which can control the pressure of the pre-rollers on the thin slab. A pressure sensor is installed on each hydraulic membrane force gauge, so that the rolling pressure is controlled.

According to the invention, the roller pairs are arranged in one or more groups, each group of roller pairs forming a pre-rolling assembly. Each pre-rolling assembly consists of a stationary part and a displaceable part. This description assumes an example where the curved outer side contains stationary rollers and the displaceable rollers constitute the curved inner side, but in practice the two could be interchanged.

According to a variant, the curved inner and outer sides may comprise a stationary part and a displaceable part cooperating respectively with a displaceable part and a stationary part of the opposite side.

According to a first arrangement of the invention, each pair of rollers is provided with a position sensor for monitoring the distance between opposing rollers. ; According to the second arrangement of the present invention, each group of roll pairs constituting a pre-rolling assembly includes two sensors for monitoring the position of the assembly, and these sensors are respectively located at the upstream and downstream ends of the pre-rolling assembly, and monitor the relative position of the above-mentioned position. distance between the rollers.

According to a variant of the second arrangement of the invention, each roller pair is also assigned a position sensor.

A rolling passage between the roll pairs is determined in the pre-rolling group with the aid of position sensors; the two sides of this passage are parallel or convergent, depending on the specific requirements.

In addition, if each roll pair is provided with a position sensor, it is possible to determine pre-rolling passages having longitudinal sections of any particular shape by positioning each roll of each roll pair as required.

The whole system is controlled by a pre-rolling control and data processing device, which receives signals from pressure sensors and position sensors (whether single or belonging to the assembly), and also receives signals from slab speed monitors, molten cast metal The signal of the monitor of the temperature and the temperature of the thin slab leaving the mould.

Further temperature monitors can also be provided in the middle of the working area of the pre-rolling unit according to the invention to monitor the temperature of the slab, and these monitors also send signals to the pre-rolling control and data processing device.

In addition, a monitor, possibly of the sonar type, may be provided to identify whether there is a liquid phase pool in the slab, thereby correctly ensuring the actual closure of the liquid phase cone or liquid phase pool in the pre-rolling assembly according to the invention .

The pre-rolling control and data processing means may be connected to, or form part of, other general control and data processing means which process all of the above parameters and compare them with pre-rolling parameters entered or stored in suitable internal memory to thereby Provides the optimum adjustment value to the roll pair.

The pre-rolling control and data processing unit may also be connected to an attached data collection unit which, in addition to recording all the values provided by the monitor, sends them to a database capable of displaying and/or printing the data during a certain period development changes.

In this description, rolls mean rolls located in continuous rows or divided into sections, or belts, etc., thereby covering any system in the prior art.

The adjustments to be made using the method of the invention are adjustments of individual rolls, or adjustments of roll packs by roll packs, or general adjustments of the entire pre-rolling pack. These adjustments can be added algebraically.

The slab thickness reductions achievable by the pre-rolling method according to the invention range from approximately 10% to 50%. The aforementioned reduction in thickness is achieved in a stroke between 0.8 and 7 meters long, but preferably in a stroke between 1.2 and 1.8 meters long. The reduction of the slab thickness can be achieved gradually at a constant value.

According to a variant, the reduction in thickness of the slab is carried out in stages, with a final finishing section in which the reduction in thickness is gradual.

According to a variant, the pre-rolling unit according to the invention is equipped with a secondary cooling device for the slab, which can consist, for example, of a number of nozzles. Both the flow rate and the feed pressure of the nozzles are adjusted by the hot rolling control and data processing unit and/or the overall control and data processing unit, thus ensuring continuous control of the slab condition. Adjustment of the nozzles is controlled by slab temperature monitors located along the pre-rolling assembly.

According to another variant, at least one descaling device disclosed in patent application EP-93110927.6 filed by the applicant can cooperate with the pre-rolling unit according to the invention. This descaling device installed upstream of the first pre-rolling unit enables the production of thin slabs with the excellent surface quality required for special continuous processing.

According to a variant of the invention, a plurality of descaling devices are arranged between the pairs of pre-rollers.

According to another variant of the invention, between each pair of pre-rollers.

According to another variant of the invention, especially when the descaling device is arranged between the pair of pre-rolling rolls, the rolls are cooled internally to prevent the oxide scales removed from the surface of the thin slab from adhering to the surface of the rolls.

The following figures show non-limiting examples and recommended arrangements of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side view of a pre-rolled assembly of thin slabs produced by continuous bending casting according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 and 3 represent the possible form of other two pre-rolls;

Figures 4a and 4b are schematic views of two possible positions of the pre-rolling assembly shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 shows the formation of a two-phase region according to the invention.

As shown in the drawings, the pre-rolling method according to the present invention is carried out by at least one pre-rolling unit 10, which is formed by a plurality of roll pairs 14-16.

Only the first of these pre-rolling assemblies 10 is shown in Fig. 1, which cooperates with the bottom roll 12 and the casting mold 11 to continuously produce thin slabs 20, and a second one immediately downstream is also partially shown. Pre-rolled assembly 10.

The first pre-rolling assembly 10 is installed immediately downstream of the casting mold 11 with a distance of about 0.5 meters. The illustrated roller pairs 14-16 may consist of continuous rows or be divided into sections 14-16 or into two or more groups of roller pairs 114-116, or be formed of belts 214-216, or may be of any known type .

In the illustrated example, the curved outer side 13 of the assembly 10 is the stationary, i.e. fixed, part or frame of the pre-rolled assembly 10, while the curved inner side 22 of the assembly 10 is the displaceable or slack part or frame of the pre-rolled assembly 10. s frame.

The rolls 14, 114 and 214 of the curved outer side 13 and the other rolls in the variant can be configured individually or in groups with at least one load cell 15, which transmits to the control and data processing device of the pre-rolling device Signal.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , the rollers 16 , 116 and 216 of the curved inner side 22 and other rollers in variants are arranged individually or in groups with at least one hydrodynamic membrane load cell or cylinder 17 . Each diaphragm or dynamometer 17 is controlled by a servo valve 19 and is equipped with a pressure sensor 18 . The servo valve 19 is controlled by the control and data processing device 21 of the pre-rolling device.

In this embodiment, each roll pair 14-16 is equipped with a separate position sensor 24, and each pre-rolling assembly 10 is equipped with two sensors 24 for monitoring the position of the assembly, which are respectively arranged upstream of the pre-rolling assembly 10 Sensor 124a at the end and sensor 124b at the downstream end.

When two pack position sensors 24, upstream position sensor 124a and downstream position sensor 124b, respectively, cooperate with pre-rolling pack 10, rolling passages with parallel or converging walls can be measured between roll pairs 14-16. In this embodiment, the assembly position sensor 124 is mounted between the stationary curved outer side 13 and the displaceable curved inner side 22 of the pre-rolling assembly 10 .

According to a variant (not shown), the assembly position sensor 124 is associated only with the displaceable curved inner side 22 of the pre-rolling assembly 10 .

Each pressure sensor 18, each individual position sensor 24 and each assembly position sensor 124 sends a respective signal to the control and data processing means and possibly receives control and check signals. ; The parameters associated with the carried out pre-rolling, possibly related to the type of cast material and the dimensions of the thin slab 20, are set or entered into the control and data processing device 21 before the pre-rolling. The control and data processing device 21 arranges the roller pairs 14-16, 114-116, 214-216 in advance, and when casting has started and the start lever has been pulled back, the roller pairs 14-16, 114-114, 214-216 are controlled and adjusted one by one , so that the pre-rolling is performed as desired.

In order to adjust and control the pre-rolling to achieve a desired, controlled reduction in the thickness of the slab 20, according to the invention the control and data processing unit 21 is equipped with monitoring means for monitoring the temperature of the molten cast metal and monitoring the temperature in the tundish 25a, monitoring means 25b for monitoring the temperature of the thin slab 20 leaving the casting mold 11, and monitoring means 26 for monitoring the speed of the slab 20. All these monitoring means 25a, 25b and 26 send signals to the control and data processing means 21, so that the pre-rolling process carried out can be dynamically controlled as a function of the speed of the slab 20, and ensure that the transitional states of start and stop are more optimized. Appropriate handling.

According to a variant, a number of auxiliary monitors 25b for monitoring the temperature of the slab 20 positioned along the pre-rolling assembly 10 may be provided, so as to control the variation of the temperature of the slab 20 at predetermined locations. In this case, the control and data processing means 21 are connected to the general control and data processing means 121 and to the means 27 of introducing and collecting data.

The control and data processing means 21 and/or the overall control and data processing means 121 for controlling and adjusting the operation, adjust (for example) the roller pairs 14-16 constituting the pre-rolling assembly 10 on the basis of the degree of monitoring set by the operator of the continuous caster. The reciprocating position of the roller.

The control and adjustment system described above allows the thickness of the slab 20 to be reduced by 10% to 50%.

According to a variant, the pre-rolling unit 10 according to the invention is equipped with secondary cooling means for the slab 20 , in this embodiment a plurality of nozzles 30 . The flow rate and supply pressure of the nozzles 30 are preferably controlled by the control and data processing means 21 and/or the general control and data processing means 121, thereby ensuring continuous control over the condition of the slab 20. Adjustment of the nozzles 30 may be controlled by thin slab temperature monitors 25b arranged along the pre-rolling assembly 10 .

According to a variant, the pre-rolling unit 10 of the invention is equipped with at least one monitor 28 , for example of the sonar type, to determine the actual closing point of the liquidus cone in the slab 20 . Said at least one monitor 20 is preferably connected to the general control and data processing unit 121 for regulating the secondary cooling unit 29 .

To give an example here, using the pre-rolling method of the present invention, the slab 20 moving at a casting speed of 4.5 meters per minute can be in a long distance between 0.8 and 2.5 meters, preferably between 1.2 and 1.5 meters. The thickness of the meter-long stroke is reduced from 70-75mm to 50mm.

Depending on the program set in the control and data processing means 21 and 121, the thickness reduction can be carried out gradually at a constant value, or in steps, but preferably gradually in the final finishing section.

In this embodiment, a descaling device 23 is provided downstream of the bottom roll 12 in order to produce a thin slab 20 with a good surface quality, the purpose of which is to remove the scale formed on the surface of the slab 20 immediately downstream of the pre-rolling assembly 10 of the present invention. oxide layer.

According to a variant, more than one descaling device can be provided, placed between one pair of rollers 14-16 and the next pair of rollers.

According to another variant, the pair of rolls 14-16 equipped with the descaling device 23 includes an internal cooling device of the pre-rolling rolls 14-16, for example with internal circulation of a cooling liquid; the purpose of which is to prevent the removal of the descaling device 23 from the surface of the slab 20 The oxidized flakes adhere to the surface of the roller due to high temperature, thus avoiding the maintenance and cleaning operations that must be carried out frequently to keep the roller surface smooth.

Figure 5 shows the situation where the skin 31 gradually increases and at the same time the two-phase zone 32 gradually strengthens and closes before the slab 20 leaves the pre-rolling assembly 10 (the two-phase zone 32 is mainly formed due to the pressure of the pre-rolling assembly 10), so that The liquid phase cone 33 remains enclosed in the pre-rolling assembly 10 .

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1. A method of controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs (20) leaving a continuous casting plant, wherein pre-rolling is performed by a plurality of roll pairs (14-16) arranged in one or more pre-rolling assemblies (10), para. A pre-rolling assembly (10) is provided with at least one displaceable roller (16) in the roller pair (14-16) immediately downstream of the bottom roller (12) of the mold (11), and the roller pair (14-16) Equipped with a pressure sensor (18) and a hydraulic membrane force gauge (17), a position sensor (24), the pressure sensor (18) and the position sensor (24) cooperate with the data processing device (21), at least the first A pair of rollers (14-16) processes a slab (20) having a thin solidified skin (31) just out of the casting mold (11), said method being characterized in that said data processing device (21) is also associated with The monitoring device (25a) for monitoring the temperature of the liquid bath in the tundish and the monitoring device (25b) for monitoring the temperature of the slab (20) leaving the mold (11) and inside the pre-rolling assembly (10) work together , and the data processing device (21) also adjusts the reciprocating position of at least some of the roll pairs (14-16) on the basis of the monitoring program, so as to implement pre-rolling, so that the slab ( 20) is reduced in thickness by at least 10% to eliminate the liquid phase pool (33) and bring the regions in a two-phase state into contact, thereby refining the central solidified structure grains and minimizing central segregation and porosity. 2. The pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data processing device (21) performs dynamic control of the pre-rolling method to optimize the handling of the transition period between the start and stop of casting. 3. Pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that the reduction of the thickness of the slab (20) is effected in a stroke of 0.8 to 7 meters long from the outlet of the mold (11). 4. The pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that the thickness reduction of the slab (20) is carried out gradually at a constant value. 5. The pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that: the reduction of the thickness of the slab (20) is carried out step by step, and the final final rolling reduction thereof is carried out gradually. 6. The pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that at least before entering the first pre-rolling assembly (10), the slab (20) undergoes a descaling process. 7. The pre-rolling method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, the closing point of the liquid phase cone (33) of the slab (20) in operation is carried out by a monitoring device (28) for monitoring the liquid phase cone closing point control, said monitoring device (28) cooperates with a control and data processing device (21). 8. The pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that: the flow rate of the nozzle (30) is controlled by a control and data processing device (21), and the control and data processing device (21) is at least controlled by a monitoring board The billet (20) temperature is monitored by a monitoring device (25b). 9. The pre-rolling method according to claim 1, characterized in that: the pressure of the nozzle (30) is controlled by a control and data processing device (21), and the control and data processing device (21) is at least monitored by the slab (20) The monitoring device (25b) monitors the temperature. 10. Apparatus for the controlled pre-rolling of a thin slab (20) leaving a continuous casting plant, in which device pre-rolling is performed by a number of roll pairs (14) arranged in one or more pre-rolling assemblies (10) -16) carried out, the first pre-rolling assembly (10) immediately downstream of the bottom roll (12) of the casting mold (11) is provided with at least one displaceable roll (16) in the roll pair (14-16) , the roller pair (14-16) is equipped with a pressure sensor (18) and a hydraulic membrane force gauge (17), with a position sensor (24), a pressure sensor (18) and a position sensor (24) and a data processing device (21) Working together, at least the first roller pair (14-16) processes the slab (20) that has just left the mold (11) and has a thin solidified skin (31), and is characterized in that: a monitoring gate is also provided A monitoring device (25a) for the temperature of the liquid tank in the tray, a monitoring device (25b) for monitoring the temperature of the slab (20), a monitoring device (26) for monitoring the speed of the turbid slab, and a monitoring device (28) for monitoring the presence of the liquid phase pool ). 11. Pre-rolling device according to claim 10, characterized in that each roll pair (14-16) is provided with a respective position sensor (24). 12. Pre-rolling plant according to claim 10, characterized in that sensors (124-124a-124b) for monitoring the position of the pre-rolling group (10) are arranged with a number of roll pairs (14-16). 13. Pre-rolling plant according to claim 10, characterized in that said control and data processing means (21) regulate at least means for controlling the pressure of the cooling water supplied by the nozzles (30). 14. Pre-rolling plant according to claim 10, characterized in that said control and data processing means (21) regulate at least means for controlling the flow rate of the cooling water supplied by the nozzles (30). 15. Pre-rolling plant according to claim 10, characterized in that it also comprises a device (27) for introducing and collecting data. 16. The pre-rolling device according to claim 10, characterized in that: the pre-rolling rolls of the roll pair (14-16) are equipped with internal cooling devices. 17. Controlled pre-rolling assembly (10) of the thin slab (20) leaving the continuous casting mold (11), said assembly (10) immediately downstream of the bottom roll (12) of the casting mold (11), thus passing through the The slab (20) of said assembly (10) has a liquid phase core (33), said assembly (10) has at least one section having: a stationary portion (13) adjacent to the first major surface of the slab (20) and having a plurality of rollers (14, 114, 214); and a displaceable portion adjacent to the second major surface of the slab (20) and having a plurality of rollers (16-116-216) configured with at least one servo valve (19) A controlled hydraulic membrane load cell (17) is used to position the rollers (16, 116, 126) of the displaceable section (22). 18. Assembly according to claim 17, characterized in that the number of rollers (14, 114, 214) of the stationary part (13) is equipped with at least one load cell (15). 19. The assembly according to claim 18, characterized in that each hydraulic membrane force gauge (17) is equipped with a pressure sensor (18) and a position sensor (24). 20. The assembly as claimed in claim 19, characterized in that: said dynamometer (15), servo valve (19) and pressure sensor (18) and position sensor (24) are connected with a control and data processing device (21 ) cooperating, said control and data processing device (21) has means for inserting/inputting pre-rolling parameters (27) and characteristics of the liquid phase core (33) of the slab (20). 21. Assembly according to claim 17, characterized in that the rollers (14-16) on each of the stationary part (13) and the displaceable part (22) are continuous rollers (14-16). ; 22. Assembly according to claim 17, characterized in that the rollers (14-16) on each of the stationary part (13) and the displaceable part (22) consist of separate parts (114-116). 23. Assembly according to claim 17, characterized in that the rollers (14-16) on each of the stationary part (13) and the displaceable part (22) support an endless belt (214-216). 24. Assembly according to claim 17, characterized in that the roller (16) of the displaceable part (22) is equipped with a hydrodynamic membrane dynamometer (17) controlled by a servo valve (19) . 25. The assembly according to claim 17, characterized in that: the rollers (16) of the displaceable part (22) are arranged in groups, each group is equipped with a hydraulic valve controlled by a servo valve (19) Force film type dynamometer (17). 26. Continuous casting mold (11) comprising bottom rolls (12) for producing thin slabs (20) with liquid phase cores (33) and for controlled pre-rolling of sheets leaving said continuous casting mold (11) combination of an assembly of blanks (20), said assembly (10) immediately downstream of the bottom roll (12), whereby the slab (20) passing through the assembly (10) has a liquid phase core (33), the assembly (10) have at least one section, each section has: a stationary portion (13) provided adjacent to the first major surface of the slab (20) and having a plurality of rollers (14, 114, 214); and Provided adjacent to the second major surface of the slab (20) and having a plurality of rollers (16, 116, 216) is provided with at least one hydraulic diaphragm load cell (17) controlled by a servo valve (19) for use in The rollers (16, 116, 216) of the displaceable portion (22) are positioned. 27. Combination according to claim 26, characterized in that the plurality of rollers (14, 114, 214) of the stationary part (13) are equipped with at least one load cell (15). 28. A combination according to claim 27, characterized in that said assembly (10) is positioned relative to said bottom roll (12) and of such a length that the slab (20) leaving said assembly (10) has Incompletely cured core (33). 29. A method of controlled pre-rolling of a thin slab (20) leaving a continuous casting mold (11) comprising bottom rolls (12), comprising the steps of: removing the thin slab (20) from said bottom roll (12) of said continuous casting mold (11) when the thin slab (20) has a liquid core (33); When the thin slab (20) removed from said continuous casting mold has a liquid core (33), passing the thin slab (20) through at least one stationary part (13) of a pre-rolling assembly (10) and a Between the opposite displaceable part (22) and roller pairs (14-16), the stationary part (13) has many rollers (14, 114, 214), and the displaceable part (22) has many and at least one Working rollers (16, 116, 216) cooperate with a hydraulic membrane dynamometer (17), which is controlled by a servo valve (19) for making the displaceable part ( 22) positioning of the rollers (16, 116, 216); and The rolls (16, 116, 216) of the displaceable section (22) are positioned to achieve controlled pre-rolling of the thin slab (20) with a liquid core (33). 30. A method according to claim 29, characterized in that the plurality of rollers (14, 1124, 214) of said stationary part (13) cooperate with at least one load cell (15). 31. A method according to claim 29, characterized in that the length of said pre-rolling assembly (10) and said positioning of said displaceable portion (22) are controlled so as to achieve a Reduction of the thickness of the slab (20). 32. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that the length of the pre-rolling assembly (10) and the positioning of the displaceable portion (22) are controlled such that a distance from the pre-rolling assembly (10) ) of a thin slab (20) containing an incompletely cured core (33). 33. A method according to claim 32, characterized in that the solid fraction of the thin slab (20) leaving the pre-rolling assembly (10) is about 67.5% to 97.5%. 34. A method according to claim 32, characterized in that the thin slab (20) leaving the pre-rolling assembly (10) has a central core (33) in a two-phase state, resulting in grain refinement of the central solidified structure And minimize central segregation.

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