thermalcuttingandflamestraightening-Ruukki.PDFVIP

Hot-rolled Steel PlateS, SHeetS and CoilS thermal cutting and flame straightening In this data sheet, we have collected information on the thermal cutting and flame straightening of hot-rolled steel products: In this data sheet, we have collected information on the thermal cutting and flame straightening of hot-rolled steel products: • flame cutting • plasma cutting • laser cutting • flame straightening. • thermal cutting Thermal cutting of hot-rolled steel sheets and plates is a typical engineering workshop procedure to cut plates into shape and pre- pare welding grooves. Processes include flame, plasma and laser cutting. Regardless of the strength of the steel, successful thermal cutting requires that the plate is allowed to warm up throughout to room temperature +20°C before cutting. Figure 1 shows the time required, when the plate is taken from a cold storage inside to the factory hall. The test is carried out using three different plate thicknesses. Figure 1. the warm-up time of cold (-20°C) steel plates The test was carried out at Ruukki Raahe works, February 2011, inside a factory hall, whose temperature varies +20°C - +22°C. The plate sizes are: 12 x 1000 x 2000, 21 x 1000 x 1600 and 40 x 1000 x 2000 mm. +25 +20 +15 +10 C +5 ° , e r u 0 t a r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 e p -5 m e T -10 -15 = Inside temperature -20 t = 12 mm