ABSTRACT

Widthreductioncanalsobeaccomplishedwithrollingmillshavingeitherhorizontalorverticalrolls. Whenaslabisrolledfromaningot,thedesiredwidthisusuallyobtainedbyrollingtheslabonitsedgein aslabbingmillhavinghorizontalrolls,asshowninFig.14.6[3].Althoughasignificantwidthreduction wasobtainedwiththismethod,theadventofthecontinuouscastingprocesscausedtheslabbingmillsto becomeobsolete.