| ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ KAWASAKI STEEL TECHNICAL REPORT No.37 ( October 1997 ) Rolling Technology and Modernization of Chiba Works ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ |
| Construction of New Stainless Steelmaking Shop with Highly Flexible Raw
Material Choice:Construction and Operationof No. 4 Steelmaking Shop at
Chiba Works Yuki Nabeshima, Shigeru Ogura, Sumio Yamada |
| Synopsis: Kawasaki Steel started materialization of modernization project of the Chiba Works to establish environmental-friendly iron and steel works directing toward the 21st century. This project includes construction of No. 4 steelmaking shop and No. 3 hot strip mill, and reorganization of the east area of the works. No. 4 steelmaking shop, located at the west area of the works, was designed to produce especially stainless steel and high carbon steel and to replace the old No. 1 steelmaking shop. In the steelmaking process, an introduction of smelting reduction-decarburization process realizes a wide range of raw material choice. To meet the demand for a clean ultra low carbon stainless steel, VOD and vertical-bending type continuous caster were adopted. The operation of this new steelmaking shop started in July 1994 and has successfully contributed to the improvement of productivity, product quality and reduction in costs. |
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