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Heat treatment furnace facilities for the steel industry

HICON/H2® annealing and coating lines (ACL)

After cold rolling, the highly worked non-grain-oriented electrical steel strip (NGO) is recrystallized in a horizontal continuous
furnace and the grain size is adjusted by secondary recrystallization. A thin layer of insulating lacquer is then applied in-line
using a roller coater, in order to reduce eddy current losses in the electrical motor and prevent corrosion. The process steps for
this production step are as follows:

Multi-stage strip cleaning

Rapid strip heating in the heating up section of the continuous furnace (optionally with rapid heating systems up to
500K/s)
Option: decarburization to prevent magnetic aging
Annealing for recrystallisation and discontinuous grain growth in process atmosphere
Controlled cooling in the slow cooling zone and final cooling zone
Coating by roller coater and drying in a floater furnace

The special design features of this system deliver the following advantages:

Lowest dewpoints due to excellent furnace sealing concept and up to 100 % hydrogen process atmosphere avoid surface
oxidation, especially for the highest quality electrical steel grades
(> 2.5 Si) at annealing temperatures > 1000 °C
Homogeneous slow cooling over the width of the strip in the cooling zone for optimum flatness → good punching and
laser cutting properties of the electrical steel strip
Material temperatures up to > 1100°C feasible, especially for highly-efficient power plant grades such as M230-50A (> 3%
Si)
Strip as thin as 0.18 mm can be produced for high-frequency applications
Resource-saving and tailor-made furnace design to minimize wear part, utility and investment costs
The very latest burner/radiant tube technology and rapid heating-up systems for high heating gradients, ensuring efficient
decarburization and improved texture (crystalline orientation)
Process simulation before heat treatment makes it possible to identify suitable annealing programs to achieve the specified
magnetic and mechanical properties
Hydrogen regeneration units, which provide hydrogen savings of up to 50 %, are available

Annealing and coating line

Horizontal radiant tube furnace

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3D model of a horizontal radiant tube furnace

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