6. Finishing operations

When the rolling operations are complete, the result is a coil, plate or sheet. Finishing operations are then carried out to :

• surface finishing, such as varnishing, lacquering, coating with protective lubricant or for further processing;

• prepare and pack products for shipment;

• correct defects that appear during the rolling and winding processes, or that are a consequence of these processes;

• complete the metallurgical treatments.

It is these particular operations that we address in this section. In particular, but without being exhaustive, we will look at the following points:

• surface degreasing ;

• heat treatment for metallurgical...