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Rolling of long products - Cages and trains

Author: Claude BATAILLE

Publication date: December 10, 2025 | Lire en français

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    4. Glossary

    Rolling stand

    A basic component of a rolling mill, it is equipped with two (or even three) grooved cylinders that reduce the cross-section of the rolled product.

    Yield

    Difference between the distance between the cylinders before the bar passes through and during the passage of the bar due to rolling forces.

    Rolling descent (or calibration diagram); Pass design

    Document defining the sequence of grooves (and their settings) used on the different cages of a rolling mill to obtain the various finished products from the semi-finished product.

    Empoise; Roll chocks

    Bearings (usually 2) supporting the rolling cylinders.

    Iron intake; Feeding stock

    Section of the product entering...

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