Glossary
Rolling of long products - Cages and trains

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 a rolling cage or rolling mill.

Rolling mill

Set of cages (in one or more groups) used to achieve the reductions in cross-section necessary to obtain the...