Abstract
The story of hot strip mill development has been one of gradual evolution, with occasional step changes of direction; evolution as the engineers pursued the next incremental development, changes of direction as economic imperatives forced a re-evaluation of the whole path of technical development. The first three generations pursued economies of scale in a growing market. The next two Generations – IV and V – represent a shift in direction towards lower capital outlay per tonne and lower specific energy use.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 232-237 |
| Journal | Steel Times |
| Volume | 229 |
| Issue number | 7/8 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2001 |