Failure of high-chromium iron roll in compact strip production MILL

A case study published in « Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis« , july 2013.

A high chromium (HiCr) iron work roll broke in three pieces in finishing stand 4 in a compact strip production (CSP) mill of a steel company. The paper describes the causes of the roll failure manufactured from high chrome grade steel along with the precautionary measure.

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