Chen Qifeng
2026, 55(3): 35-38.
The improved production process technology of "horizontal continuous casting of billets - pre-finishing rolling - homogenization annealing - milling - cold rolling - finishing" was adopted to produce tin bronze strip materials. Through theoretical analysis of the roll diameter and roll shape of the roughing mill, rolling pressure, number of rolling passes, rolling deformation rate, tension of the strip during rolling, homogenization annealing, and double-sided milling of the strip, detailed process regulations for pre-finishing rolling, homogenization annealing, and double-sided milling were formulated. The test samples were analyzed and compared using Vickers hardness, tensile test, metallography, and energy consumption calculation methods. It was concluded that after the tin bronze strip material was subjected to 30% pre-finishing rolling process, the surface grain structure was broken into sheet-like structure, and the Sn element was distributed more uniformly in the intergranular region. During the homogenization annealing process, the number of annealing twinning crystals increased significantly, and the internal structure was more uniform. Compared with the traditional process, the total energy consumption of the improved production process was reduced by 3.57 kgce/t, and the total processing energy consumption was decreased.