IP Library Granted Patent US 7,146,836
Granted Patent B2
US 7,146,836 · App. 11/331,100 · Granted Dec 12, 2006

Piercing method for manufacturing of seamless pipe

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Patent No.
US 7,146,836
App. No.
11/331,100
Granted
Dec 12, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piercing method for manufacturing a seamless pipe capable of suppressing the rotary forging effects and suppressing the redundant shear strain without excessive narrowing of the roll diameter is provided. This method is characterized by holding a feed angle β and a cross angle γ of main rolls in a range satisfying the following expressions (1) to (3), setting the relationship between outer diameter “d 0 ” of the solid billet and the outer diameter “d” and thickness “t” of a hollow piece after piercing so as to satisfy the following expression (4), and further setting the relationship between inlet diameter D 1 and outlet diameter D 2 of the main roll with the above-mentioned “d 0 ”, “d” and γ so as to satisfy the following expression (5) 8°≦β≦20°  (1) 5°≦γ≦35°  (2) 15°≦β+γ≦50°  (3) 1.5≦−ψ r /ψ θ ≦4.5  (4) ( d/d 0 )/(0.75+0.025γ)≦ D 2 /D 1   (5) In the expression (4), ψ r =1n(2t/d 0 ) and ψ θ =1n{2(d−t)/d 0 }.

Claims (14)

1. A piercing method for manufacturing a seamless pipe, comprising:

holding a feed angle β and a cross angle γ of both-ends-supported cone-type main rolls provided to be opposite laterally or vertically across a pass line in a range satisfying the following expressions (1) to (3);

setting the relationship between the outer diameter “d 0 ” of a solid billet and the outer diameter “d” and thickness “t” of a hollow piece after piercing so as to satisfy the following expression (4); and

setting the relationship between inlet diameter D 1 and outlet diameter D 2 of the main rolls with the above-mentioned “d 0 ”, “d” and γ so as to satisfy the following expression (5)

8°≦β≦20°  (1)

5°≦γ≦35°  (2)

15°≦β+γ≦50°  (3)

1.5≦−ψ r /ψ θ ≦4.5  (4)

( d/d 0 )/(0.75+0.025γ)≦ D 2 /D 1   (5)

In the expression (4), ψ r 1n(2t/d 0 ) and ψ θ =1n{2(d−t)/d 0 }.

2. The piercing method according to claim 1 , wherein the relationship between the inlet diameter D 1 and the outlet diameter D 2 of the main rolls with the above-mentioned “d 0 ”, “d” and γ satisfies the following expression (6)

D 2 /D 1 ≦( d/d 0 )/(1.00−0.0027γ)  (6).

3. The piercing method according to claim 1 , wherein piercing is executed with a piercing ratio of 4.0 or more, and a pipe expansion ratio of 1.15 or more or a “wall thickness/outer diameter” ratio of the hollow piece of 6.5 or less.

4. The piercing method according to claim 2 , wherein piercing is executed with a piercing ratio of 4.0 or more, and a pipe expansion ratio of 1.15 or more or a “wall thickness/outer diameter” ratio of the hollow piece of 6.5 or less.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded May 14, 2019
From: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049165/0517 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2006
From: HAYASHI, CHIHIRO
To: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 017625/0329 →