AboutP.G.Panikkar Expertise I can answer questions about sintering plants, Raw material Handling and iron making
Experience I worked in sinterplants, rawmaterial handling plants and iron making units in Indian and Nigerian steelplants
Organizations Engineeringconsultancy.info
Education/Credentials Batchelor in Science and chartered Engineer in Metallurgical Engineering
Past/Present Clients MahadevIspat,Steel authority of India, Ajaoktta steelplant, Ispat Metallics India Ltd,Rourkela,Bokaro, Visakhapatnam SteelPlant(RINL),Gharda chemicals
Question What is the need to Normalize the Steels after rolling?
Effect of such normalizing ?
Effect of using un-normalizing rolled metal plates ?
Answer Please look in to Wikipedia by google search and read
"Normalizing: Carbon steel is heated to approximately 55 °C above Ac3 or Acm for 1 hour; this assures the steel completely transforms to austenite. The steel is then air-cooled, which is a cooling rate of approximately 38 °C (100 °F) per minute. This results in a fine pearlitic structure, and a more-uniform structure. Normalized steel has a higher strength than annealed steel; it has a relatively high strength and ductility."
If more details are needed you may refer to any Good book in Physical Metallurgy and heat treatment like Lakhtin, Reed Hill etc
I will be traveling till 5thNovember 09.Hence I will not be able to answer your questions in all exoerts.com till I return .
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