Steel Plates, Strips, Sections and Bars

Thermo-mechanical rolling is a rolling process

incorporating careful monitoring of both the rolling
temperature and also the reduction per pass. The greater
proportion of reductions per pass is generally carried
out close to the upper transformation temperature Ar3
where rolling in the two-phase temperature range may
be incorporated. Unlike normalising rolling, the properties
produced by thermo-mechanical rolling cannot
be reproduced by subsequent normalising or other heat
treatments. Products supplied in this condition are
designated bythe code TM.
Accelerated cooling following TM rolling may take
place if this process has been approved by GL. The
same applies to tempering treatments following TM
rolling.