2021 Nashville AISTech

Lightweight Work Roll Flattening Model for Severe Rolling Conditions (Room 207 B)

29 Jun 21
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Cold Sheet Rolling: I

Rolling models assuming a circular deformed roll profile have been successfully used for many years. They are known to have deficiencies on hard materials, thin gauges and low reductions. Modern numerical models with fully elastic roll deformation are a solution, but the computational cost is too high to have widespread use. A simplified model is presented that captures the essential elements of the fully elastic deformed roll shape, and can be applied on Bland-Ford-style rolling calculations.