Study on Unsteady Deformation Law in Roughing Stage of Continuous Hot Strip Rolling

Abstract

The vertical-horizontal rolling in roughing stage of continuous hot strip rolling is a common production technique of controlling slab width effectively. Vertical rolling will induce dog-bone, width loss and fish tail in unsteady deformation zone of slab head and tail. A 3D elastic-plastic FEM model for roughing stage of continuous hot strip rolling was established using ABAQUS/Explicit and research on the influences of those technical parameters such as slab width, slab thickness, reduction of vertical roll and horizontal roll on unsteady deformation of metal was carried out. The research work provides a scientific basis for the optimization of roughing rolling technical schedule.