Effect of Non-Uniform Temperature Field on Piece Rolled by Three-Roll Cross Wedge Rolling

Abstract

Defects of pieces rolled by cross wedge rolling (CWR) have great effect on its practical applications. With reference to the center-pressure method used often in the forging, the effects of non-uniform temperature field on defects were studied by using the three-roll CWR tests under different cooling conditions and the coupled thermo-mechanical finite element models. The porous can be reduced or even eliminated when the billets were rolled with a controlled non-uniform temperature filed. The optimal temperature gradient was determined by FEM, which can be used in practical applications.