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A Laboratory Steckel Mill Simulation
Author(s) -
Hinton John S.,
Bey John H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
steel research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 1611-3683
DOI - 10.1002/srin.200806352
Subject(s) - hot working , rolling mill , metallurgy , manufacturing engineering , mechanical engineering , process (computing) , materials science , process engineering , computer science , engineering , microstructure , operating system
The recrystallisation of AISI430 ferritic stainless steel during hot working is considered crucial for developing suitable product properties for sheet metal forming. Attention has focused on the ability to accurately reproduce the process route conditions of hot Steckel mill rolling at the laboratory scale. The variability was considered through five complex simulations on the IMMPETUS thermomechanical compression (TMC) test machine. This paper presents the methods employed to translate the industrial practice into laboratory based experiments, and the development of the simulation to a satisfactory level. This paper includes a discussion of the quality of the simulation, particularly with regard to its use as a tool for analysing metallurgical changes.