Finite Element Analysis of Thin Strip Profile in Asymmetric Cold Rolling Considering Work Roll Crossing and Shifting

Abstract:

Cold rolled thin strip has received a great deal of attention through technological and theoretical progress in the rolling process, as well as from researchers who have focused on some essential parameters of strip such as its shape and profile. This paper describes the development of a 3-D finite element model of the shape of thin strip during cold rolling to simulate the cold rolling of WCS (work roll crossing and shifting) in asymmetric rolling. This finite element model considers the asymmetrical rolling parameters such as variations in the diameters of the rolls and the crossing angle as the work roll shifts on the strip during cold rolling. The shape and profile of the strip are discussed in the asymmetrical and symmetrical rolling conditions, while the total rolling force and distribution of stress are discussed in the case where the roll cross angle and axial shifting roll changes. The results can then be used to control the shape and profile of thin strip during rolling.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1061-1062)
• Pages: 515-521
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1061-1062.515
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Abdulrahman Aljabri, Zheng Yi Jiang, Dong Bin Wei
• Keywords: Asymmetrical Rolling, Strip Profile, Thin Strip, Tinite Element Modelling, Work Roll Crossing, Work Roll Shifting

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