Investigation of thermomechanical behavior of a work roll and of roll life in hot strip rolling

Abstract

An integrated finite element-based model is presented for the prediction of the steady-state thermomechanical behavior of the roll-strip system and of roll life in hot strip rolling. The model is comprised of basic finite-element models, which are incorporated into an iterative-solution procedure to deal with the interdependence between the thermomechanical behavior of the strip and that of the work roll, which arises from roll-strip contact, as well as with the interdependence between the thermal and mechanical behavior. Comparison is made between the predictions and the measurements to assess solution accuracy. Then, the effect of various process parameters on the detailed aspects of thermomechanical behavior of the work roll and on roll life is investigated via a series of process simulations.