Bar and Rod Mill Modeling System for Improved Roll Pass Design and Process Selection

摘要

An object-oriented computer model for simulation of the thermo-mechanical-metallurgical processing in bar and rod rolling mills is described. The model includes interactive roll groove design and roll pass evaluation, plus prediction of rolling loads, process temperatures and metallurgical structure. The model can be applied to a wide range of products and rolling mill arrangements, from rapid roughing mills to Reducing/Sizing Mill finishing blocks.