The effect of lubrication on mill loads during hot rolling of low carbon steel strips

摘要

Hot rolling experiments have been conducted, usinglow carbon steel strips. The effects of water, oil/water emulsions,neat oil and dry conditions at the roll/strip surfae, on the resultingloads and temperatures were examined. The 1 : 1000 oil-to-watermix appeared to lower the mill loads the most. Doubling the oilvolume was found to have a deleterious effect and did not createany further load reductions. 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.