Experimental study on the axial-infeed incremental warm rolling process for spline shaft production

Author(s):  
Hongling Hou ◽  
Yongqiang Zhao ◽  
Minchao Cui ◽  
Shengdun Zhao
2011 ◽  
Vol 702-703 ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirofumi Inoue

In order to develop favorable textures for deep drawing of Al-Mg-Si and Mg-Al-Zn alloys that are promising as automotive body panels, we have adopted the symmetric/asymmetric combination rolling (SACR) process consisting of conventional symmetric rolling and subsequent asymmetric rolling at relatively low reduction. The combination of symmetric cold rolling and asymmetric warm rolling for AA6022 sheets leads to the formation of “TD-rotated β-fiber texture”, resulting in the evolution of {111} recrystallization texture after solution treatment at a high temperature. The SACR processed and solution-treated sheets show a high average r-value with small in-plane anisotropy, and consequently the limiting drawing ratio increases significantly, compared to that of the cold-rolled and solution-treated sheets. In the case of AZ31 magnesium alloy, the SACR process by hot rolling causes the formation of a unique texture, which shows two (0001) poles with tilt angles of 0 and −40 degrees from the normal direction (ND) toward the rolling direction (RD). In addition, subsequent annealing weakens intensity of the double-peak texture, so that the drawability is greatly improved in comparison with that of the conventional warm-rolled sheets with a strong basal texture. At the same time, yield strength decreases to some extent, but the SACR processed and annealed sheets exhibit a good balance of strength and formability due to a mixed texture with basal and tilt components.


2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 2821-2826 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wierzba ◽  
S. Mróz ◽  
P. Szota ◽  
A. Stefanik ◽  
R. Mola

The paper presents the results of the experimental study of the three-layer Al-Mg-Al sheets rolling process by the ARB method. The tests carried out were limited to single-pass symmetric and asymmetric rolling processes. An Al-Mg-Al package with an initial thickness of 4 mm (1-2-1 mm) was subjected to the process of rolling with a relative reduction of 50%. To activate the shear band in the strip being deformed, an asymmetry factor of av=2 was applied. From the test results, an increase in the tensile strength of the multi-layer Al-Mg-Al sheets obtained from the asymmetric process was observed. Microhardness tests did not show any significant differences in aluminium layer between respective layers of sheets obtained from the symmetric and the asymmetric process. By contrast, for the magnesium layer, an increase in microhardness from 72 HV to 79 HV could be observed for the asymmetric rolling. The analysis of the produced Al-Mg-Al sheets shows that the good bond between individual layers and grain refinement in the magnesium layer contributed to the obtaining of higher mechanical properties in the multi-layer sheets produced in the asymmetric process compared to the sheets obtained from the symmetric process.


2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 1344-1348
Author(s):  
Hong Mei Chen ◽  
Hua Shun Yu ◽  
Guang Hui Min ◽  
Yun Xue Jin

The microstructure and macrotexture of ZK60 alloy sheet were investigated through OM and XRD, which were produced by twin roll casting and sequential warm rolling. Microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 alloy changed from dendrite structure to fibrous structure with elongated grains and high density shear bands along the rolling direction after warm rolling process at different rolling parameters. The density of shear bands increased with the decreasing of the rolling temperature, or the increasing of per pass rolling reduction. Dynamic recrystallization could be found during the warm rolling process at and above 350oC, and many fine grains could be found in the shear band area. The warm rolled ZK60 alloy sheet exhibited strong (0001) basal pole texture. The formation of the shear bands tends to cause the basal pole tilt slightly to the transverse direction after warm rolling. The intensity of (0001) pole figure increased with the decreasing of rolling temperature, or the increasing of per pass rolling reduction.


Author(s):  
V. Venegas ◽  
O. Herrera ◽  
F. Caleyo ◽  
J. M. Hallen ◽  
T. Baudin

Low-carbon steel specimens, all within API (American Petroleum Institute) specifications, were produced following different thermomechanical paths. After austenization, the samples were rolled and recrystallized. The rolling process was carried out using different reduction-in-thickness degrees and finishing temperatures. The investigated steels showed similar microstructural features but differed considerably in their crystallographic textures and grain boundary distributions. After cathodic hydrogen charging, hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) was detected in the hot-rolled recrystallized steels, whereas the cold and warm-rolled recrystallized steels proved resistant to this damage. Among the investigated specimens, the HIC-stricken show either the strongest {001}ND texture fiber, the smallest fraction of low-angle grain boundaries, or the weakest {111}ND (γ) texture fiber ({hkl}ND representing crystallographic orientations with {hkl} planes parallel to the steel rolling plane). In contrast, the HIC-resistant steels show the weakest {001}ND texture fiber, the largest fraction of low-angle grain boundaries, and the strongest γ fiber. These results support the hypothesis of this and previous works, that crystallographic texture control, through warm rolling schedules, helps improve pipeline steel resistance to hydrogen-induced cracking.


2011 ◽  
Vol 702-703 ◽  
pp. 758-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan Nguyen Minh ◽  
Jurij J. Sidor ◽  
Roumen H. Petrov ◽  
Leo Kestens

The core loss and magnetic induction of electrical steels are dependent on the microstructure and texture of the material, which are produced by the thermo-mechanical processing. After a conventional rolling process, crystal orientations of the α-(//RD) and γ-(//ND) fibers are strongly present in the final texture. These fibers have a drastically negative effect on the magnetic properties of electrical steels. By applying asymmetric rolling, significant shear strains could be introduced across the thickness of the sheet and thus a deformation texture with more magnetically favorable components is expected. In this study, an electrical steel of 1.23 wt.% Si was subjected to asymmetric warm rolling in a rolling mill with different roll diameters. The evolutions of both deformed and annealed textures were investigated. The texture evolution during asymmetric warm rolling was analyzed by crystal plasticity simulations using the ALAMEL model. A good fit between measured and calculated textures was obtained. The annealing texture could be understood in terms of an oriented nucleation model that selects crystal orientations with a lower than average stored energy of plastic deformation.


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