Study of rollers box passes influence on formation of thermocyclic fractures under conditions of 3270/150 wire rod hot mill of “Belorussky steel-works – managing company of “BMK” holding
Rollers with box passes are widely used in long products manufacturing, that can be explained by better gripping ability and a high drawing out coefficient. However, along with the stated advantages there are considerable drawbacks – formation of an erosion net at a pass bottom and side fractures at side outlets. Study of main technological parameters of rolling process influence on wear, its value and character of distribution along a pass perimeter. Possibilities shown to decrease or redistribute the wear aimed at an increase of rollers service life. Results of reasons study of thermocyclic fractures formation at side outlets of box passes presented. By application of simulation three digital experiments were made: a base one – according to parameters of existing technological process and two being proposed, in which a pass outlet geometry was varied, estimated its influence on the side surface heating, contact pressure and contact with strip. Based on the experiments simulation results analysis the following was determined: formation of side fractures takes place as a result of uneven temperature expansion of side surface and pass bottom; considerably longer contact of box pass outlets results in critical expanding thermal stresses at its surface. Besides, it was determined, that by a pass outlet geometry changing it is possible to control the dynamic of thermal expanding of a pass surface and considerably decrease it.