Effect of Drawing Processes on Wire Breaking in Steel Wire Production

2014 ◽  
Vol 941-944 ◽  
pp. 1667-1670
Author(s):  
Ying Lei Xu

Wire breaking is a major factor in the impact of wire drawing production, and drawing process is an important factor causing the wire breaking, which cannot be ignored. In this paper, the impact of tension, bending stresses, centrifugal stresses, compression ratio of die arrangement and drawing speed in the process of the wire drawing process on wire breaking were calculated theoretically. Then the corresponding measurements to reduce the rate of wire breaking were proposed. The results show that the the tension of drawing process was the main factor, while choosing the right compression ratio and drawing speed according to the actual situation, the rate of wire breaking could be reduced effectively.

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Aristides Santana Martinez ◽  
Wei-Liang Qian ◽  
Leonardo Kyo Kabayama ◽  
Umberto Prisco

The efforts to increase the operating speed of the wire drawing process play a crucial role regarding the industrial productivity. The problem is closely related to various features such as heat generation, material plastic deformation, as well as the friction at the wire/die interface. For instance, the introduction of specific lubricants at the interface between the die and the wire may efficiently reduce the friction or in another context, induce a difference in friction among different regimes, as for the case of hydrodynamic lubrication. The present study systematically explores various aspects concerning the drawing process of an electrolytic tough pitch copper wire. To be specific, the drawing speed, drawing force, die temperature, lubricant temperature, and stress distributions are analysed by using experimental as well as numerical approaches. The obtained results demonstrate how the drawing stress and temperature are affected by the variation of the friction coefficient, die geometry, and drawing speed. It is argued that such a study might help in optimizing the operational parameters of the wire drawing process, which further leads to the improvement of the lubrication conditions and product quality while minimizing the energy consumption during the process.


2016 ◽  
Vol 716 ◽  
pp. 76-84
Author(s):  
Maciej Suliga

The essential purpose of the work was to determine the phenomena that occur in multipass wire drawing process of high carbon steel wires with high speed in hydrodynamic dies and to assess their influence on moulding the wire properties after the drawing process. The multiparameter analysis of the issues has involved the theoretical dissection of the phenomena arising in high speed wire drawing process in hydrodynamic dies with the usage of the finite element method supported by the experimental multipass drawing process in industrial conditions. On the basis of numerical analysis the influence of drawing speed on wire temperature was estimated. For final wires the investigation of mechanical properties, topogrhaphy of wire surface, the amount of lubricant on the wire surface, the pressure of lubricant in hydrodynamic dies were determined.


Author(s):  
Yu. L. Bobarikin ◽  
Yu. V. Martyanov

The parameters of wire production affecting the distribution of residual stresses and strains on the wire cross section are considered. It is determined that the modes of coarse drawing can affect the complex of mechanical properties of thin wire due to the uneven distribution of equivalent stresses and strains. The rough drawing speed is chosen as the investigated parameter.The effect of the coarse drawing rate of high-carbon steel wire on the distribution of equivalent residual stresses and strains over the wire cross section is studied by numerical simulation of wire drawing at different speeds by the finite element method. The values of equivalent residual stresses for the selected drawing route along the wire cross-section zones are determined. The analysis of the equivalent stress distribution over the wire cross section is made.It is shown that the increase in the speed of coarse drawing increases the uniformity of the distribution of equivalent residual stresses, does not have a negative effect on the deformed state of the wire, increases the absolute values of equivalent residual stresses, slightly reduces the absolute values of residual deformations.


Author(s):  
P Tiernan ◽  
M T Hillery

Dieless wire drawing is the process of causing a reduction in a wire diameter without the use of conventional wire drawing dies. The wire, axially loaded with a force, is heated to an elevated temperature to initiate plastic deformation. The mechanics of this novel drawing process and a theoretical analysis of the deformation are discussed in this paper. The results of an experimental drawing programme carried out with mild steel wire at temperatures between 400 and 900°C are also presented. Mathematical models were developed and used to describe and predict the process deformation and both the stress and temperature distribution profile along the workpiece. A machine was designed and manufactured to facilitate an experimental programme of dieless drawing. The machine permitted continuous drawing of wire, while the reduction ratio, drawing load and temperature were automatically controlled using a personal computer. A finite element (FE) model of the wire was developed, and the results obtained from the FE analysis show good agreement with those obtained from both the experimental work and the mathematical modelling. Results obtained confirm that a complicated interdependence of the process parameters exists during the dieless drawing process.


2007 ◽  
Vol 340-341 ◽  
pp. 683-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Kon Lee ◽  
Won Ho Hwang ◽  
Dae Cheol Ko ◽  
Byung Min Kim ◽  
Woo Sik Ko

High speed multi pass wet wire drawing has become very common for production of high carbon steel cord because of the increase in customer demand and production rates in real industrial fields. Although the wet wire drawing is preformed at a high speed usually above 1000 m/min, greater speed is required to improve productivity. However, in the high carbon steel wire drawing, the wire temperature rises greatly as the drawing speed increase. The excessive temperature rise makes the wire more brittle and finally leads to wire breaks. In this study, the variations in wire temperature during wet wire drawing process were investigated. A multi pass wet wire drawing process with 21 passes, which was used to produce steel cord, was redesigned by considering the increase in temperature. Through a wet wire drawing experiment, it was possible to increase the maximum final speed from 1000 m/min to 2000 m/min.


Author(s):  
S. K. Lee ◽  
B. M. Kim ◽  
W. S. Ko

High speed wet wire drawing has become very common for the production of fine high-carbon steel wire (up to 0.70wt%C) because of the increase in customer demand and production rates in real industrial fields. Although the wet wire drawing process is performed at a high speed usually above 1000m/min, greater speed is required to improve productivity. However, in the high-carbon steel wire drawing process, the wire temperature rises greatly as the drawing speed increases. The excessive temperature rise makes the wire more brittle and finally leads to wire breakage. Therefore, the control of wire temperature is very important. In this study, the variations in wire temperature during the high speed wet wire drawing process were investigated. A multi-stage wet wire drawing process with 21 passes, which is used to produce steel wire, was redesigned by considering the increase in temperature. In order to apply the redesigned pass, a new wet wire drawing machine was developed. Through a wet wire drawing experiment with the new drawing machine and the redesigned pass, it was possible to increase the maximum final drawing speed to 2000m/min without the deterioration of the qualities of drawn wire.


2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 403-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Suliga

Abstract In this work the analysis of the wire drawing process in hydrodynamic dies has been done. The drawing process of φ5.5 mm wire rod to the final wire of φ1.7 mm was conducted in 12 passes, in drawing speed range of 5-25 m/s. For final wires of φ1.7 mm the investigation of topography of wire surface, the amount of lubricant on the wire surface and the pressure of lubricant in hydrodynamic dies were determined. Additionally, in the work selected mechanical properties of the wires have been estimated. It has been shown that in the drawing process under hydrodynamic lubrication by drawing speed of 25 m/s the phenomena of uncontrolled formation of the surface and the diameter of the wire appears, and in the process the compressive stresses eliminating cracks on the wire surface occur, causing further smoothing. The wires drawn hydrodynamically in speed of 25 m/s, besides clearly worse properties compared to the wires drawn hydrodynamically at speeds in the range of 5 to 20 m/s, also exhibit large dimensional variations.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5769
Author(s):  
Monika Kucharska ◽  
Sylwia Wiewiórowska ◽  
Jacek Michalczyk ◽  
Andrzej Gontarz

In the work, the results of the research concerned with the TRIP (Transformation Induced Plasticity) steel wire drawing process in experimental and theoretical ways are shown. The wire drawing process tests on the experimental way were conducted in both laboratories as well as industrial conditions, with the use of two drawing speeds (1.6 and 6 m/s) and two drawing schemes (low and high single reductions). The mechanical properties of wires drawn with high drawing speed equal to 6 m/s showed higher values of mechanical properties for wires drawn with low single reductions than for wires drawn with high single reductions. Such a phenomenon contradicts the theory of drawing wires from steel with a ferritic-pearlitic structure and must be related to TRIP structure and the presence of retained austenite in it, which is transformed into martensite during the deformation process. In order to explain this phenomenon, the theoretical wire drawing process analysis was conducted with the use of the Drawing 2D program based on the finite element method. On the base of the simulation, a large increase in temperature was found on the surface for wires drawn with high drawing speed and low single reductions, which can cause the blocking of transformation retained austenite into martensite and thus a decrease in Rm. To confirm this thesis, further studies will include tests of the amount of retained austenite in wires obtained during experimental tests.


2020 ◽  
Vol 989 ◽  
pp. 684-690
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Konstantinov ◽  
Boris Zaritskiy ◽  
Denis Pustovoytov

Cold-drawn high-carbon steel wire with pearlite microstructure is one of the most popular raw materials for modern reinforcing ropes. Lamellae thinning, changes in interlamellar interface and metallographic texture, strain localization is the main property-forming phenomena in the wire drawing process. However, the experimental study of these phenomena dynamics is difficult and time-consuming. Drawing process of pearlitic steel wire was investigated. Behavior of pearlite colonies on the surface and the central layer of the wire were researched, based on the multiscale computer simulation. Cementite lamellae orientation in relation to the drawing axis, interlamellar spacing and shape of cementite inclusions were key factors. Regularities of the pearlite colonies reorientation, changing the shape and size of cementite lamellae and strain localization in the ferrite were established on the basis of FEM. It was established that the cementite lamellae, that are parallel to the drawing axis, had the maximum thinning. Interlamellar distance in pearlite colonies with such lamellae changed most intensively. Cementite lamellae, that are perpendicular to the drawing axis, are the most susceptible to fracture. It was found out that for certain values interlamellar distance this effect can be reduced. Intensive reorientation of pearlite colonies in relation to the drawing axis was observed in the case of their location at an angle to the drawing direction. At the same time, there was a significant bending of cementite lamellae and their susceptibility to fragmentation. Estimated values of the wire mechanical properties were compared with a real experiment. The simulation results were verified by metallographic analysis.


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