3D FEM Modelling and Experimental Verification of the Rolls Wear during the Bar Rolling Process
Numerical modelling of the round bar rolling process, while considering the wear of the passes depending on their shape, was carried out within the present work. For the theoretical study of the rolling process, the Forge2008® was employed, which is finite element method-relying software that enables the thermomechanical simulation of rolling processes in a triaxial strain state. The wear model implemented in the Forge2008® permits no quantitative evaluation, but only comparative analysis of the wear of rolls. In order to use the results of simulation employing the simplified Archard model for the quantitative evaluation of roll wear, it is necessary to define the wear factor and hardness of the tool as a function of temperature. The paper present a methodology for the determination of the quantitative wear of rolls based on the results of computer simulations performed using the Forge2008® software for a selected round pass during rolling of round bars.