Improvement on strip flatness of cold temper mills by modifying roll contour shape

A study on roll gap profile (strip profile) control was accomplished in a 1700 mm single-stand temper mill. Some critical problems such as the deviation of work roll contour caused by grinding and wear, the effectiveness of work roll bending were discussed. Using a finite element model, the effects of roll contours (ground and wear) on strip profile were investigated. The roll bending effect on strip thickness was also analyzed. It is pointed out that there are some special features of flatness control in the temper mill: during temper rolling, roll deformation is slight due to small rolling load, and the loaded roll gap profile mainly depends on work roll contour, while the backup roll has a little effect on gap crown; the effect of bending force on gauge can not be ignored due to the coupling between flatness control and gauge control. A new roll contour arrangement adaptable to the mill was presented and has been put into practical production. The application of the new set of rolls showed some good results: larger crown control range of work roll bender, higher rolling stability, better strip profile and flatness quality.     

六辊CVC轧机轧辊弯曲和压扁变形的有限元分析

采用非线性弹塑性有限元法,利用大型非线性有限元软件MSC.Marc建立了六辊CVC轧机轧制过程三维有限元仿真模型。模型将辊系弹性变形与轧件弹塑性变形耦合在一起,进行统一建模与分析。运用该模型分别改变工作辊弯辊力、中间辊弯辊力、中间辊横移量进行有限元模拟,得到了工作辊弯辊、中间辊弯辊、中间辊横移对六辊CVC轧机轧辊弯曲和压扁变形的影响规律。所建模型与分析结果可为六辊CVC轧机的板形控制研究提供理论数据与参考依据。     

VCR and ASR technology for profile and flatness control in hot strip mills

The roll contour pattern and variety of work and backup rolls in service and its effect on profile and flatness control performance in 1 700 mm hot strip mill at Wuhan Iron and Steel （Group） Corporation were tested and analyzed by the developed finite element models of different typical roll contours configurations. A rather smooth local work roll contour near strip edges and an increase in rolled length can be obtained by application of long stroke work roll shifting system with conventional work roll contours that is incapable of the crown control. In comparison with the conventional backup and work roll contours configuration, the crown control range by the roll bending force enhances by 12.79% and the roll gap stiffness increases by 25.26% with the developed asymmetry self-compensating work rolls（ASR） and varying contact backup rolls（VCR）. A better strip profile and flatness quality, an increase in coil numbers within the rolling campaign and a significant alleviated effect of severe work roll wear contours on performance of edge drop control are achieved by the application of ASR with crown control and wear control ability in downstream stand F5 and VCR in all stands of 1 700 mm hot strip mill.     

PC轧机辊系的三维建模与有限元分析

采用三维有限元法(ANSYS)建立PC轧机辊系的模型,并分析了PC轧机在不同工况下辊系弹性变形与工作辊/支撑辊的接触压力.计算结果表明,影响PC轧机轧件截面形状的主要因素是对辊交叉所产生的等效辊凸度.文中采用的建模与分析方法与其它方法相比,计算结果更为精确、可靠.     

Gauge-meter model building based on the effect of elastic deformation of rolls in a plate mill

The calculation error of the gauge-meter model will affect the gap setting precision and the self-learn precision of rolling force. The precision of the gauge-meter model is strongly influenced by plate width, working roll radius, backup roll radius, working roll crown, backup roll crown, and rolling force. The influence rules are hard to get by measuring. Taking a conventional 4-h plate mill as the research subject, these influences were transferred into the calculation of roll deflection and flattening deformation. To calculate these deformations, the theory of the influence function method was adopted. By modifying the traditional gauge-meter model, a novel model of the effect of roll elastic deformation on the gap setting was built by data fitting. By this model, it was convenient to analyze the variation caused by the rolling condition. Combining the elastic deformation model of rolls with the kiss-rolls method, a gauge-meter model was put forward for plate thickness prediction. The prediction precision of thickness was greatly improved by the new gauge-meter model.     

UC轧机中间辊非对称弯辊改善辊间压力分布

为了改善UC轧机辊间压力不均匀分布问题,采用中间辊非对称弯辊系统替代原有对称弯辊系统.应用影响函数法计算辊系变形,同时考虑辊缝中金属横向流动对带钢出口张力横向分布的影响,通过迭代方法计算出中间辊两端施加不同弯辊力后的辊间压力分布、出口厚度横向分布与出口张力横向分布.理论分析和实际应用结果表明,中间辊非对称弯辊可以改善辊间压力分布不均,降低轧辊磨损和减少轧辊辊面剥落,且不会影响成品带钢的厚度和板形.     

Improved model to solve influence coefficients of work roll deflection

According to the concept of virtual bending force, a rational explanation for SHOHET’s model was presented. Considering the deformation characters of the work rolls in four-high mill, the deformation model of the work roll was regarded as a cantilever beam and new influence coefficients were deduced. The effect of the bending force was taken into account independently. Therefore, the contribution to work roll deflection caused by rolling load, rolling pressure between rolls and bending force can be got from the new formulas. To validate the accuracy of the formulas, the results obtained from the new formulas were compared with those from SHOHET’s formulas. It is found that they highly coincide, which illustrates that the formulas are reliable.     

1780热连轧机轧辊的动力学分析

以1780热连轧机机组第五架轧机在轧制过程中发生振动为背景,建立轧辊三维模型,利用ANSYS软件对其进行动力学分析,计算出工作辊和支承辊的各阶模态参数。工作辊的第3阶和第11阶振型纵向变形较大,造成较大辊缝,对轧制厚度影响最大;支承辊的第1阶和第7阶振型轧辊纵向位移明显,五倍频振动是带材或轧辊表面产生明暗条件原因。     

热连轧轧机主要静态技术参数的测量方法与应用

对影响热轧轧机技术状态的主要静态技术参数进行了分析与评估,并对某中板厂2 800 mm中板轧机轴承座侧间隙、轧机机架的沉降、轧辊的水平度、轧辊辊系偏心等主要参数进行了现场测量和分析,为同类轧机维护维修和技术改造提供理论和实际依据。     

四辊轧机接触压力计算的有限元方法及最小磨辊量的确定

采用有限元方法研究在任意工况下四辊轧机工作辊／支承辊间接触压力沿横向分布的计算原理,并对冷轧工作辊最小磨辊量进行定量分析．与其它方法相比本方法具有应用方便、精度高的特点,可适用于不同的轧制工况．     

基于板形性能优化目标的支承辊辊形设计

研究了宽板带轧机辊形设计的原理和方法,提出了一种基于板形性能优化目标的支承辊辊形设计理念,并在某冷轧机组应用所设计的辊形,改善了支承辊磨损,提高了轧机的板形控制能力.     

Preset model of bending force for 6-high reversing cold rolling mill based on genetic algorithm

The hydraulic roll-bending device was studied, which was widely used in modern cold rolling mills to regulate the strip flatness. The loaded roll gap crown mathematic model and the strip crown mathematic model of the reversing cold rolling process were established, and the deformation model of roll stack system of the 6-high 1 250 mm high crown (HC) reversing cold rolling mill was built by slit beam method. The simulation results show that, the quadratic component of strip crown decreases nearly linearly with the increase of the work roll bending force, when the shifting value of intermediate roll is determined by the rolling process. From the first pass to the fifth pass of reversing rolling process, the crown controllability of bending force is gradually weakened. Base on analyzing the relationship among the main factors associated with roll-bending force in reversing multi-pass rolling, such as strip width and rolling force, a preset mathematic model of bending force is developed by genetic algorithm. The simulation data demonstrate that the relative deviation of flatness criterions in each rolling pass is improved significantly and the mean relative deviation of all five passes is decreased from 25.1% to 1.7%. The model can keep good shape in multi-pass reversing cold rolling process with the high prediction accuracy and can be used to guide the production process.     

Simulation of type selection for 6-high cold tandem mill based on shape control ability

A theoretical method for selecting strip rolling mill type that considered shape control ability was established using the figure alteration range that was worked by the alteration track of vector expressing strip＇s cross section （crown） to express the shape control ability of rolling mill. With the mathematical models and simulation software that were developed by the authors＇ own models, four types of mills were aimed, including HCM （6-high middle rolls shift type HC （high crown） -mill）, HCMW （6-high middle rolls and work rolls shift type HC-mill）, UCM （6-high middle rolls shift type HC-mill with middle roll bender） and UCMW （6-high middle rolls and work rolls shift type HC-mill with middle roll bender）, and the shape and crown control ability of every mill type was analyzed and compared. An appropriate arrangement mode of tandem mill was brought forward. The results show that UCMW mill is a perfect choice for controlling shape and crown, and the area of control characteristics curve of UCMW （or UCM） is twice than that of HCM, but UCM mill is also a good choice for its simple frame. In other word, the shape and crown controlling ability of UCMW mill is better than that of UCM mill, but the frame of UCM mill is simpler than that of UCMW mill. As for the final type of mill, should be synthetically decided by thinking over fund and equipment technology.     

Backup roll contour of a SmartCrown tandem cold rolling mill

SmartCrown was a new system developed by VAI for improving the strip profile and flatness control first applied in 1700mm tandem cold rolling mills at Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corporation (WISCO). After tracing and testing, the application of the conventional crown backup roll matching the SmartCrown work roll of the production mill led to heavy and nonuniform wear, and the edge spalling of the backup roll often occurred. A 3-dimension finite element model of roll stacks was established, which was used to analyze the above-mentioned problems, and it was found that the main reason was the highly nonuniform contact pressure distribution between the work roll and the backup roll. A new FSR (flexible shape backup roll) was developed and applied in 1700mm tandem cold rolling mills. A lot of good actual effects of FSR, such as evident improvement in profile and flatness of strips,non-occurring edge spalling, wear uniform, and remarkable decrease in roll consumption were validated by long-term industrial applications.     

Analysis of bending on the front end of sheet during hot rolling

The analysis of bending in finishing rolling was performed. An asymmetrical rolling force model was established, and the upper and lower neutral points were determined. Thc bending which resulted from the asymmetrical rolling force at the roll gap was studied and related flexibility equations were proposed according to elastic mechanics. Moreover, material mechanics was used to analyze the effects of temperature difference and self-weight on the bending out of the roll gap, and the flexibility equations were constructed. The main factors on bending were summed up, and the bending rule in the rolling could be obtained. In addition practical calculation was made with the production data of ribbon steel from Laiwu Iron ＆ Steel Group Co. Ltd.     

Analysis of the thermal profile of work rolls in the hot strip rolling process

A 2-dimension axisymmetric model was developed by the finite-difference method, which can be used to predict the transient temperature field and thermal profile of work rolls in the hot strip rolling process. To demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of the solution developed, the calculation results were compared with the production data of a 1700 mm hot strip rolling mill and good agreement was found between them. The effect of strip width and roll shifting on the thermal expansion of the work rolls was studied.It is found that the strip width has marked effect on the efficient thermal crown. Initially, when the rolling strip changes from narrow to wide, a bigger efficient thermal crown can be quickly achieved; afterwards, when the rolling strip changes from wide to narrow,not only the influence of uneven wear can be reduced but also the excessive efficient thermal crown can be avoided. It is also found that the work roll shifting has a determinate but not obvious effect on the reduction of the efficient thermal crown, and will make the strip shape unstable without being used properly.     

Development of centrifugal casting high speed steel rolls

The present study aims at developing the high speed steel (HSS) as roll materials to replace the traditional roll materials such as the alloy cast iron and powder metallurgical (PM) hard alloy. The HSS roll billet was formed by centrifugal casting, and the billet was rough machined after soften annealing heat treatment, then it was quenched and tempered to get suitable hardness and toughness. After that the HSS roll was finish machined to the final dimension of φ285 mm in the outer diameter, φ160 mm in the inner diameter and 120 mm in width and its surface hardness was tested. Finally the HSS roll was used in high speed wire rod mill. The test results show that a high and homogeneous hardness can obtain on the work surface of HSS rolls, the surface hardness is 63-65HRC and its variation is smaller than 2HRC. The impact toughness of this kind of HSS is about 16 J/cm2. The results of on-line service investigation in high speed wire rod mill indicate that the HSS rolls have excellent wear resistance, the     

板带轧制断面形状调节的影响规律研究

为了分析各种断面形状调节手段对各次断面形状的影响规律,以HC轧机为例,以倾辊、工作辊弯辊、工作辊非对称弯辊和中间辊横移作为断面形状调节手段,按照机理模型计算了各调节手段对1次、2次、3次和4次断面形状的影响系数,系统地揭示了各种调节手段对各次断面形状的影响规律,为断面形状在线控制模型的建立、实现提供了基础。     

弯辊和串辊对带钢板形影响

基于有限元软件ANSYS建立了冷轧六辊轧机的三维弹塑性有限元参数化模型。将轧机实体模型转换成有限元模型,根据轧机的工作方式提炼出边界条件和载荷条件,施加在有限元模型上。参数化模型采用ANSYS参数化设计语言APDL编写。通过修改程序中的参数,计算分析了弯辊力、中间辊的串辊量以及带钢宽度等参数对带钢形状和辊缝的影响。计算结果表明:当带钢宽度小于1 300 mm时,调整弯辊力对带钢板形的改变较为明显;当带钢宽度大于1 700 mm时,调整弯辊力对改变带钢板形的作用变得非常小,此时通过连续可变凸度轧辊（CVC）的串辊来调节板形更有效。该结论与冷轧厂实践结论一致。     

热轧窄带钢四辊轧机工作辊轴向窜动的原因及解决办法

对马钢400热带轧机的窜辊问题进行了分析,得出窜辊现象与轧制工艺、轧辊装配等因素有关,进而探讨了相应的改进措施.