Three-dimensional thermomechanical coupled FEM analysis of static recrystallisation during two-pass tube tension reducing process

Abstract

In this paper, a thermal dynamic numerical method was carried out to model the austenite static recrystallisation behaviour of steel 33Mn2V used in new non-quenched/tempered oil well tubes at different deformation temperatures, strain rates, deformation amounts and initial microstructures. Based on the MARC/AutoForge software, a three-dimensional thermomechanical coupled elastoplastic finite element model (FEM) was applied to simulate static recrystallisation amount of the two-pass tube tension reducing process of steel 33Mn2V for oil well. The distribution law of static recrystallisation inside the workpiece is analysed. It is indicated that the simulation results are much reliable through comparison with experimental data.