Rolling (Metalworking) : From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Rolling (Metalworking) : From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Rolling (Metalworking) : From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Rolling (metalworking)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness and to make the thickness uniform. Rolling is classified according to the temperature of the metal rolled. If the temperature of the metal is above its recrystallization temperature, then the process is termed as hot rolling. If the temperature of the metal is below its recrystallization temperature, the process is termed as cold rolling. In terms of usage, hot rolling processes more tonnage than any other manufacturing process, and cold rolling processes the most tonnage out of all cold working processes.[1][2] There are many types of rolling processes, including ring rolling, roll bending, roll forming, profile rolling, and controlled rolling.
A rolling schematic
Contents
1 History 1.1 Iron and steel 1.2 Other metals 1.3 Modern rolling 2 Hot and cold rolling 2.1 Hot rolling 2.2 Cold rolling 3 Processes 3.1 Roll bending 3.2 Roll forming 3.3 Flat rolling 3.3.1 Foil rolling 3.4 Ring rolling 3.5 Structural shape rolling 3.6 Controlled rolling 4 Mills 4.1 Configurations 4.2 Tandem mill 5 Defects 5.1 Flatness and Shape 5.1.1 Profile 5.1.2 Flatness 5.2 Draft 5.3 Surface defects 6 See also
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History
Iron and steel
The invention of the rolling mill is attributed from Leonardo da Vinci.[3] Earliest rolling mills were slitting mills, which were introduced from what is now Belgium to England in 1590. These passed flat bars between rolls to form a plate of iron, which was then passed between grooved rolls (slitters) to produce rods of iron.[4] Later this began to be rerolled and tinned to make tinplate.[citation needed ] The earlier production of plate iron in Europe had been in forges, not rolling mills.[citation needed ] The slitting mill was adapted to producing hoops (for barrels) and iron with a halfround or other sections by means that were the subject of two patents of c. 1679.[citation needed ], Some of the earliest literature on rolling mills can be traced back to Christopher Polhem in 1761 in Patriotista Testamente, where he mentions History of the is wanted to tilt only one bar with a hammer.[citation needed] A patent was granted to Thomas Blockley of England in 1759 for the polishing and rolling of metals. Another patent was granted in 1766 to Richard Ford of England for the first tandem mill.[5] A tandem mill is one in which the metal is rolled in successive stands; Fords tandem mill was for hot rolling of wire rods.[citation needed ]
Slitting mill, 1813.
Other metals
Rolling mills for lead seem to have existed by the late 17th century. Copper and brass were also rolled by the late 18th century.
Modern rolling
Modern rolling practice can be attributed to the pioneering efforts of Henry Cort of Funtley Iron Mills, near Fareham, England. In 1783 a patent was issued to Henry Cort for his use of grooved rolls for rolling iron bars.[6] With this new design mills were able to produce 15 times the output per day than with a hammer.[7] Although Cort was not the first to use grooved rolls, he was first to combine the use of many of the best features of various ironmaking and shaping processes known at the time. Thus modern writers have called him father of modern rolling."
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The first rail rolling mill was established by John Birkenshaw in 1820, where he produced fish bellied wrought iron rails in lengths of 15 to 18 feet.[7] With the advancement of technology in rolling mills the size of rolling mills grew rapidly along with the size products being rolled. Example of this was at The Great Exhibition in 1851 a plate 20 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 7/16 of inch thick, weighed 1,125 pounds was exhibited by the Consett Iron Company.[7] Further evolution of the rolling mill came with the introduction of Three-high mills in 1853 used for rolling heavy sections.[citation needed ]
Cold rolling
Cold rolling occurs with the metal below its recrystallization temperature (usually at room temperature), which increases the strength via strain hardening up to 20%. It also improves the surface finish and holds tighter tolerances. Commonly cold-rolled products include sheets, strips, bars, and rods; these products are usually smaller
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than the same products that are hot rolled. Because of the smaller size of the workpieces and their greater strength, as compared to hot rolled stock, four-high or cluster mills are used.[2] Cold rolling cannot reduce the thickness of a workpiece as much as hot rolling in a single pass. Cold-rolled sheets and strips come in various conditions: full-hard, half-hard, quarter-hard, and skin-rolled. Full-hard rolling reduces the thickness by 50%, while the others involve less of a reduction.Skin-rolling, also known as a skin-pass, involves the least amount of reduction: 0.5-1%. It is used to produce a smooth surface, a uniform thickness, and reduce the yield point phenomenon (by preventing Lders bands from forming in later processing). It locks dislocations at the surface and thereby reduces the possibility of formation of Lders bands. To avoid the formation of Lders bands it is necessary to create substantial density of unpinned dislocations in ferrite matrix. It is also used to breakup the spangles in galvanized steel. Skin-rolled stock is usually used in subsequent cold-working processes where good ductility is required. Other shapes can be cold-rolled if the cross-section is relatively uniform and the transverse dimension is relatively small. Cold rolling shapes requires a series of shaping operations, usually along the lines of sizing, breakdown, roughing, semi-roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing. If processed by a blacksmith, the smoother, more consistent, and lower levels of carbon encapsulated in the steel makes it easier to process, but at the cost of being more expensive.[12]
Processes
Roll bending
Main article: Roll bender Roll bending produces a cylindrical shaped product from plate or steel metals .[13]
Roll forming
Main article: Roll forming Roll forming, roll bending or plate rolling is a continuous bending operation in which a long strip of metal (typically coiled steel) is passed Roll bending through consecutive sets of rolls, or stands, each performing only an incremental part of the bend, until the desired cross-section profile is obtained. Roll forming is ideal for producing parts with long lengths or in large quantities. There are 3 main processes: 4 rollers, 3 rollers and 2 rollers, each of which has as different advantages according to the desired specifications of the output plate.
Flat rolling
Flat rolling is the most basic form of rolling with the starting and ending material having a rectangular cross-section. The material is fed in between two rollers, called working rolls, that rotate in opposite directions. The gap between the two rolls is less than the thickness of the starting material, which causes it to deform. The decrease in material thickness causes the material to elongate. The friction at the interface between the material and the rolls
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causes the material to be pushed through. The amount of deformation possible in a single pass is limited by the friction between the rolls; if the change in thickness is too great the rolls just slip over the material and do not draw it in.[1] The final product is either sheet or plate, with the former being less than 6 mm (0.24 in) thick and the latter greater than; however, heavy plates tend to be formed using a press, which is termed forming, rather than rolling.[citation needed ] Often the rolls are heated to assist in the workability of the metal. Lubrication is often used to keep the workpiece from sticking to the rolls.[citation needed ] To fine tune the process the speed of the rolls and the temperature of the rollers are adjusted.[14] Foil rolling Foil rolling is a specialized type of flat rolling, specifically used to produce foil, which is sheet metal with a thickness less than 200 m (0.0079 in).[citation needed ] The rolling is done in a cluster mill because the small thickness requires a small diameter rolls.[8] To reduce the need for small rolls pack rolling is used, which rolls multiple sheets together to increase the effective starting thickness. As the foil sheets come through the rollers, they are trimmed and slitted with circular or razor-like knives. Trimming refers to the edges of the foil, while slitting involves cutting it into several sheets.[14] Aluminum foil is the most commonly produced product via pack rolling. This is evident from the two different surface finishes; the shiny side is on the roll side and the dull side is against the other sheet of foil.[15]
Roll forming
Ring rolling
Ring rolling is a specialized type of hot rolling that increases the diameter of a ring. The starting material is a thick-walled ring. This workpiece is placed between two rolls an idler roll, while another roll, called the driven roll, presses the ring from the outside. As the rolling occurs the wall thickness decreases as the diameter increases. The rolls may be shaped to form various cross-sectional shapes. The resulting grain structure is circumferential, which gives better mechanical properties. Diameters can be as large as 8 m (26 ft) and face heights as tall as 2 m (79 in). Common applications include rockets, turbines, airplanes, pipes, and pressure vessels.[9]
Controlled rolling
Controlled rolling is a type of thermomechanical processing which integrates controlled deformation and heat treating. The heat which brings the workpiece above the recrystallization temperature is also used to perform the heat treatments so that any subsequent heat treating is unnecessary. Types of heat treatments include the production
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of a fine grain structure; controlling the nature, size, and distribution of various transformation products (such as ferrite, austenite, pearlite, bainite, and martensite in steel); inducing precipitation hardening; and, controlling the toughness. In order to achieve this the entire process must be closely monitored and controlled. Common variables in controlled rolling include the starting material composition and structure, deformation levels, temperatures at various stages, and cool-down conditions. The benefits of controlled rolling include better mechanical properties and energy savings.[10]
Mills
A rolling mill, also known as a reduction mill or mill, has a common construction independent of the specific type of rolling being performed:[16] Work rolls Backup rolls - are intended to provide rigid support required by the working rolls to prevent bending under the rolling load Cross-sections of continuously rolled Rolling balance system - to ensure that the upper work and back structural shapes, showing the up rolls are maintain in proper position relative to lower rolls change induced by each rolling mill. Roll changing devices - use of an overhead crane and a unit designed to attach to the neck of the roll to be removed from or inserted into the mill. Mill protection devices - to ensure that forces applied to the backup roll chocks are not of such a magnitude to fracture the roll necks or damage the mill housing Roll cooling and lubrication systems Pinions - gears to divide power between the two spindles, rotating them at the same speed but in different directions Rolling mills Gearing - to establish desired rolling speed Drive motors - rolling narrow foil product to thousands of horsepower Electrical controls - constant and variable voltages applied to the motors Coilers and uncoilers - to unroll and roll up coils of metal Slabs are the feed material for hot strip mills or plate mills and blooms are rolled to billets in a billet mill or large sections in a structural mill. The output from a strip mill is coiled and, subsequently, used as the feed for a cold rolling mill or used directly by fabricators. Billets, for re-rolling, are subsequently rolled in either a merchant, bar or rod mill. Merchant or bar mills produce a variety of shaped products such as angles, channels, beams, rounds (long or coiled) and hexagons.
Configurations
Mills are designed in different types of configurations, with the most basic being a two-high non-reversing, which means there are two rolls that only turn in one direction. The two-high reversing mill has rolls that can rotate in both directions, but the disadvantage is that the rolls must be stopped, reversed, and then brought
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back up to rolling speed between each pass. To resolve this, the three-high mill was invented, which uses three rolls that rotate in one direction; the metal is fed through two of the rolls and then returned through the other pair. The disadvantage to this system is the workpiece must be lifted and lowered using an elevator. All of these mills are usually used for primary rolling and the roll diameters range from 60 to 140 cm (24 to 55 in).[8] To minimize the roll diameter a four-high or cluster mill is used. A small roll diameter is advantageous because less roll is in contact with the material, which results in a lower force and power requirement. The problem with a small roll is a reduction of stiffness, which is overcome using backup rolls. These backup rolls are larger and contact the back side of the smaller rolls. A four-high mill has four rolls, two small and two large. A cluster mill has more than 4 rolls, usually in three tiers. These types of mills are commonly used to hot roll wide plates, most cold rolling applications, and to roll foils.[8] Historically mills were classified by the product produced:[17]
Various rolling configurations. Key: A. 2-high B. 3-high C. 4-high D. 6high E&F. Cluster
Blooming, cogging and slabbing mills, being the preparatory mills to rolling finished rails, shapes or plates, respectively. If reversing, they are from 34 to 48 inches in diameter, and if three-high, from 28 to 42 inches in diameter. Billet mills, three-high, rolls from 24 to 32 inches in diameter, used for the further reduction of blooms down to 1.5x1.5-inch billets, being the preparatory mills for the bar and rod Beam mills, three-high, rolls from 28 to 36 inches in diameter, for the production of heavy beams and channels 12 inches and over. Rail mills with rolls from 26 to 40 inches in diameter. Shape mills with rolls from 20 to 26 inches in diameter, for smaller sizes of beams and channels and other structural shapes. Merchant bar mills with rolls from 16 to 20 inches in diameter. Small merchant bar mills with finishing rolls from 8 to 16 inches in diameter, generally arranged with a larger size roughing stand. Rod and wire mills with finishing rolls from 8 to 12 inches in diameter, always arranged with larger size roughing stands. Hoop and cotton tie mills, similar to small merchant bar mills. Armour plate mills with rolls from 44 to 50 inches in diameter and 140 to 180-inch body. Plate mills with rolls from 28 to 44 inches in diameter. Sheet mills with rolls from 20 to 32 inches in diameter. Universal mills for the production of square-edged or so-called universal plates and various wide flanged shapes by a system of vertical and horizontal rolls.
Tandem mill
A tandem mill is a special type of modern rolling mill where rolling is done in one pass. In a traditional rolling mill rolling is done in several passes, but in tandem mill there are several stands (>=2 stands) and reductions take place successively. The number of stands ranges from 2 to 18. Tandem mills can be either of hot or cold rolling mill types.
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Defects
In hot rolling, if the temperature of the workpiece is not uniform the flow of the material will occur more in the warmer parts and less in the cooler. If the temperature difference is great enough cracking and tearing can occur.[8]
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Another way to overcome deflection issues is by decreasing the load on the rolls, which can be done by applying a longitudinal force; this is essentially drawing. Other method of decreasing roll deflection include increasing the elastic modulus of the roll material and adding back-up supports to the rolls.[10] The different classifications for flatness defects are: Symmetrical edge wave - the edges on both sides of the workpiece are "wavy" due to the material at the edges being longer than the material in the center. Asymmetrical edge wave - one edge is "wavy" due to the material at one side being longer than the other side. Center buckle - The center of the strip is "wavy" due to the strip in the center being longer than the strip at the edges. Quarter buckle - This is a rare defect where the fibers are elongated in the quarter regions (the portion of the strip between the center and the edge). This is normally attributed to using excessive roll bending force since the bending force may not compensate for the roll deflection across the entire length of the roll. It is important to note that one could have a flatness defect even with the workpiece having the same thickness across the width. Also, one could have fairly high crown or wedge, but still produce material that is flat. In order to produce flat material, the material must be reduced by the same percentage across the width. This is important because mass flow of the material must be preserved, and the more a material is reduced, the more it is elongated. If a material is elongated in the same manner across the width, then the flatness coming into the mill will be preserved at the exit of the mill.
Draft
The difference between the thickness of initial and rolled metal piece is called Draft. Thus if is initial thickness and is final thickness, then the draft is given by
Roll deflection
The maximum draft that can be achieved via rollers of radius roller and the metal surface is given by
between the
This is the case when the frictional force on the metal from inlet contact matches the negative force from the exit contact.
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Surface defects
There are six types of surface defects:[19] Lap This type of defect occurs when a corner or fin is folded over and rolled but not welded into the metal.[20] They appear as seams across the surface of the metal. Mill-shearing These defects occur as a feather-like lap. Rolled-in scale This occurs when mill scale is rolled into metal. Scabs These are long patches of loose metal that have been rolled into the surface of the metal. Seams They are open, broken lines that run along the length of the metal and caused by the presence of scale. Slivers Prominent surface ruptures.
See also
Bernard Lauth John B. Tytus
Notes
1. 2. 3. 4. ^ a b Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 384. ^ a b Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 408. ^ http://www.mostredileonardo.com/site.asp?idSito=1&idLingua=10&idPagina=246 ^ Landes, David. S. (1969). The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present. Cambridge, New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. p. 91. ISBN 0-521-09418-6 ^ Roberts 1978, p. 5. ^ R. A. Mott (ed. P. Singer), Henry Cort: the great finer (Metals Society, London 1983), 31-36; English patents, nos. 1351 and 1420. ^ a b c Roberts 1978, p. 6. ^ a b c d e Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 385. ^ a b Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 387. ^ a b c d Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 388. ^ http://metalsforasteel.com ^ http://spaco.org/hrvscr.htm ^ Todd, Robert H.; Allen, Dell K.; Alting, Leo (1994), Manufacturing Processes Reference Guide (http://books.google.com/books?id=6x1smAf_PAcC), Industrial Press Inc., pp. 300304, ISBN 0-8311-3049-0. ^ a b http://www.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/aluminum-foil ^ Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 386 ^ Roberts 1978, p. 64. ^ Kindl, F. H. (1913), The Rolling Mill Industry (http://books.google.com/books?id=EIhAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA13), Penton Publishing, pp. 1319.
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18. ^ G Pin, V Francesconi, FA Cuzzola and T Parisini. Adaptive task-space metal strip-flatness control in cold multiroll mill stands. Journal of Process Control, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2012.08.008 19. ^ Definition of standard mill terms (http://www.webcitation.org/5nzOUAsA3), archived from the original (http://www.summitsteel.com/term.htm) on 03-04-2010, retrieved 03-04-2010. 20. ^ Glossary of Metalworking Terms (http://books.google.com/books? id=6zTREw5lrjMC&lpg=PA237&ots=mu2iYzPOC7&dq=rolling%20metalworking%20lap%20defect&pg=PA237#v =onepage&q&f=false), retrieved 2010-12-12.
Bibliography
Degarmo, E. Paul; Black, J T.; Kohser, Ronald A. (2003), Materials and Processes in Manufacturing (9th ed.), Wiley, ISBN 0-471-65653-4. Roberts, William L. (1978), Cold Rolling of Steel (http://books.google.com/books?id=nOrdxdGe8T8C), Marcel Dekker, ISBN 978-0-8247-6780-8.
Further reading
Roberts, William L. (1983), Hot Rolling of Steel (http://books.google.com/books?id=pqt_DwrJcXIC), CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8247-1345-4. Ginzburg, Vladimir B.; Ballas, Robert (2000), Flat Rolling Fundamentals (http://books.google.com/books?id=NeKG76F4KWUC), CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8247-8894-0. Lee, Youngseog (2004), Rod and bar rolling (http://books.google.com/books?id=ua_m3_sKOwYC), CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8247-5649-9. Swank, James M. (1965), History of the Manufacture of Iron in All Ages (http://books.google.com/books?id=xkVPNtRagDkC) (2nd ed.), Ayer Publishing, ISBN 978-0-83373463-1. Reed-Hill, Robert, et al. "Physical Metallurgy Principles" , 3rd Edition, PWS publishing, Boston, 1991. ISBN 978-0-534-92173-6. Callister Jr., William D., "Materials Science and Engineering - an Introduction" , 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2003. ISBN 0-471-13576-3
External links
How Liners Achieve the Desired Quality of the Product Being Rolled (http://www.askoinc.com/asko/askasko_answer.asp?page=linereffects) History of Rolling Mills (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/clydebridge/History%20of%20Steel%20Plant.htm#RollingMills) Key to metals: Steel Rolling (http://steel.keytometals.com/Articles/Art179.htm) Typical gauge distribution: Hot Rolled Steel (http://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/hot-strip-mill-gaugedistribution.html) Stockiest, Slitters & Distributors of Cold Rolled Steel (http://www.doshienterprises.com/cold_rolled_steel.asp) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rolling_(metalworking)&oldid=595426477" Categories: Rolling mills Metal forming
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