Title:Recalculation of Flow Stresses from Industrial Process Data for Heavy Plate Rolling Using a 2D Finite Element ModelAuthor(s):Erik Parteder, Klaus Zeman, Huiying Du, Rainer GrillAbstract:In hot rolling, the quantities rolling load, torque, and power consumption are important measurable process parameters. For the determination of rolling loads in hot flat rolling processes, like heavy plate rolling, Sims's model1 is a well-known approach represented by an analytical formula. The solution of Sims's equation leads to the multiplier Q, which is a function of the roll gap geometry. The rolling load is then computed by applying the width of the plate, the contact length, the multiplier, and an average material flow stress called kfm. This flow stress is commonly recalculated from process data as a function of temperature, pass strain, and a mean strain rate, applying the Sims model itself. One question arises from this method: Are the recalculated flow stresses physically based values or in other words, what is the (physical) meaning or interpretation of these values? The present paper tries to give an answer to this question by determining the influence of the roll gap geometry alternatively by means of a simple 2D FEM model which gives a corresponding multiplier referred to as QFE. Flow stresses are recalculated from a set of process data using both factors. The results are compared to experimental flow stress data from hot compression tests. It is shown, that the recalculated flow stresses using QFE are in better agreement with the laboratory data than the recalculated values using Sims's Q.Journal:Steel Research InternationalPublisher:WILEY-VCH VerlagISSN:1869-344XPage Reference:page 124-130, 7 page(s)Publishing:2/2012Volume:83Number:2