A study of cold strip rolling

The effect of roll deformation on separating forces. in c~ld strip. rolling is stud~ed. The deformed roll shape is determined by a two dtmenstonal fin~te elemen! roultne. The results are then incorporated in an analysis of the mechamcs of ro~hng. The technique consists of assembling individual slabs bo~nded by planes p_asstng through nodnl points on the arc of contact- for each of whtch an exact solutwn for the roll pressure is obtained. Comparison to the solution of _Oro wan's equations sh~ws. that the present technique is reasonably accurate. Compartson to ~ala f':om. a prelumnary set of experiments shows that the technique deserves further tnvesttgatwn