The Flat-rolling Process:

Roll Force, Torque, and Power Requirements

Rolls apply pressure on the flat strip to reduce its
thickness, resulting in a roll force, F
Roll force in flat rolling can be estimated from
Total power (for two rolls) is
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avg
LwY F =
L = roll-strip contact length
w = width of the strip
Y
avg
= average true stress of the strip
000 , 33
2
hp) (in Power
000 , 60
2
kW) (in Power
FLN
FLN
x
x
=
=
The Flat-rolling Process:
Roll Force, Torque, and Power Requirements
EXAMPLE 13.1
Calculation of Roll Force and Torque in Flat-rolling
An annealed copper strip 228 mm wide and 25 mm thick is
rolled to a thickness of 20 mm in one pass. The roll radius
is 300 mm, and the rolls rotate at 100 rpm. Calculate the
roll force and the power required in this operation.
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The Flat-rolling Process:
Roll Force, Torque, and Power Requirements
Solution
Roll-strip contact length is calculated through geometry,
Absolute true strain of the strip is
Average true stress is
The roll force is
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20
25
ln =

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+

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= s
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f o
h h R L
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1000
250
1000
7 . 38
= - - = =
avg
LwY F
) MPa 180 2 / 280 80 = +
The Flat-rolling Process:
Roll Force, Torque, and Power Requirements
Solution
With 100 rpm, the total power is calculated from
Force and the power requirements is difficult to obtained
due to (a) the exact geometry between the roll and the
strip and (b) coefficient of friction and the strength of the
material in the roll gap
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000 , 66
100
1000
7 . 38
10 74 . 1 2
000 , 66
2
6
= - - - - = = x
xFLN
Power