Thermal-mechanical modelling of hot, warm and cold rolling is presented. The dependence of the accuracy and consistency of the predictions on the boundary conditions - heat transfer and friction - and on the initial conditions - The resistance of the material to deformation - is discussed.

Inhalt
1 Introduction.- 2 Material Properties and Interfacial Friction.- 2.1 Resistance to Deformation.- 2.2 Friction in the Flat Rolling Process.- 3 One-Dimensional Models of Flat Rolling.- 3.1 Conventional Models.- 3.2 Refinement of the Conventional Models.- 3.3 Comparison of Mathematical Models of Flat Rolling.- 3.4 Further Substantiation of the Predictive Capabilities of One- Dimensional Models.- 4 Thermal-Mechanical Finite-Element Modelling of Flat Rolling.- 4.1 Rigid-Plastic Finite-Element Method.- 4.2 Heat Transfer.- 4.3 Results of Computations.- 4.4 Experimental Substantiation of the Model's Predictions.- 4.5. Role of the Heat Transfer Coefficient.- 5 The Role of the Shape Coefficient in Modelling of the Flat Rolling Process.- 5.1 Correlation between the Shape Coefficient and Load Parameters.- 5.2 The Effect of the Shape Coefficient on Strain and Strain Rate Distributions.- 6 Conclusions.- References.- Author Index.