Problem Rolling
1.- A 40 mm thick plate is to be reduced to 30 mm in one pass in a rolling
operation. Entrance speed= 16 m/min. Roll radius= 300 mm, and rotational speed=
18.5 rev/min. Determine: (a) the mínimum required coefficient of friction that would
make this rolling operation possible, (b) exit velocity under the assumption that the
plate widens by 2% during the operation, and (c) forward slip.
2.- A 2.0 in thick slab is 10.0 in wide and 12.0 ft long. Thickness is to be reduced in
three steps in a hot rolling operation. Each step will reduce the slab to 75% of its
previous thickness. It is expected that for this metal and reduction, the slab will
widen by 3% in each step. If the entry speed of the slab in the first step is 40 ft/min,
and roll speed is the same for the three steps, determine: (a) length and (b) exit
velocity of the slab after the final reduction.
3.- A series of cold rolling operations are to be used to reduce the thickness of a
plate from 50 mm down to 25 mm in a reversing two-high mill. Roll diameter= 700
mm and coefficient of friction between rolls and work= 0.15. The specification is
that the draft is to be equal on each pass. Determine: (a) minimum number of
passes required, and (b) draft for each pass?
4.- In the previous problem, suppose that the percent reduction were specified to
be equal for each pass, rather than the draft. (a) What is the minimum number of
passes required? (b) What is the draft for each pass?
5.- A continuous hot rolling mill has two stands. Thickness of the starting plate= 25
mm and width= 300 mm. Final thickness is to be 13 mm. Roll radius at each
stand= 250 mm. Rotational speed at the first stand= 20 rev/min. Equal drafts of 6
mm are to be taken at each stand. The plate is wide enough relative to its
thickness that no increase in width occurs. Under the assumption that the forward
slip is equal at each stand, determine: (a) speed vr at each stand, and (b) forward
slip s. (c) Also, determine the exiting speeds at each rolling stand, if the entering
speed at the first stand= 26 m/min.
6.- A continuous hot rolling mill has eight stands. The dimensions of the starting
slab are: thickness= 3.0 in, width= 15.0 in, and length= 10 ft. The final thickness is
to be 0.3 in. Roll diameter at each stand= 36 in, and rotational speed at stand
number 1= 30 rev/min. It is observed that the speed of the slab entering stand 1=
240 ft/min. Assume that no widening of the slab occurs during the rolling sequence.
Percent reduction in thickness is to be equal at all stands, and it is assumed that
the forward slip will be equal at each stand. Determine: (a) percent reduction at
each stand, (b) rotational speed of the rolls at stands 2 through 8, and (c) forward
slip. (d) What is the draft at stands 1 and 8? (e) What is the length and exit speed
of the final strip exiting stand 8?
7.- A plat that is 250 mm wide and 25 mm thick is to be reduced in a single pass in
a two-high Rolling mill to a thickness of 20 mm. The roll has a radius= 500 mm,
and its speed= 30 m/min. The work material has a strength coefficient= 240 MPa
and a strain hardening exponent= 0.2. Determine:(a) roll force, (b) roll torque, and
(c) power required to accomplish this operation.
8.- Solve Problem 7 using a roll radius = 250 mm.
9.- Solve Problem 7, only assume a cluster mill with working rolls of radius= 50
mm. Compare the results with the previous two problems, and note the important
effect of roll radius on force, torque and power.
10.- A 3.0 in thick slab that is 9 in wide is to be reduced in a single pass in a two-
high rolling mill to a thickness of 2.50 in. The roll has a radius= 15 in, and its
speed= 30 ft/min. The work material has a strength coefficient= 25,000 lb/in 2 and a
strain hardening exponent = 0.16. Determine: (a) roll force, (b) roll torque, and (c)
power required to accomplish this operation.
11.- A single-pass rolling operation reduces a 20 mm thick plate to 18 mm. The
starting plate is 200 mm wide. Roll radius= 250 mm and rotational speed= 12
rev/min. The work material has a strength coefficient = 600 MPa and a strength
coefficient = 0.22. Determine: (a) roll force, (b) roll torque,and (c) power required
for this operation.
12.- A hot rolling mill has rolls of diameter= 24 in. It can exert a maximum force =
400,000 lb. The mil has a maximum horsepower= 100 hp. It is desired to reduce a
1.5 in thick plate by the máximum possible draft in one pass. The starting plate is
10 in wide. In the heated condition, the work material has a strength coefficient=
20,000 lb/in2 and a strain hardening exponent = zero. Determine: (a) maximum
possible draft, (b) associated true strain, and (c) maximum speed of the rolls for the
operation.
13.- Solve Problem 12 except that the operation is warm rolling and the strain
hardening exponent n= 0.15. Assume the strength coefficient remains K = 20,000
lb/in2.
