Synthetic lubricants in cold strip rolling

Abstract

The embedded-pin technique is used to monitor the variation of the interfacial forces during cold rolling of aluminium slabs. The results confirm earlier conclusions, indicating that the frictional coefficient is a strong function of the process and material parameters. Coefficient of friction values deduced from forward slip measurements are close to the present data, confirming that in spite of several drawbacks of the experimental technique, it can yield very useful results. Lubricants are shown to reduce the loads on the rolling mills in a significant manner.