Specific pressure in steel rod rolling with grooves

In the design of roll stands for use in grooved steel rod rolling, the contact pressure between the rolls and the incoming workpiece is very important. This value can be estimated with the help of a number of analytical and seiniempirical models described in the published scientific and technical literature. In this study, the possibility of using numerical simulation in determining the contact pressure during the rolling of a round bar with oval grooves is analyzed. The results of the numerical analyses are then compared with those of two other modified analytical models.