Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University (Magnitogorsk, Russia):

V. A. Kharitonov, Cand. Eng., Professor, e-mail: hva-46@yandex.ru

Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University – Beloretsk affiliate (Beloretsk, Russia):

M. Yu. Usanov, Cand. Eng., Associate Prof., e-mail: barracuda_m@mail.ru

Drawing in monolithic draw dies is the primary and often nonalternative pressure metal treatment (PMT) method used in the wire manufacture for various purposes both in our country and abroad. Its effectiveness largely depends on the wire diameter and properties. Thus, when drawing wire of large diameters (>8.0 mm) from high-carbon steels (high-tensile reinforcing wire, spring wire, etc.), the stability of the process and the probability of metal fraction decreases. The use of classic roller draw dies increases the strain uniformity along the wire cross-section, reduces the force and multiplicity of drawing. However, the «circle-shaped section-circle» roller gauge system used in this process leads to a more complicated process, and most importantly, to a significant increase in production costs. In this paper, a comparative analysis of the drawing efficiency of a round billet with a diameter of 16.00 mm from steel grade 80 into a wire with a diameter of 14.25 mm (strain degree 21%) in one step in the classic monolithic draw die and roller draw dies: three-roller draw die with a spatially closed round gauge and three-roller draw die of radial shear strain. The latter is comparable to the well-known radial-shear rolling. The difference is that the energy is introduced into the deformation zone by applying a front pulling force, and the idler rollers rotate around the wire with a special drive. The authors used finite element modeling in the Deform-3d software package. The deformed state in processes with linear tensile strain was estimated by the distribution of the accumulated strain degree in the billet cross-section, and in processes with torsion – by the change in the curvature of the line applied to the side surface of the billet. The power parameters were determined in Deform-3d in the coordinates: drawing force – time of billet movement. The stress state was determined by the hydrostatic stress on the wire axis and the Cockcroft-Latham fracture criterion. It is established that the wire strain in a monolithic draw die is characterized by a significant strain inhomogeneity across the cross-section, monotonous flow, high energy consumption, and the wire collapsibility, especially of the mid-layers. The use of draw dies with a spatially closed round gauge reduces the drawing force by about 40%, reduces the degree of strain inhomogeneity along the cross-section, and increases the degree of accumulated strain. The radial-shear strain drawing significantly increases the degree of accumulated strain and provides grain grinding, especially in the surface layers of the wire.

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