By finite-element simulation of the rolling of a Ø957 mm wheel blank on a horizontal six-roll wheel-rolling mill, it is established that rolling resulting in a 18–20 mm axial reduction of the rim minimizes its thickness variation and prevents an abrupt change in the thickness of the web at the junction between its forged and rolled portions.
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Translated from Metallurg, No. 5, pp. 46–51, May, 2017.
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Snitko, S.A., Yakovchenko, A.V. Influence of the Axial Reduction Conditions on the Variation in the Thickness of a Wheel Rim at the Initial Stage of Rolling. Metallurgist 61, 387–393 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-017-0505-x
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