Wear Peculiarities of the Grooves of a Hot-Rolling Mill for Electric Copper

The wear pattern of working rolls that accompanies the hot graded rolling of electric copper in a combined process of casting and deformation has been studied. The depth of the worn layer over the contour of grooves in the first four rolling passages were measured. The increased wear of the grooves that roll the metal at the highest temperature has been revealed. The areas of wear localization over the contour of grooves have been stated. A conclusion has been drawn on the significant differences in the wear pattern during the rolling of steel and copper. It has been revealed that wear during electric copper rolling happens due to the flame erosion of the surface layers of rolls made from heat-resistant steel, as well as due to the intensive adhesion of copper to them; furthermore, there is hardly any mechanical or abrasive wear. Recommendations on the need to develop a special material for manufacturing rolls just for copper rolling have been made.