Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill

Rolling of metals has found applications in automotive, construction, agriculture, railroads, housing, metal furniture making, home appliances, electronic cabinetry, pipes and tubing etc. These have as well contributed to human and environmental sustainability. Nevertheless, the applications of meta...

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Main Authors: Chughiefe, Lucky, Ebunilo, Patrick Okechukwu, Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly, Erhinyodavwe, Onoriode
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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author Chughiefe, Lucky
Ebunilo, Patrick Okechukwu
Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly
Erhinyodavwe, Onoriode
author_facet Chughiefe, Lucky
Ebunilo, Patrick Okechukwu
Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly
Erhinyodavwe, Onoriode
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description Rolling of metals has found applications in automotive, construction, agriculture, railroads, housing, metal furniture making, home appliances, electronic cabinetry, pipes and tubing etc. These have as well contributed to human and environmental sustainability. Nevertheless, the applications of metal rolling processes and machines have not been adequately harnessed in our locality due to unavailability of the rolling machine in small scale industries, laboratories and workshops in institutions of learning in the region. Annealing heat treatment was carried out on a mild steel round bar of 50 mm diameter and length of 200 samples. The samples were charged into an SXL muffle furnace with an annealing temperature of 950oC. The mechanical properties and the microstructure of the rolled mild carbon steel were evaluated. The results of the performance evaluation of the machine through assessment of the metallurgical characteristics of the rolled products from the machine and assessment of mechanical properties such as tensile strength and hardness of the rolled products from the machine showed an increase in the tensile strength from 250.85 MPa to 258.85 MPa, an increase in the ultimate tensile strength from 535.88 MPa to 540.05 MPa, an increase in the hardness from 140 HV to 145 HV, and a decrease in the percentage ductility of the mild carbon steel from 56% to 51%. Also, the optical micrograph of the rolled samples shows a coarse microstructure of grain refinement from slipping and pilling of dislocations.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:253852025-06-24T04:10:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25385/ Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill Chughiefe, Lucky Ebunilo, Patrick Okechukwu Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly Erhinyodavwe, Onoriode Rolling of metals has found applications in automotive, construction, agriculture, railroads, housing, metal furniture making, home appliances, electronic cabinetry, pipes and tubing etc. These have as well contributed to human and environmental sustainability. Nevertheless, the applications of metal rolling processes and machines have not been adequately harnessed in our locality due to unavailability of the rolling machine in small scale industries, laboratories and workshops in institutions of learning in the region. Annealing heat treatment was carried out on a mild steel round bar of 50 mm diameter and length of 200 samples. The samples were charged into an SXL muffle furnace with an annealing temperature of 950oC. The mechanical properties and the microstructure of the rolled mild carbon steel were evaluated. The results of the performance evaluation of the machine through assessment of the metallurgical characteristics of the rolled products from the machine and assessment of mechanical properties such as tensile strength and hardness of the rolled products from the machine showed an increase in the tensile strength from 250.85 MPa to 258.85 MPa, an increase in the ultimate tensile strength from 535.88 MPa to 540.05 MPa, an increase in the hardness from 140 HV to 145 HV, and a decrease in the percentage ductility of the mild carbon steel from 56% to 51%. Also, the optical micrograph of the rolled samples shows a coarse microstructure of grain refinement from slipping and pilling of dislocations. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25385/1/kejut_14.pdf Chughiefe, Lucky and Ebunilo, Patrick Okechukwu and Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly and Erhinyodavwe, Onoriode (2024) Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 36 (3). pp. 997-1004. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3603-2024/
spellingShingle Chughiefe, Lucky
Ebunilo, Patrick Okechukwu
Orhorhoro, Ejiroghene Kelly
Erhinyodavwe, Onoriode
Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
title Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
title_full Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
title_fullStr Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
title_full_unstemmed Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
title_short Performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
title_sort performance assessment of a developed rolling mill
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