Pre-process module development of FEM simulation for hot slab rolling process

Based on ABAQUS GUI Toolkit and Python,a pre-process module for slab rolling was developed.With this module,users only need to enter the slab parameters,roller parameters,select or add material properties,slab velocity,the friction coefficient,file save name and other information,the slab roughing FEM model can be efficiently built.After 1500 slab rolling of roughing pass applications,the pre-process module can effectively establish the rolling process FEM models quickly,facilitate the use and operation of technical staff,and can be convenient for field application of finite element method.