Study on the Flange Spread of H-Beam

According to the production data of a rolling H-beam factory, the FE model of hot continuous rolling process of H-beam is built. The rolling process of H-beams is simulated by explicit dynamic FEM, and the influence of deformation parameters on the spread of rolling piece is analyzed. The simulation results show that the flange width, elongation ratio between flange and web and flange thickness are the major influencing factors on the spread of rolling piece.