Friction and the Hot Rolling of Steel

Download or read book Friction and the Hot Rolling of Steel written by Vladimir Panjkovic and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers a systematic presentation of the evolution of concepts of friction, and its fundamental causes. It introduces key factors influencing friction in engineering systems. Applying these concepts, experimental observations and phenomena in various processes, readers understand the key frictional phenomena in the large-scale, commercial process of hot steel rolling. The usefulness of the book is not limited to hot rolling. It also provides an understanding of frictional phenomena in other important industrial sectors, such as automotive industry, railway transport, metal cutting and forming.