Abstract: With a geometrical model of porous material, a 3D finite-element analysis on the rolling process of spring steel- 60Si2Mn in the semi-solid state is carried out using software MARC. In terms of flat and groove rolling conditions, stress field and strain field are studied. The simulation results show that the rigid-viscoplastic model can accurately describe the semi-solid metal rolling process. Semi-solid slurry has the characteristics of low flow stress and good fluidity. During groove rolling, distribution of stress and strain on the cross-section of deformation zone is more uniform than that during flat rolling. The results of simulation are in good agreement with the experiment data, and show that semi-solid material fits for groove rolling.

Key words: Finite-element analysis, Stress, Strain, Semi-solid metal