Buckling phenomena related to rolling and levelling of sheet metal (Q1579124)

The paper deals with analytical and numerical consideration of buckling phenomena in thin plates or strips under in-plane loads which typically appear during rolling and levelling, i.e. strainghtening by stretching, of sheet metal. The authors consider the buckling due to self-equilibrating residual stresses, caused by the rolling process, in eventual conjunction with global tensile stresses (denoted as ``rolling buckling'') as well as buckling during the levelling process (denoted as ``stretching buckling'' or ``towel buckling''). Analytical estimates are derived and compared against numerical simulations and field observations. Mode jumping by varying the global strip tension is explained on the basis of the derived analytical solutions. It is shown how from the waves, i.e. height and length observed on the strip sliding over or lying on a rigid plane, one can obtain the distribution of differences in plastic strains over the width of the strip, which leads to the buckled configuration. And, vice versa, knowledge of the plastic strain distribution can be used for estimating the expected wave heights representing a measure for the geometrical quality of the rolled product. Using a nonlinear analysis, the authors also discuss the influence of the dead weight of the strip on the post-buckling pattern.