Analysis of plate rolling by MY criterion and global weighted velocity field

A three-dimensional velocity field for plate rolling is proposed by global weighted method. Then, using the field and linear MY (mean yield) criterion, the power functional of internal deformation for plate rolling is analyzed. The collinear vector inner product is used in the friction power functional. Ultimately, analytical solution of total power functional is obtained. By minimizing the power functional, the rolling force and torque, as well as the stress effective factor are obtained. The calculated results by the solutions of rolling torque and force are compared with those of experimental ones. Good agreement is found and the maximum error percentage between them is less than 15.5%.