Creation of 3D Model of Stainless-Steel Billet's Grain after Three-High Screw Rolling.

The three-high screw rolling of AISI 321 billet from 60 mm to 52 mm diameter was performed using an MISIS-100T mill. When screw rolling was carried out, a set of sections were made in the billet's cross-section at the stationary stage of screw rolling. SolidWorks was applied to make the 3D model of the rolled billet's grain using microstructure images.

Statistical Research of Stainless Austenitic Steel Grain Size Distribution after Screw Rolling.

Screw rolling of austenitic stainless-steel billets was conducted in two- and three-high mills. Statistical research results showed that, compared to heated but not rolled conditions, both screw rolling techniques provided a decrease of grain size, variance, grain size distribution asymmetry, and excess in the billet cross-section at the stationary stage of screw rolling. At that stage, grain size distribution after two-high screw rolling is closer to normal in terms of asymmetry and excess values compared to grain-size distribution after three-high screw rolling.