In roll forming, flat strip is progressively deformed by sets of rotating rolls; it is a commercially important metal forming process but not one that has been extensively studied on a scientific basis. This paper introduces a new method of indicating forming severity, the bend angle curve, which shows the bend angle distribution and the geometric restrictions imposed by the shape of the rolls, it includes and extends an existing theoretical model of deformation in the unsupported strip based on a modified minimum energy concept. Experiments were carried out in which a channel section was roll-formed and the shape of the strip measured along the whole deformation region. Good correlation was obtained with the predicted bending angle curve and the results demonstrate the influence of roll diameter as well as cross-sectional shape.
A model of the roll forming process developed previously by the authors was used to examine the effect of geometric variables such as flange length, thickness, bend angle, bend angle increment and roll diameter on the longitudinal strain developed in the roll forming of channel sections. The peak longitudinal strain was found to increase withjange length and then drop when theflange length reaches a critical value. The peak longitudinal strain was found to increase with thickness. In general, increasing the bend angle increment was found to increase the peak longitudinal strain despite the fact that the deformation length also increases. Increasing the roll diameter was found to decrease the peak longitudinal strain. The results from the study explain several roll forming phenomena observed in previous experimental studies.
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