A new purifying method of metal surface cleaning from oxide scale using a special rotating edge tool is described, which allows to solve the problem of increasing the extent of surface purification from oxide scale more efficiently, reliably and effectively.
The process of the surface cleaning of flat- rolled products used for the manufacture of hollow sheres from oxide scale by mechanical action of a cutting tool on various layers of oxide scale is simulated.
The force required to shift an oxide scale and the boundary conditions of the ratio hold-down pressure of the tool to the workpiece, the friction force in the tool support and the impact force of the scale on the tool, at which it is possible to remove the scale from the rolled surface, are determined.