Igor Grešovnik1,2, Tadej Kodelja1, Robert Vertnik2,3, Bojan Senčič3,2,3, Božidar Šarler1,2,4
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 19-38, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.030.019
Abstract Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are employed as an alternative to physical modeling for calculation of the relations between the production path process parameters (melting of scrap steel and alloying, continuous casting, hydrogen removal, reheating, rolling, and cooling on a cooling bed) and the final product mechanical properties (elongation, tensile strength, yield stress, hardness after rolling, necking) of steel semi products. They provide a much faster technique of response evaluation complementary to physical modeling. The Štore Steel company process path for production of steel bars is used as an example for demonstrating the approach. The applied… More >