Description
High strength pearlitic steel wire, typically used as tire bead, can fail during production due to the propagation of naturally occurring longitudinal and transverse flaws. These can lead to failure when the wire is deformed and straightened to produce the desired cast for ease of coiling. Currently, there is no understanding of the influence of process variables, such as flaw size and the amount of deformation induced for straightening. This paper will report ongoing work, which aims to develop such an understanding of the process variables in order to produce a process control model.
