Description

Temperatures are important in the wiredrawing process, and measurements are very tricky. Simulations show very high temperatures in the contact between wire and die. For this study, thermocouples were welded to the nibs, a very sensitive arrangement in a wiredrawing plant. This paper reports and analyzes measurements of nib temperatures and compares them with FEM simulations. The wire cooling on blocks was measured by pyrometers. These measurements are sensitive to the wire brightness especially for stainless wire.