The high-temperature deformation behaviour of low-carbon steel can be
described by the superposition of work hardening and the combination o
f dynamic recovery and recrystallization. This last mode of restoratio
n takes place once a critical strain. which depends on the strain rate
and the temperature at which the test is conducted, is surpassed. All
owance is made for the grain size and the chemical composition of the
steel in order to fit the experimental data. The model is employed to
predict the separation forces recorded during the industrial productio
n of low-carbon steel strip in a six-stand continuous mill.