Modelling of full-scale industrial rolling and recrystallisation of stripsof alloy 3103

Models for thermo-mechanical processing of metals have recently been develo ped in a European collaborative project. The scope has been work-hardening, deformation texture evolution and recrystallisation. In the present work t hese models have been combined with finite element modelling in order to pr edict microstructural properties of rolled strips of alloy 3103 subjected t o full-scale industrial rolling and subsequent recrystallisation annealing. All sub-models demonstrated good prediction power. Integration and combina tion of the sub-models with finite element modelling represents a powerful tool for virtual processing and optimisation of industrial products and pro cessing conditions.