Abstract
Experimental and theoretical analysis of the influence of the lubricant on the temperature distribution in the tool during forging is presented. Finite element solution of the general diffusion equation is used to calculate the heat transfer contact between the die and the hot workpiece and during the interpass times. The results of calculations are compared with the results of measurements carried out using thermocouples inserted in the die. Two ways of modelling heat transfer through the contact surface are considered. The first treats a lubricant as a separate layer with the relevant thermal properties. The second assumes a temperature discontinuity at the interface and introduces the heat transfer coefficient. Insulating properties of various lubricants are compared. White‐water lubricant shows the best insulating properties. The values of the heat transfer coefficient obtained from the inverse analysis vary from 2600 (without lubrication) to 1500 W/m2K (white lubricant).
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