Process innovation in pre-stressed concrete wire using mechanical-based process simulator Online publication date: Sat, 21-Jun-2014
by Pekka Kess; Dan Tong-In; Prapaisri Sudasna-na Ayutthaya; Pornthep Anusornnitisarn
International Journal of Innovation and Learning (IJIL), Vol. 15, No. 1, 2014
Abstract: Steel wire quality is measured in terms of tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and relaxation. Minimum requirements for these specifications are defined by international standards. This research intends to assist in setting the steel wire machine by identifying the relationship and appropriate range among manufacturing process variables and parameters. By knowing these relationships, the setting up machine can be done in short time which leading to cost reduction and achieving quality standard. The results reveal that the treatment setting of temperature was the most significant variable followed by tension. In particular, the three mechanical properties of tensile strength, yield strength and elongation achieved when temperature set at 350°C. Mathematical models were derived for the effect of process variables on tensile strength, yield strength and relaxation. Response optimisation was used to find a composite solution to optimise the response variables simultaneously.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Innovation and Learning (IJIL):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook