The paper presents the results of research on the wire drawing process of wire brass using different deformation degree and using selected lubricants of different viscosity. The material used for the study was CuZn39Pb3 wire, which was obtained under laboratory horizontal continuous casting process using graphite crystallizer. A cast brass rod with a diameter of 9.4 mm was drawn in laboratory conditions to a diameter of 3 mm and then drawn in one operation to a diameter of 2.9 mm, 2.65 mm or 2.4 mm. Before the final deformation process, the wire surfaces were properly prepared. Based on the results obtained, the drawing tension was used to draw conclusions. The oxide surface has been shown to increase drawing tension and decrease quality of wires, while the surface that has been etched prior to deformation has a beneficial effect both on the reduction of the strength parameters of the drawing process as well as on the improvement of its quality. In addition, it has been shown that despite the emulsion has lowest dynamic viscosity that’s protect wire surface well, decrease the drawing force at high unit loads.
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A significant increase in roughness of dieless-drawn wires due to the strain-induced roughness phenomenon has been documented. For small-diameter wires, even a slight surface relief creates stress concentrations that may contribute to the wire breakage during cold drawing. This, in turn, significantly limits the achievable diameter of the product and the efficiency of drawing process. The present study, however, demonstrates that reducing the wire roughness is possible by combining the dieless and conventional drawing methods. Thus, it is possible to improve the process workability threefold when compared to dieless drawing alone, and the product quality is simultaneously improved. In addition, the surface defects typical to the dieless-drawn wires have been significantly reduced, resulting in an increase in the wire strength. This new combined technology enables a significant reduction in the wire diameter and facilitates an economical large-scale production of ultra-thin wires. In addition, based on the classic drawing and dieless drawing process, a brass wire with a diameter of 0.017 mm has been manufactured. Six times thinner than a human hair, it is believed to be the thinnest long brass wire currently manufactured in the world.
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