The hot-core heavy reduction rolling (HHR 2 ) technology is a solidification end reduction technique to enhance the quality of steel. In the current study, the Cellular Automata (CA) calculation is applied to investigate the casting process before HHR2 and the HHR2 dynamic recrystallization (DRX) process. The experimental data and calculation data are compared to verify the accuracy of the method and models. Afterward, based on the actual casting process, the solidification structure in the thickness direction of a billet is calculated, and the influence on the HHR2 grain size of various conditions, such as rolling speed, deformation temperature, and reduction strain, is simulated. Furthermore, based on the fixed HHR2 process, the influence of different superheats, casting speeds, and cooling conditions on the core-surface temperature schedule and the grain size before and after HHR2 deformation is calculated. Finally, the process optimization trend to produce high-carbon bearing steel billet is obtained.

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