简介：Apilotwiredrawingmachineaswellaswireend-pointingrollerwasdeveloped.Usingthesemachines,awiredrawingtestforfourdifferentcoatingmaterialsandtwodifferentlubricantswasperformedasthereductionratioincreasedfrom10%to30%.Materialsusedforasubstrateinthisstudyareplaincarbonsteel(AISI1045)andultralowcarbonbainitesteel.Tocomputethefrictioncoefficientbetweenthecoatinglayerofwireandthesurfaceofdieforaspecificlubricant,aseriesoffiniteelementanalyseswerecarriedout.SEMobservationswerealsoconductedtoinvestigatethesurfacedefectsofwiredeformed.Resultsshowthatthebehaviorofdrawingforcevarieswiththelubricant-typeattheinitialstageofdrawing.Thepowder-typedlubricantwithalargeparticlecausestheretardationoffulllubricationontheentirecontactsurfaceandthelocaldelaminationofcoatinglayeronthewiresurface.Astheflowstressofasubstrateincreases,thedelaminationbecomessevere.