Material Determination of Vehicle Part Using Strain Analysis Method

The experiment regarding material determination of a vehicle part was conducted. The experiment on stamping production of a part using the steels A, B and C was made. The strain data on the deformed parts were measured. The forming limit diagrams for the steels were examined and evaluated. The results show that three steels are unsuitable for this stamping part. The desired material properties with an optimal strain hardening exponent value were determined using experimental and analytical methods. The steel D was chosen as a desired material. The results show that the steel D is appropriate for mass production. In addition, the feasibility of the application of thinner material to this part was studied. The validity of the material selection was verified theoretically and experimentally.