An experimental investigation of forming load and side-wall thickness obtained by a new deep drawing die

Deep drawing is an important process used for producing cups from sheet metal in large quantities. The deep drawing process is affected by many variables such as blank shape, punch and die radii, material’s formability characteristics, and many more. In order to obtain optimal process parameters with regard to part geometry, the blank and die geometry are particularly important factors. In this study, we investigated the effects of blank holder and die shapes, using six different blank holder and die shapes. We measured the distribution of blank holder force (BHF), the forming load at different drawing depths as well as thickness reduction of cup wall thickness for each set of die and punch geometries. The experimental study shows that the angle of blank and die surface influence the forming load and blank holder force distribution. Deep drawing dies with matrix and blank holder angle designed in this study provided deep drawing ratios that are about 25 % larger than those that usually can be obtained by a conventional die.     

Numerical and experimental analysis of wrinkling during the cup drawing of an AA5042 aluminium alloy

The recent trend to reduce the thickness of metallic sheets used in forming processes strongly increases the likelihood of the occurrence of wrinkling. Thus, in order to obtain defect-free components, the prediction of this kind of defect becomes extremely important in the tool design and selection of process parameters. In this study, the sheet metal forming process proposed as a benchmark in the Numisheet 2014 conference is selected to analyse the influence of the tool geometry on wrinkling behaviour, as well as the reliability of the developed numerical model. The side-wall wrinkling during the deep drawing process of a cylindrical cup in AA5042 aluminium alloy is investigated through finite element simulation and experimental measurements. The material plastic anisotropy is modelled with an advanced yield criterion beyond the isotropic (von Mises) material behaviour. The results show that the shape of the wrinkles predicted by the numerical model is strongly affected by the finite element mesh used in the blank discretization. The accurate modelling of the plastic anisotropy of the aluminium alloy yields numerical results that are in good agreement with the experiments, particularly the shape and location of the wrinkles. The predicted punch force evolution is strongly influenced by the friction coefficient used in the model. Moreover, the two punch geometries provide drawn cups with different wrinkle waves, mainly differing in amplitude.     

冲头刃口形状对冲裁的影响研究

目的 研究不同冲头刃口形状对冲裁变形过程和冲头磨损情况的影响。方法 采用有限元方法和实验分析了相同工况下平冲头、台阶状冲头和屋顶状冲头对坯料冲断行为的影响,以及不同刃口形状的冲头在冲裁后的磨损情况。结果 冲头结构的改变使冲裁过程发生了变化,影响了冲裁时坯料内部的应力–应变分布、峰值冲裁力、裂纹扩展速度、弹性应变能和冲头单次磨损深度。屋顶状冲头在冲裁时峰值冲裁力最低,较平冲头与台阶状冲头的峰值冲裁力分别降低了15%、10%,坯料最早起裂,也最快完成断裂,坯料的高应力区域集中在凹模刃口,且该冲头冲裁时坯料内储存的弹性应变能最多,冲头工作区的单次磨损深度最小,较平冲头与台阶状冲头的单次磨损深度分别降低了84%、80%。结论 屋顶状冲头使坯料在断裂前发生了更大的拉伸变形,储存了更多的弹性应变能,坯料在拉伸状态下发生了剪切变形,冲裁力更小,高应力分布的改变降低了冲裁时坯料对冲头侧面的压力,冲断后的坯料发生弹性恢复,可防止冲头回程时坯料抱紧冲头造成的二次磨损。     

Characterization of the material elongation in the deep drawing of paperboard

In this paper, deep‐drawn paperboard cups are characterized in terms of their elongation along the cup wall. For this purpose, a method for the non‐destructive determination of the elongation was developed and tested. Using the presented method, a parameter study of the process parameters blank holder force, forming temperature, material moisture content, drawing velocity, and clearance ratio was performed. The influence of the process parameters on the cup wall elongation was determined by statistical design of experiments. Using the determined relationships between the process parameters, it was possible to achieve a shape‐specific characterization of the elongation along the cup wall. The parameter study showed a significant influence of the blank holder force, the forming temperature, and the material moisture content to the elongation along the cup wall.     

2A12 铝合金平底筒形件充液拉深数值模拟研究

目的研究工艺参数对2A12铝合金平底筒形件充液拉深成形的影响规律。方法采用数值模拟方法,研究了液室压力加载路径、成形液室压力、压边力和压边间隙对板材充液拉深成形效果的影响。结果获得了充液拉深成形的失效形式,以及不同工艺参数下零件壁厚减薄率的变化规律。成形前期,液室压力不宜过大,最大液室压力在10~25 MPa之间,压边间隙在1.05~1.15mm之内,可有效避免零件过度减薄和法兰起皱。结论合理的液室压力加载路径和压边间隙,可以有效地控制零件法兰区起皱,防止凸模圆角处破裂。     

铝合金复杂曲面薄壁件液压成形技术

介绍了适合于制造铝合金复杂曲面薄壁件的液压成形技术,包括充液拉深、可控径向加压充液拉深和液体凸模拉深。由于充液拉深能提高成形极限,适合于制造铝合金复杂型面零件。可控径向加压充液拉深通过径向压力向内推料,进一步提高了成形极限,适合于成形大高径比筒形件。液体凸模拉深适合于获得深度较大、形状复杂、尤其底部具有小过渡圆角的复杂形状零件。     

拉深比对304不锈钢圆筒件残余应力的影响

304不锈钢圆筒拉深件在其口部易发生纵向开裂,外壁残余拉应力过大是造成其纵向开裂的根本原因之一.本文结合有限元法分析不同拉深比所得圆筒拉深件的残余应力,用纳米压痕试验研究了拉深比对304不锈钢圆筒拉深件筒壁残余应力的影响.结果表明:304不锈钢圆筒拉深件外壁的残余拉应力从筒底到口部先增大后减小,最大残余应力出现在筒壁中部约60%筒壁高度处;纳米压痕测得拉深比为1.43、1.54、1.67和1.82拉深圆筒件筒壁的最大残余应力分别为391.87、745.30、793.74和1 013.1 MPa;最大残余应力随拉深比的增大而增大.与其他文献对比分析,此研究结果是正确可靠的.     

钛/铁复合板平底球形薄壁件充液拉深工艺研究

目的 选用充液拉深先进成形技术制备钛/铁复合板平底球形薄壁件,并研究其充液拉深变形行为,以解决传统拉深工艺制备平底球形薄壁件极易产生褶皱的问题。方法 对钛/铁复合板平底球形薄壁件在不同液压力、压边间隙及凸模与板料间摩擦因数等工艺参数下的充液拉深过程进行数值模拟。对数值模拟结果进行分析,讨论工艺参数对零件成形性能的影响以及抑制起皱的机理。最后在不同拉深工艺下进行成形试验,制备钛/铁复合板平底球形薄壁件并与数值模拟结果进行对比。结果 数值模拟和成形试验结果表明,传统拉深工艺制备的钛/铁复合板平底球形薄壁件出现了明显的褶皱,采用充液拉深工艺可以有效解决零件侧壁起皱的问题。增大液压力、减小压边间隙或增大凸模与板料间摩擦因数会导致零件减薄率的提高并降低零件侧壁起皱的风险。在压边间隙1.5 mm、液压力25 MPa的条件下,采用充液拉深工艺可以制备出侧壁无褶皱的平底球形薄壁件。结论 通过充液拉深工艺可以有效解决钛/铁复合板平底球形薄壁件成形过程中起皱的问题。     

Detailed experimental and numerical analysis of a cylindrical cup deep drawing: Pros and cons of using solid-shell elements

The Swift test was originally proposed as a formability test to reproduce the conditions observed in deep drawing operations. This test consists on forming a cylindrical cup from a circular blank, using a flat bottom cylindrical punch and has been extensively studied using both analytical and numerical methods. This test can also be combined with the Demeri test, which consists in cutting a ring from the wall of a cylindrical cup, in order to open it afterwards to measure the springback. This combination allows their use as benchmark test, in order to improve the knowledge concerning the numerical simulation models, through the comparison between experimental and numerical results. The focus of this study is the experimental and numerical analyses of the Swift cup test, followed by the Demeri test, performed with an AA5754-O alloy at room temperature. In this context, a detailed analysis of the punch force evolution, the thickness evolution along the cup wall, the earing profile, the strain paths and their evolution and the ring opening is performed. The numerical simulation is performed using the finite element code ABAQUS, with solid and solid-shell elements, in order to compare the computational efficiency of these type of elements. The results show that the solid-shell element is more cost-effective than the solid, presenting global accurate predictions, excepted for the thinning zones. Both the von Mises and the Hill48 yield criteria predict the strain distributions in the final cup quite accurately. However, improved knowledge concerning the stress states is still required, because the Hill48 criterion showed difficulties in the correct prediction of the springback, whatever the type of finite element adopted.     

方盒形件混合分块压边拉深工艺研究

目的 提高盒形件拉深成形过程中的成形件质量及成形极限。方法 提出混合分块压边方法,即将法兰区的4个直边区和4个圆角区沿周向分开进行压边,并在每个圆角区分别采用径向分块压边。采用有限元方法,结合正交试验,对压边圈的分块位置及压边力的分配方案进行优化设计,并通过实验比较分别采用混合分块压边方法和整体压边方法时方盒形件拉深成形的抑制起皱效果及成形极限。结果 有限元模拟和实验结果表明,采用混合分块压边方法,成形件皱纹最大幅值及最大减薄率显著减小,板料最小厚度增加,有效降低了成形件的起皱和破裂风险。结论 新方法抑制起皱的效果显著优于普通压边方法,在合理的工艺条件下,板料的成形极限也得到明显的提高。     

AZ31薄板热拉深工艺研究

为提高AZ31薄板热拉深质量、确定热拉深过程的合理工艺参数,选取不同的成形温度、模具间隙及凸模圆角半径,拉深成形了AZ31试样,采用KH-2200MD金相显微镜观察其内部组织变化,并通过x-ray衍射实验分析晶面取向的变化.实验结果表明,0.8mm的AZ31B镁合金板料在240℃附近的成形性能最好,拉深后材料组织晶粒大小均匀,晶面取向分布均匀.热拉深AZ31B镁合金板料应将凸、凹模间隙选为1.1倍的板料厚度.在压边力不变的条件下,随着凸模圆角半径的减小,拉深高度降低加快,并且起皱现象加重.     

高精度高强不锈钢隔片零件拉深成形研究

通过对15-5PH高强不锈钢高精度隔片零件结构及尺寸公差的工艺分析,明确了零件成形难点.利用有限元拉深成形的结果,确定了刚模拉深成形的方法.基于有限元回弹模拟的结果及试验,对拉深成形模具的理论型面进行了修正,解决了零件的高度及弧面轮廓尺寸精度问题,确定了拉深成形的合理压边力大小.     

IRONING OF ALUMINUM CUPS

Ironing is a very useful metal forming process when employed in combination with deep drawing to produce a uniform wall thickness cup with greater height-to-diameter ratio. In the ironing process, a previously deep-drawn cup is drawn through an ironing ring with a moving ram to reduce the wall thickness. In cup drawing, the upper part of the cup wall usually is formed thicker than the original blank. The ironing process, therefore, must be adopted in deep drawing to produce uniform thickness in the wall. This work studied the ironing of commercial aluminum blanks. For this purpose, several ironing experiments were carried out under various conditions, and the effect of some parameters, such as thickness reduction, friction, heat treatment, and material properties, were investigated. During the experiments, the optimum condition for surface smoothness through the ironing process was obtained.     

筒形件毛坯热冲压成形过程数值模拟

针对某厚壁深孔筒形件,借助三维有限元模拟软件Deform-3D,对其成形的压型、冲盂和拔伸等3个工步进行模拟,分析得到各工步变形特点。结果表明,压型即将结束时载荷急剧升高,坯料底部转角处和凸台未完全充满,未充满部位在冲盂工步即将结束时得以充满;冲盂时凸模端部以下一部分锥形金属由于受摩擦作用不参与变形,随凸模刚性下移;拔...     

A deformation based blank design method for formed parts

Blank design is an important task in sheet metal forming process optimization. The initial blank shape has direct effect on the part quality. This paper presents a deformation based blank design approach to determine the initial blank shape for a formed part. The blank design approach is integrated separately into ABAQUS, and DD3IMP, a research purpose in-house FEA code, to demonstrate its compatibility with any FEA code. The algorithm uses FE results to optimize the blank shape for a part. Deep drawing simulation of a rectangular cup geometry was carried out with an initial blank shape determined empirically. The blank shape was iteratively modified, based on the deformation history, until an optimal blank shape for the part is achieved. The optimal blank shapes predicted by the algorithm using both FEA softwares were similar. Marginal differences in the shape error indicate that the deformation history based push/pull technique can effectively determine an optimal blank shape for a part with any FEA software. For the shape error selected, both procedures estimate the optimal blank shape for the part within five iterations.     

Analytical modelling of suction cups used for window-cleaning robots

This paper presents a new analytical modelling of suction cups used for window-cleaning robots. The modelling can be used when the force is parallel to the base surface of the suction cup. The basic idea of this analytical modelling is that the active area of suction cup will decrease as the air pressure decreases in the suction cup. The analytical modelling is based on the theory of elasticity. The results indicated that the suction force should be calculated by means of multiplying the air pressure by the active area of the suction cup rather than the bottom area that is commonly used in traditional methods, and that the friction between the suction cup and the surface of window glass could also be calculated. Finally, the results obtained by the analytical modelling were verified and compared with those calculated by the traditional method.     

盒形件成形工艺分析

目的分析盒形件的成形规律,解决盒形件的成形问题。方法对毛坯展开料、拉伸次数、压边圈的选用、模具等几个主要参数及拉伸零件所需的冲床规格进行计算,制订加工工艺方案。分析零件在拉伸过程中有可能出现的皱痕、划痕、拉断等问题,从而采取合适的润滑剂。结果以典型盒形件为例,进行试加工,零件尺寸100%合格,零件表面质量良好。结论通过工艺参数计算原则及润滑剂的选用,能够保证盒形件的尺寸精度、表面质量,提高生产效率。该方法对类似零件的工艺计算和分析有一定的参考价值。     

Characterising the surface adhesive behavior of tablet tooling components by atomic force microscopy

Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop an atomic force microscopy (AFM) based approach to study the adhesive forces between tabletting punches and model formulation ingredients, that can ultimately be used to understand and predict issues such as sticking during tabletting compression.

Methods: Adhesive interactions were studied between single lactose particles and coated tablet punches. The adhesion was measured at varying relative humidities (RHs) and the influence of surface roughness was investigated. Roughness parameters were measured with AFM imaging and a modeling approach used to predict the influence of roughness on adhesion.

Results: Surface roughness was found to play a significant role in the observed lactose-punch adhesion and the variation of this adhesion across the punch surface. Such differences between punches can be correlated to observations from industrial use. Adhesion forces were spatially mapped to indentify “hot spots” of high adhesion. A modeling approach can predict the relative adhesion of different surfaces from roughness data. The adhesion was also significantly affected by RH, for one type of punch causing a greater than 3× increase in adhesion between 30 and 60% RH. Interestingly, different punches showed different RH-adhesion behavior, relating to their hydrophilicity.

Conclusions: The work introduces a new method for screening tablet punch materials and tabletting conditions. Important factors to be considered when evaluating adhesive interactions in tablet compression have been highlighted. Correlations are observed between AFM adhesion results and tabletting behavior during manufacture. This provides a promising basis for a predictive approach toward combating tabletting issues.     

Surface fatigue and wear of PVD coated punches during fine blanking operation

Performance of two different physical vapour deposited (PVD) TiCN and Alcrona® (AlCrN) coatings systems is under investigation. Coatings were deposited on the punches produced from the Böhler S390 Microclean steel. Two different surface preparation techniques were used – wet polishing (high surface roughness) and dry polishing (low surface roughness).Industrial trials of PVD coated punches in fine blanking operation were performed and studied. Wear of punches was analysed in regard to the punch geometry, position in the die and surface roughness, and measured after maximum 100,000 cycles at high loads.Punches with higher surface roughness seem to withstand numerous loading cycles with some traces of coating delamination and wear. On the other hand performance of PVD coatings with smaller surface roughness in a striking way was much worse.Comparative trials of the coatings surface fatigue wear and indentation surface fatigue testing were performed in the laboratory as well. In surface fatigue wear testing coatings were dynamically indented by ball (spherical) indenters made from conventional hardmetal (WC-6 wt.%). Testing parameters were identical to those of industrial trials. The Vickers diamond pyramid indenter was cyclically pressed with 500 N load at single point during indentation surface fatigue testing. Results are in agreement with surface fatigue wear tests results.Finally the microstructural investigations using SEM and XRD techniques were performed for better understanding of the surface fatigue and wear mechanisms during fine blanking process.Results of both trials are in good agreement and allow predicting performance of coatings.     

Forming sheet metals by means of multi-point deep drawing method

Multi-point deep drawing (MPDD) is an advanced manufacturing technology for 3D sheet metal parts and it can form a variety of part shapes without the need for solid dies. In this study, a test set has been prepared for multi-point deep drawing process utilizing the multi-point forming technology. Drawability attributes of gradually rectangular shaped container have been observed using a sheet, which has the quality of Erdemir 7114 and is suitable for deep drawing process, and also using multi-pointed punch with a given tool geometry and a draw velocity. The blank shape to be drawn without wrinkling and tearing has been determined. Wrinkles and dimples are the major forming defects in the MPDD process. In conventional deep drawing, the method to form sheet metal with a blank holder is an effective way to suppress wrinkling; and the same is true in MPDD. The process of multi-point forming technology decreases production cost of die, provides flexible usage, and it is convenient to achieve the most even deformation distribution.