Stamping and springback of circular plates deformed in hemispherical dies

Circular plates of mild steel with radius-to-thickness ratios between 30:1 and 60:1 were pressed or stamped into a hemispherical die by a matching punch. Measurements of the punch travel, the final curvature of the plates (i.e. after elastic springback) and a record of the wrinkling encountered during pressing are related to the punch force for a range of plate central deflection up to several plate thicknesses. A theoretical analysis, based on axisymmetric bending or stretching of rigid-perfectly plastic plates is presented. This analysis well accounts for the experimental variations in stamping force during pressing and the final curvature of the deformed plates.