Influencing factors of wrinkle defects of tailor rolled blank for square box in drawing process

Tailor rolled blank(TRB) is inclined to wrinkle during the forming process because of the nonuniformity of blank thicknesses and mechanical properties. The wrinkle defect of TRB square box in deep drawing was studied by numerical simulation and stamping experiment. The mechanism for the wrinkle defect of TRB square box was discussed, and effects of blank size, thickness transition zone length and position, and blank thickness on the wrinkle defect of TRB were analyzed by taking thickness strain as an evaluating indicator. Finally, the measures restricting the wrinkle defects were presented. The results indicate that the spots inclined to wrinkle for TRB square box are the flange on the thinner side, the flange on the thicker side, and the flange in the thickness transition zone. The smaller the blank size and the thickness transition zone length are, the harder TRB is to wrinkle. Greater or smaller thickness difference can both restrain the wrinkle phenomenon, and thickness transition zone center offset from the blank center may lead to the occurrence of wrinkle.