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Influence of mechanical characterization on the prediction of necking issues during sheet flow forming process
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NSTL
Elsevier
Flow forming is an incremental sheet forming (ISF) process during which a sheet metal is compressed and stretched multiple times by means of one or multiple rotating roller tools. The local tool-workpiece contact zone evolves during the entire process. The necking phenomenon, which corresponds to an uncontrolled thinning of the part wall, is introduced. This phenomenon represents a major issue for ISF processes. A review of the state-ofthe-art about ISF processes shows that most studies do not consider the loading path complexity when choosing the mechanical characterization test and its associated constitutive model. Besides, the prediction of necking occurring during sheet flow forming is poorly studied in the literature. In this paper, a finite element analysis (FEA) using the FORGE (R) software enables a detailed understanding of the loading path (strain and stress states) prevailing during the flow forming operation. Based on the peculiarities of this loading path, different mechanical tests associated with adequate constitutive models are chosen to characterize the material behavior. The ability of each constitutive model used within the FE approach to predict necking is then assessed. Results show that the best prediction of a geometry exhibiting necking issues is obtained with the cyclic in-plane torsion test (ITT) associated with its calibrated isotropic - kinematic hardening model. These results suggest that the behavior characterization under cyclic shear loadings is relevant. Using a simple tensile test with associated power-law provides a faster and conservative necking prediction.
NSTL
Elsevier
