Constrained groove pressing process is a severe plastic deformation method, which can improve the properties of a metal sheet. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of deformation behavior and effective strain on the constrained groove pressed sheet properties. For this aim, deformation procedure and effective strain were investigated based on analytical relations and deformation geometry. Formation in the constrained groove pressing process was divided into the bending, stretching, and pressing sections, and the respective contribution of each in the formation procedure was evaluated. Then, the effect of main sections on the formation force, mechanical properties, and microstructure of constrained groove pressed sheets was determined by an experimental study. According to the analytical results, about 41.4% of the formation procedure occurs in the pressing section, creating 70% more effective strain than stretching section. Thus, the pressing section has a significant effect on the properties of constrained groove pressed sheets. The pressing section, due to more effective strain than the stretching section, creates 36% more yield strength, 14.6% more surface hardness, 37.6% more homogeneity and 22.6% smaller grain size. But, compared to the stretching section, the pressing section reduces elongation about 42.8%. So, to produce sheets with high ultimate strength and good formability, using the constrained groove pressing process in the stretching section is more effective.
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