Reproducibility of Wear Tests and the Effect of Load on Tool Life in Sheet Metal Forming

2014 ◽  
Vol 1018 ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Christiany ◽  
Peter Groche
Keyword(s):  
Tool Life ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Load Level ◽  
Wear Behaviour ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Advanced High Strength Steels ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Strip Drawing ◽  
Wear Tests

The increasing use of advanced high strength steels challenges the forming industry. Data on tool life are not available, thus causing uncertainties in the choice of suitable tribological systems. This paper investigates the reliability of a strip drawing test and the effect of the load level on tool life. Reproducibility of wear tests is barely discussed in literature. This study shows that a wear analysis on the base of a strip drawing test allows reproducible data. However, even small differences of the initial parameters can affect the result. A further investigation shows a distinct relationship between tool life and load level. Furthermore, the predominant wear mechanism is also influenced by the applied load. The findings on wear behaviour and reproducibility can be used for a new approach to estimate tool life in industrial forming processes on the base of a model test.

scholarly journals A New Approach to Implement High Strength 7075 Aluminum for Automotive Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 326 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Cedric Wu ◽  
Yudie Yuan ◽  
Rajeev Kamat
Keyword(s):  
Aging Time ◽  
Artificial Aging ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Automotive Application ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Specific Strength ◽  
Advanced High Strength Steels ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Structural Applications

Aluminum alloys offer high specific strength than advanced high strength steels, making them preferred candidates for automotive light weighting. Among them, AA7075 aluminum alloy offers significantly higher strength than 5xxx and 6xxx alloys and is considered an attractive candidate by automotive OEMs for structural applications such as door intrusion beams, B pillars etc. There are several challenges in implementing AA7075, such as long artificial aging time to reach peak strength, joining method and corrosion resistance. In this study, an artificial aging practice that significantly reduces aging time was explored and its influence on mechanical properties of AA7075 was investigated in comparison with conventional peak age practice. In addition, this practice offers a potential solution for joining through self-piercing riveting. Moreover, the effect of artificial aging on corrosion, specifically intergranular corrosion (IGC) and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) was evaluated. The results are discussed with in depth analysis and correlation with microstructure.

Coating of Deep Rolled and Hammer Peened Deep Drawing Tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 769 ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Steitz ◽  
Kai Weigel ◽  
Martin Weber ◽  
Jan Scheil ◽  
Clemens Müller
Keyword(s):  
Deep Drawing ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Coated Tools ◽  
Wear Protection ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Strip Drawing ◽  
Hammer Peening ◽  
Die And Mold

Mechanical surface treatments like machine hammer peening and deep rolling can substitute an essential part of the manual polishing time in the conventional process chain of die and mold production. However, the increasing use of high strength steels in the automotive industry and the associated wear of deep drawing tools require further wear-protection methods. In this context it is still unknown if hammer peened and deep rolled surfaces can ensure a sufficient adhesive strength of a coating. Therefore, in the present work different coatings are applied on hammer peened and deep rolled surfaces. Finally, the wear behavior is examined in the strip drawing test. The evaluation of the experimental results proves the potential for an industrial application of the mechanically treated and coated tools.

Numerical modeling of stress-strain relationships for advanced high strength steels

2021 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 106687
Author(s):  
Yu Xia ◽  
Chu Ding ◽  
Zhanjie Li ◽  
Benjamin W. Schafer ◽  
Hannah B. Blum
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Advanced High Strength Steels

scholarly journals Heat Treatment Design for a QP Steel: Effect of Partitioning Temperature

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1136
Author(s):  
Marcel Carpio ◽  
Jessica Calvo ◽  
Omar García ◽  
Juan Pablo Pedraza ◽  
José María Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Retained Austenite ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Quenching Temperature ◽  
Advanced High Strength Steels ◽  
New Family ◽  
Automotive Parts ◽  
Fresh Martensite ◽  
Industry Needs

Designing a new family of advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) to develop automotive parts that cover early industry needs is the aim of many investigations. One of the candidates in the 3rd family of AHSS are the quenching and partitioning (QP) steels. These steels display an excellent relationship between strength and formability, making them able to fulfill the requirements of safety, while reducing automobile weight to enhance the performance during service. The main attribute of QP steels is the TRIP effect that retained austenite possesses, which allows a significant energy absorption during deformation. The present study is focused on evaluating some process parameters, especially the partitioning temperature, in the microstructures and mechanical properties attained during a QP process. An experimental steel (0.2C-3.5Mn-1.5Si (wt%)) was selected and heated according to the theoretical optimum quenching temperature. For this purpose, heat treatments in a quenching dilatometry and further microstructural and mechanical characterization were carried out by SEM, XRD, EBSD, and hardness and tensile tests, respectively. The samples showed a significant increment in the retained austenite at an increasing partitioning temperature, but with strong penalization on the final ductility due to the large amount of fresh martensite obtained as well.

Selection and use of coated advanced high-strength steels for automotive applications

2004 ◽  
Vol 101 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 551-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bode ◽  
M. Meurer ◽  
T. W. Schaumann ◽  
W. Warnecke
Keyword(s):  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Automotive Applications ◽  
Advanced High Strength Steels

Influence of the contact with friction on the deformation behavior of advanced high strength steels in the Nakajima test

2021 ◽  
pp. 030932472110212
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei ◽  
Marta C Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Contact Pressure ◽  
Deformation Behaviour ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Advanced High Strength Steels ◽  
Deformation Mechanics ◽  
Nakajima Test

This work presents a new understanding on the deformation mechanics involved in the Nakajima test, which is commonly used to determine the forming limit curve of sheet metals, and is focused on the interaction between the friction conditions and the deformation behaviour of a dual phase steel. The methodology is based on the finite element analysis of the Nakajima test, considering different values of the classic Coulomb friction coefficient, including a pressure-dependent model. The validity of the finite element model is examined through a comparison with experimental data. The results show that friction affects the location and strain path of the necking point by changing the strain rate distribution in the specimen. The strain localization alters the contact status from slip to stick at a portion of the contact area from the pole to the necking zone. This leads to the sharp increase of the strain rate at the necking point, as the punch rises further. The influence of the pressure-dependent friction coefficient on the deformation behaviour is very small, due to the uniform distribution of the contact pressure in the Nakajima test. Moreover, the low contact pressure range attained cannot properly replicate real contact condition in sheet metal forming processes of advanced high strength steels.

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