Effect of Variable Blank Holder Force on Rectangular Box Drawing Process of Hot-galvanized Sheet Steel

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2005-06-16
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Atfirst,aseriesoffiniteelementmethod(FEM)simulationtestswereusedtofindthecriticalformingconditionsofhot-galvanizedsheetsteelduringtherectangularboxdrawingprocessingwhenconstantblankholderforceswereapplied.Accordingthetestresults,thereasonablealterationscopeofinitialvariableblankholderforce(VBHF)wasas1.9~2.3T.Then,basedonthetestproductionsofblankholderforce,12typicalVBHFcurveswereappliedtoperformthesimulationtestsbythesimulationsoftwareofDYNAFORM.ThesimulationtestresultsshowedthatVBHFhadgreateffectsondrawingformabilityofhot-galvanizedsheetsteelduringtherectangularboxdrawing.However,thedifferentVBHFcurveswereappliedtocontrolthewholedrawinganditwouldgetgreatdifferenteffects.Atthesametine,theVBHFhadgreateffectsonthemaximumthickthinningratio,buthadlittleeffectonthemaximumthickincrassationratio.So,reasonableapplicationoftheVBHFwouldgreatlydecreasethefractures.WhentheVBHFprofileistakenascurveL,thebesteffectofdrawingformabilitycouldbeobtained.WhencurveIisused,contraryeffectcouldbegotten.TheothertypesofcurveswouldcauseeffectsbetweenabovetwotypesofVBHFcurves.Finally,theactualtestswereappliedtocheckthevalidityoftheFEMsimulationtests.TheresultsshowthattheFEMsimulationtestsaregoodwaysforpredictingandoptimizingtheVBHF.