Influence of the Blankholder Force on the Accuracy of the Rectangular Drawn Parts Made from Steel Sheets

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In the case of sheet metal forming process one of the most important phenomena that affect the dimensional and shape accuracy of the formed parts is the part springback after the tools removing. The springback phenomenon depends, on the one hand by the material mechanical parameters (especially Youngs modulus, anisotropy coefficient, yield stress) and on the other hand by the process parameters and tools geometry. Therefore in order to control the springback for a given material, the influence of the process parameters or tools geometry must be know. The aim of the present paper is to investigate the effect of blankholder force (as process parameter) on the springback parameters in the case of rectangular parts made from steel sheets. The investigations were made both experimentally and by finite element simulation. The springback parameters of the obtained parts were determined by using the ATOS system and ATOS software that allows the virtual reconstruction of the part shape in order to measure the springback parameters. Both experimental and simulation tests shown that the use of a high value of blankholder force leads to the increase of the drawn part accuracy.

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