The Influence of Process Parameters during Hot Stamping of AA6111 Aluminum Alloy Sheet

Abstract:

The AA6111 aluminum alloy sheet is widely used in auto-body manufacture. It can make use of good plasticity under high temperature to form more complex parts by using the hot stamping. The influence of process parameters in hot stamping of AA6111 aluminum alloy sheet is investigated through numerical simulation in this paper, including blank holding force (BHF), friction coefficient, stamping velocity and initial forming temperature. Finally forming defects of numerical simulation are verified through the hot stamping experiments. The results show that it can effectively avoid wrinkling and fracture by controlling the BHF, good lubricant is in favor of forming and numerical simulation can accurately predict forming defects to guide the production.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 572)
• Pages: 255-260
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.572.255
• Online since: October 2012
• Authors: Qing Lei Meng, Bao Yu Wang, Lei Fu, Jing Zhou, Jian Guo Lin
• Keywords: AA6111, Hot Stamping, Numerical Simulation, Process Parameter

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