Authors: B.J. Xiao, Cheng Yong Wang, Ying Ning Hu, Yue Xian Song
Abstract: A two-dimensional orthogonal thermal-mechanical finite element model by Deform2D finite element analysis software is established in the article. By the adaptive meshing technique, not only cutting process but also the effect on the process of aluminum alloy Al6061-T6 processing as friction coefficient changing is simulated. The simulation shows that the friction coefficient has significant effect on the cutting temperature and cutting force, and the effect is nonlinear. With the increasing of the friction coefficient, the cutting temperature and cutting force will both increase. The impact the friction coefficient has on the surface residual stress is much smaller than the impact on the cutting temperature and cutting force.
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Authors: Hong Rui Ao, Deng Pan, Hong Yuan Jiang
Abstract: The contact at head/disk interface in hard disk drives subject to an external shock has been studied using the finite element method. A rigid cylinder moving over a two-layered thin film was implemented to simulate the contact between the recording slider and the disk. The effects of different friction coefficients on the von Mises stress of two-layered thin film were investigated. The relation between pressed depth and width of deformation has been obtained. Results show that the amplitude decreases with increase of friction coefficient while the period of slider motion is diminution. In addition, the stress distribution fits Hertzian contact theory.
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Authors: Chang Jiang Wang, Diane J Mynors, Tarsem Sihra
Abstract: Presented here is the simulation of uniaxial stretch forming using two punches in a sheet metal forming operation. In the finite element modelling, the sheet metal strip was held by two bank holders and two punches are able to move in two directions to stretch the sheet metal. Due to the friction between the punch and sheet metal, it was found that friction affects the sheet metal forming quality, however by adopting an optimal punch path the effect of friction in sheet metal forming can be reduced. The effect of punch paths on the quality of the sheet metal are also reported in this paper.
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Authors: Xin Wu Ma, Guo Qun Zhao, Wen Juan Li
Abstract: A new method for determination of friction coefficient in sheet metal forming of Mg alloy AZ31B is presented in this paper. The method is based on the bulging test of sheet metal in which the specimen is processed with a hole at the center. The diameter of the hole will increase along the stroke of the punch and the dimensional change of the hole has a certain relationship with the friction coefficient at the punch/specimen interface. Thus, the friction coefficient can be determined indirectly according to the dimension of the hole in the bulging process. The bulging process of the sheet is simulated using FE code DEFORM-2D. The analysis model is set up according to the experiment of the bulging and the friction calibration curves are generated from the simulations of the bulging by setting different coefficients of friction. The friction coefficient can be determined by measuring the hole dimension during the bulging process and comparing it with the friction calibration curves.
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Authors: Li Li Huang, Xiao Yang Lu, Xiang Wei Zhang
Abstract: The numerical simulation of the ironing process of deep cup shaped part was conducted by finite element software Deform 3D. The influences of interface friction and deformation velocity on the forming load and blank damage were studied in this paper. The simulation results showed that the forming load and damage increased obviously with the increase of the friction between the blank and cavity die. The blank damage increased and the forming load decreased with the increase of deformation velocity. These conclusions provide a reliable theoretical basis for the optimization of the ironing process of deep cup shaped part.
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