电加热工程材料冲裁的有限元分析.docVIP

FE simulation of the blanking of electrically heated engineering materials X. Peng, X. Lu, R. Balendra Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK Abstract The blanking of electrically heated engineering materials is simulated using the commercially available software, ABAQUS: the temperature distribution, the “thermal” punch force and the blanking force for different heating conditions are investigated. Electrical heating provides an advantageous temperature distribution in the shear-zone of the material, which substantially reduces the maximum punch force and enables blanking with larger aspect ratios. Electrical heating can be achieved at a suf?ciently rapid heating rate, is ?exible with reference to setting conditions and may be easily incorporated into a blanking tool system, thus promising scope for application in an industrial environment. ? 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Electrical heating; Blanking; FE simulation 1.Introduction Blanking with larger aspect ratios (thickness/width) has objective in the electronics industry for the last decade. In speci?c cases, an aspect ratio of 2 has been achieved; generally, however, such ratios are not has been achieved; generally, however, such ratios are not adopted by industry. Large aspect ratios result in excessive tool loads, with consequent tool failure or decrease in tool life. Two parameters dominate the attempt to use large aspect ratios—the strength of the currently available tool-materials and the shear strength of the work-material. Of the two, the electronics industry would naturally opt to reduce the latter than to develop high-strength tool-materials. An approach for achieving the latter is described in the following text. In general, the strength of metallic materials decreases with the increase of temperature. This property