Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Forming Limit Diagram (FLD) and Forming Limit Stress Diagram (FLSD)

Mehdi Safari, Seyed Jamal Hosseinipour, Hamed Deilami Azodi

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DOI: 10.4236/msa.2011.25067                

Abstract

In this work, forming limit diagram for aluminum alloy 3105 is performed experimentally and forming limit based on stress (FLSD) calculated from strains that resulted from experimental procedure. In addition, numerical prediction by ductile fracture criteria using simulation is considered and it is shown that they are well suited with the experimental results. The strain paths from finite element simulations are found fairly acceptable to represent both sides of the FLD.

Keywords

Forming Limit Diagram, Forming Limit Stress Diagram, Aluminum Alloy 3105, Ductile Fracture Criteria

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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