Rigid-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Axi-Symmetric Hydroforming with Controlled Pressure

유체압력이 제어되는 축대칭 하이드로포밍에 대한 강소성 유한요소 해석

The study is concerned with the analysis of axisymmetric hydroforming with controlled pressure by the rigid-plastic finite element method. The finite element method is employed to obtain the detailed information including the distribution of stresses and strains and geometry changes. Experiments are carried out for hydroforming of cold-rolled steel sheets with the developed CNC hydroforming press which is pressure-controlled according to the fluid pressure vs.-stroke relationship given by the upper bound. Four types of punches are used for the experiments. The computed results are in good agreements with the experimental observation in geometric change and thickness variation. The present analysis permits the prediction of stresses, strains, geometric changes. The effects of Lankford value and workhardening exponent on thickness strains in hydroforming are also discussed. It is thus shown that the present method can be applied to the effective design of axisymmetric hydrooforming processes.

본 연구에서는 축대칭 하이드로포밍 공정을 강소성 유한요소법을 이용하여 이 론적으로 해석하여 응력분포, 변형도 분포등을 구하였다.CNC 하이드로포밍프레스를 이용하여 냉간 압연강판에 대하여 실험을 수행하고 수치해석결과와 비교하고 이로부터 하이드로포밍의 성형성에 대하여 논의하였다.