Earing Prediction in Drawing and Ironing Processes Using an Advanced Yield Criterion

This work aims to contribute to the understanding of the role/influence of advanced yield criteria on the earing profile prediction after drawing and ironing, for a cylindrical cup benchmark proposed at the NUMISHEET 2011 conference [1]. Two typical materials used for can-making were considered and studied: an AA5042 aluminum alloy and an AKDQ steel. The drawing and ironing operations are performed on a special die which allows drawing and ironing in one single punch stroke in order to simplify the real process. The benchmark results report include, for each material: (i) the earing profile after drawing and ironing, presenting the cup height evolution with the angle from the rolling direction, and (ii) the evolution of punch force with punch stroke. This work presents a comparison between experimental and numerical results obtained for the aforesaid benchmark with DD3IMP in-house solver, using two sets of parameters for the Cazacu and Barlat 2001 [2] yield criterion, identified based on uniaxial tensile, equi-biaxial tension and disc compression test results. The first set uses the initial yield stress values while the second one used the flow stress values for an accumulated plastic work of 20 MPa. The results highlight the different impact of the experimental data in the earing prediction for both materials: the results for the second set are slightly improved for the AKDQ steel while for AA5042 the effect is negligible. The improved earing prediction obtained with the second set for the AKDQ steel seems to result from a better description of the stress states that occur in the flange zone.

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