Failure Prediction in Fine Blanking Process with Stress Limit Model

Extremely small blanking clearance and nearly sharp edges of blanking tool are the characteristics of fine blanking that produces near net shape parts. The extreme forming conditions make the failure prediction for fine blanking more difficult than for ordinary forming processes. Stress Limit Criterion (SLC) is adopted in this work to perform the failure prediction of 3D fine blanking process. In comparison with the stress triaxiality diagram, SLC is not sensitively affected by complex nonlinear deformation paths and can perform the task as well. However, the parameters that support the model have to be obtained with combination of dedicatedly designed experiments and numerical simulation. The FEM simulation must also be able to provide stable and reliable results.