Figure 5 Three tool path strategies developed by CATIA V5R17.
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Table 1. Integration algorithm . Remark : It is possible to incorporate the discussed model into an eight-node solid-shell finite element formulation by us- ing P Equation (5) [16] and can be successfully applied in metal forming simulations. Furthermore, there exist also four- node shell element formulations which are applicable to thin shell structures by using P Equation (7) [17]. Table 2. Mechanical properties of the aluminum AA1050 ma- terial. where AR is the increment of rotation tensor and Ad is the strain increment. AR and Ad are calculated in a suitable way. Equations (22) and (23) can then be used as Equation (13) and the rest of development remains the same. The presented model is implemented as user material subroutine (VUMAT) into the commercial finite element code ABAQUS/Explicit. The solution of Equation (16) may then be effectively accomplished by the simple local iteration procedure and the whole integration algorithm is given in Table 1. Fig. 2. Thickness variation in the cut plane Y = 0. Fig. 1. Tool path and the final shape of incremental formed sheet [8]. Fig. 4. Distribution of Hill’48 stress using VUMAT. Fig. 3. Evolution of the forming force F, (N). Fig. 7. Hill’48 stress distribution (a) strategy (C), (b) strategy (D). Fig. 6. Hill’48 stress distribution (a) strategy (A), (b) strategy (B). Fig. 8. Evolution of the maximum forming force F,-max for the four strategies. Fig. 9. Thickness variation in the cut plane Y = 0 for the four strategies. Fig. 11. Thickness distribution (a) strategy (C), (b) strategy (D). Fig. 10. Thickness distribution (a) strategy (A), (b) strategy (B).
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