Validation of tool-wear simulations based on a full-scale press hardening experiment

• To extend the service life of stamping tools for press hardening processes, tool wear prediction gradually becomes an important topic of concern in industry. However, wear simulations based on the finite element method are mainly developed in laboratory and the lack of validation of full-scale experiments restricts the proposal of an accurate wear model. The work presented in this paper aims at validating the used wear models for stamping tools through a full-scale press hardening experiment. The wear model in conjunction with finite element (FE) simulations are dependent on contact mechanics and the corresponding wear data is obtained from laboratory tests, where the test parameters are specified in ranges that accord with the contact conditions of press hardening. The full-scale press hardening experiment producing a dog-bone shaped part is run for 200 continuous strokes. Geometry updating of the stamping tool is used to investigate the influence of shape change on the pressure occurring on the tool. The results have shown that the geometry change of the stamping tool, after producing a large number of parts, causes changes in the contact pressures and therefore affects the wear simulation. In the end, the wear simulation results are compared to the preliminary result of the full-scale press hardening.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Teknisk mekanik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Applied Mechanics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tribologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Tribology (hsv//eng)

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Hållfasthetslära

Solid Mechanics

Machine Elements

Maskinelement

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