J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2001, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (03): 329-332.

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Three-dimensional rigid-plastic FEM simulation of bulk forming processes with new contact and remeshing techniques

Debin Shan, Youngsuk Kim, Hyunsoo Kim   

  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-70 1, South Korea...
  • Received:2000-10-30 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2001-05-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Debin Shan

Abstract: Some techniques such as die surface description, contact judgement algorithm and remeshing are proposed to improve the robustness of the numerical solution. Based on these techniques, a three-dimensional rigid-plastic FEM code has been developed. Isothermal forging process of a cylindrical housing has been simulated. The simulation results show that the given techniques and the FEM code are reasonable and feasible for three-dimensional bulk forming processes.

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