Lubricants are necessary to avoid adhesion, galling, and scratching in aluminum stamping processes. In this study, various lubricants, including dry lubes and wet lubes, were evaluated using cup drawing test (CDT) for stamping of Al 5182-O aluminum sheets. The effects of surface texturing, with electro-discharge texturing (EDT) and mill finish (MF), on the friction behavior were also investigated. Furthermore, the methodology to evaluate the performance of lubricants was established based on (a) maximum applicable blank holder force (BHF) and (b) draw-in length in flange or flange perimeter of formed cups. Finite element (FE) simulations were carried out to determine the coefficient of friction (CoF) at tool–workpiece interface during deep drawing under different lubrication conditions. Flow stress data of Al 5182-O material were obtained using viscous pressure bulge (VPB) and tensile tests. In this study, it was confirmed that, in forming Al 5182-O, dry film lubricants have better lubricity than wet lubricants. A better lubrication condition was found with EDT surface texture.
Aluminum alloys are increasingly used in automotive manufacturing to save weight. The drawability of Al 5182-O has been proven at room temperature (RT) and it is also shown that formability is further enhanced at elevated temperatures (ETs) in the range of 250–350 °C. A cost effective application of ET forming of Al alloys can be achieved using heated blank and cold dies (HB–CD). In this study, the material behavior of Al 5182-O is characterized using tensile test and viscous bulge test at RT. The nonisothermal finite element model (FEM) of deep drawing is developed using the commercial software pamstamp. Initially, deep drawing simulations and tests were carried out at RT using a 300 ton servo press, with a hydraulic cushion. The predictions with flow stress curves obtained from tensile and bulge tests were compared with experimental data. The effect of punch speed and temperature rise during forming at RT is investigated. The warm forming simulations were carried out by combining material data at ETs obtained from the literature. The coupled effects of sheet temperatures and punch speeds are investigated through the finite element analysis (FEA) to provide guidelines for ET stamping of Al 5182-O.
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