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On constitutive modeling of aluminum alloys for tube hydroforming applications
Institution:1. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;1. School of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Queensland, Australia;2. Department of Auto Steel, Baosteel Research Institute, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Shanghai 200122, China
Abstract:The increased interest in lightweight materials for automotive structures has also lead to a search for efficient forming methods that suit these materials. One attractive concept is to use hydroforming of aluminum tubes. The advantages of this forming method includes better tolerances, decreased number of parts and an increased range of forming options. By using FE simulations, the process can be optimized to reduce the risk for failure, i.e. bursting or wrinkling. However, extruded aluminum is highly anisotropic and it is crucial that the material model used for simulations is able to accurately describe this behavior. Also, tube hydroforming occurs predominantly in a biaxial stress state which should be considered in the material testing, where uniaxial tests are used extensively in the industry today. The present study accentuates the need for improved constitutive models. It is shown that a material model, which accurately describes the anisotropic behavior of aluminum tubes, can be obtained from simple and robust experiments.
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