Deforming mechanism of non-mandrel drawing process of circular aluminium tube by simulation

• Published in: Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China Vol. 16; no. A03; pp. 1301 - 1304
• Main Author: 权国政 周杰 王梦寒 权国辉 佟莹
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China 01.12.2006
• Subjects: 有色金属; 有限元分析; untouched region; sizing section; shrink; non-mandrel drawing; FEM; speed vector graph
• ISSN: 1003-6326

The aluminium tubes with high strength and smooth outer-surface can be produced by non-mandrel drawing process. It is an effective method to study forming mechanism of drawing process by simulation, based on which the relevant dies with reasonable dimensions can be designed to ensure tube precision. The dynamic model and elasto-plastic finite element model of the forming process were established based on FEM software Deform-3D, then the simulation was performed. The expressions about drawing load were deduced, and the influence of friction coefficient on drawing load was computed by the expressions and software respectively. Based on simulation results the deformation mechanism of drawing process without plug was expounded. According to flowing speed vector graph the law of material flowing was summarized, by which the deformation regions were partitioned. Furthermore, some potential problems of drawing process such as diameter shrinking, thickness varying were forecast and analyzed quantificationally.