• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.17-27
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• 1995

The tact switch is widely used in electric and electronic products. The dome type tact spring is produced by stamping. Stamping of the tact spring and operation of the tact switch have been simulated by the elasto-plastic finite element method. The operating characteristics of the switch may be given by the relation between the operating force and stroke. For a given material, this is affected by two main factors. One is the geometry of dome spring which is determined by the geometry of stamping dies and the stamping pressure, and another one is the dimension of switch. From the calculation, it was possible to obtain the stamping conditions and switch dimension for a predetermined force-stroki relation And, the hoop stresses and effective strains distributions due to the stamping and during the operation of the switch indicate a possibility of cracking in the center and rim of dome spring.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.10-18
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• 2008

Metal stamping is widely used in the mass-production process of the automobile industry. During the stamping process, air may be trapped between the draw die and the panel. The high pressure of trapped air induces imperfections on the panel surface and creates a situation where an extremely high tonnage of punch is required. To prevent these problems, many air ventilation holes are drilled through the draw die and the punch. The present work has developed a simplified mathematical formulation for computing the pressure of the air pocket based on the ideal gas law and isentropic relation. The pressure of the air pocket was compared to the results by the commercial CFD code, Fluent, and experiments. The present work also used the Bisection method to calculate the optimum cross-sectional area of the air ventilation holes, which did not make the pressure of the air pocket exceed the prescribed maximum value.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.99-103
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• 2011

Many parameters influence the frictional behavior of steel sheet during stamping. The contact pressure between a die and a sheet during stamping is one of them. Thus, this parameter is investigated for high strength steel (HSS) sheets, which are widely used for auto body panels due to their potential for weight reduction. Since HSS extend the limits of contact pressure for mild steel, the effect of this parameter on friction cannot be ignored. To investigate the influence of contact pressure on the frictional behavior of steel sheets, a flat type of friction test was conducted on three different steel sheets under various contact pressures. For bare steel sheets, the curve representing the relationship between contact pressure and friction coefficient exhibits a U shape. Coated steel sheets show a similar tendency except at low contact pressure. For these materials, when the contact pressure is very low, the friction coefficient slightly increases with pressure before it starts to decrease. The test results show that the effect of contact pressure on frictional behavior of steel sheet is not negligible even for contact pressures that are lower than the strength of HSS sheet.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.87-94
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• 2017

Center pillar, which is installed in the center of flank of car body, supports roof and door and ensures the safety of driver by reducing the damage of car body caused by impact. Recently, high-strength steel is widely used to manufacture the center pillar due to high stiffness and fuel efficiency. In this study, material properties of the high-strength steel, whose tensile strength is more than 780MPa, were obtained to produce the center pillar. Stamping was performed by considering the design parameters (blank holder force, press stroke, blank size and pad pressure) used in the actual filed. The drawbeads were included in the stamping process to reduce the amounts of wrinkling and spring back. Using the commercial software, Autoform R5.2 and Minitab, effects of design parameters of the stamping process upon spring back were analyzed and applied to the design process. The restriking process meets the target of under 0.5mm in the amount of spring back.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 1997.03a
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• pp.25-30
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• 1997

In this study, the forming behavior of Tailor welded HS and IF steel s-rail stamping is analyzed by experiments and simulations. According to the results, uniform strain distribution in the formed part is most important to prevent springback and wrinkle formation. For that purpose, it is most effective to distribute uniformly the contact pressure of blank and bland holder.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2011

The major purpose of the present study is to evaluate the performance of various galvanized (GI) or galvannealed (GA) mild steels and AHSS in stamping applications. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of selected stamping operations was conducted to estimate the critical pressure boundary conditions that exist in practice. Using this information, laboratory tribotests, e.g. Twist Compression (TCT), Deep Drawing (DDT) and Strip Drawing (SDT) Tests, were developed to evaluate the performance of selected lubricants and die materials/coatings in forming galvanized steels of interest. The sheet materials investigated included mild steels and AHSS (e.g. DP600 GI/GA, DP780 GI/GA, TRIP780 GA and DP980 GI/GA). Experimental results showed that galvanized material resulted in more galling, while galvannealed material showed more powdering and flaking. The surface roughness and chemical composition of galvanized sheet materials affected the severity of galling under the same testing conditions, i.e. lubricants and die materials/coatings. The results of this study helped to determine the critical interface pressure that initiates lubricant failure and galling in stamping selected galvanized sheet materials. Thus, to prevent or postpone the critical interface conditions, the results of this study can be used to select the optimum combination of galvanized sheet, die material, die coating and lubricant for forming structural automotive components.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.86-92
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• 2013

When stamping ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS), the phenomenon of galling, which corresponds to a transfer of material from the sheet to the tool surface, occurs because of the high contact pressure between tool and workpiece. Galling leads to increased friction, unstable interface conditions, scratches on the sheet and the tool surfaces and, eventually, premature tool surface failures. Therefore, a simple and accurate evaluation method for tool scratching is necessary for the selection of tool material and coating, as well as for a better optimization of process conditions such as blank holder force and die radius. In this study, the pin-on-disc (PODT) and pin-on-flat surface (POFST) tests are conducted to quantitatively evaluate scratch-related tool life for stamping of UHSS. The variation of the friction coefficient is used as an indicator of scratch resulted from galling. The U-channel ironing test (UCIT) is performed in order to validate the results of the friction tests. This study shows that the POFST test provides a good quantitative estimation of tool life based on the occurrence of scratch.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.11-16
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• 2022

In this paper, wear characteristics of PVD coatings were compared on the die surface for cold stamping of MART1470 steel sheet with the finite element analysis and the pin-on-disc wear test. Three types of PVD coatings (CrN, TiAlCrN, and MoS2TiCr(W)N) were considered for the tool surface made of STD11 material. The stamping process of an auto-body part was analyzed with the finite element method. Ranges of process variables for the wear test such as contact pressure, relative speed, and sliding distance were predicted from analysis results. In order to quantitatively analyze wear characteristics of each coating, the amount of wear was measured and compared according to process variables with the pin-on-disc wear test. The influence of each process variable was investigated and the wear characteristics of the three coating layers were quantitatively compared. It was confirmed that the wear characteristics of MoS₂TiCr(W)N coating were better than those of CrN and TiAlCrN. It was noted that the proposed prediction approach could predict and respond to the wear phenomenon occurring in the stamping process.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.35-40
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• 1978

여기서 상기 ASME Code에 대하여 간단히 설명하기로 한다. ASME Code 는 첫부분에서 ASME Code의 적용을 받아야 하는 압력용기를 정의하고, 압력용기의 건설에 관한 일반원칙을 설명한후 그 다음에는 세개의 Subsection으로 나뉘어져 있다. 즉 Subsection A General Requirements Subsection B Requirements Pertaining to Methods of Fabrication of Pressure Vessels Subsection C Requirements Pertaining to Classes of Material 여기서 Subsection A는 압력용기 재료나 제작방법의 상위와 관계없이 적용하여야 할 일반적인 요구사항을 규정한 것이며, Subsedction B에서는 압력용기의 제작방법을 용접,리벳팅,단조,경납 땜의 4가지로 나누어 각 제작방법에 따른 특수 요구사항을 규정하였고, 마지막으로 Subsection C 는 재료에 따른 특수 요구사항을 규정한 것이다. 이 각 Subsection은 다시 General, Materials, Design, Fabrication, Inspection and Tests, Stamping and Reports, Pressure Relief Devices로 나누어 이에 대한 각각의 요구사항들을 설명하고 있다. 그러나 이 기술기준에서는 제정방향으로, 다음의 목차에서도 알 수 있는 바와 같이 이들의 순서를 바꾸어 총칙,재료,설계,제작, 검사 및 시험, 압력릴리프장치를 배치한 후 이미 KS B 6231에 제정되어 있는 것은 그 규정을 대부분 그 대로 인용하였고, 그렇지않은 것은 우리의 실정을 참작하여 삭제, 보완, 수정하였다. 삭제한 내용 중 대표적인 것으로 공인검사관(Authorized Inspector) 및 Stamping and Reports 에는 9개의 Mandatory Appendix 와 16개의 Nonmandatory Appendix가 있는데, 이둘 중 이 기술기준에서 필요하다고 생각되는 것은 발췌 수록하였다. 단위에 대해서는 국가시책에 따라 메트릭 시스템을 사용하였고 단위의 환산에서 야기되는 소수점등의 처리는 공학적인 판단에 의거하였다.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.377-386
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• 2011

During stamping processes, the air trapped between sheet metal and the die cavity can be highly compressed and ultimately reduce the shape accuracy of formed panels. To prevent this problem, vent holes and passages are sometimes drilled into the based on expert experience and know-how. CAE can be also used for analyzing the air behavior in die cavity during stamping process, incorporating both elasto-plastic behavior of sheet metal and the fluid dynamic behavior of air. This study presents sheet metal forming simulation combined simultaneously with simulation of air behavior in the die cavity. There are three approaches in modeling of air behavior. One is a simple assumption of the bulk modulus having a constant pressure depending on volume change. The next is the use of the ideal gas law having uniform pressure and temperature in air domain. The third is FPM (Finite point method) having non-uniform pressure in air domain. This approach enables direct coupling of mechanical behavior of solid sheet metal and the fluid behavior of air in sheet metal forming simulation, and its result provides the first-hand idea for the location, size and number of the vent holes. In this study, commercial software, PAM-$STAMP^{TM}$ and PAM-$SAFE^{TM}$, were used.