Finite element modelling of forging and other metal forming processes

Jean-Loup Chenot (1) , Lionel Fourment (1) , Richard Ducloux (2) , Etienne Wey (2)

1 CEMEF - Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux
2 Transvalor

The fundamental mechanical formulation is recalled for simulation of metal forming processes. The basic principles of 3-dimensional finite element discretization and of time integration are summarized. Several important numerical developments for efficient computation of large plastic deformation are briefly described. Various fields of applications to real processes are reviewed. Illustrative examples are mentioned to show the utilization of the commercial computer code Forge3 in industry, as a very flexible tool to design metal forming sequences.

Mots clés: Metal; Plasticity; Finite Element; Numerical Simulation; Industrial Forming Processes

Domaines: Matériaux

Jean-Loup Chenot, Lionel Fourment, Richard Ducloux, Etienne Wey. Finite element modelling of forging and other metal forming processes. 13th ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Apr 2010, Brescia, Italy. pp.Pages 359-362, ⟨10.1007/s12289-010-0781-5⟩. ⟨hal-00573831⟩