Manufacturing Processes Lab
Tutorial 1
Personalized Learning
WILP
Open Die Forging
Problem Statement
Perform a 2D plane strain analysis of the open die forging of an annealed copper
rectangular block as shown in diagram below:
Forming Pressure
Upper Die
Block
Lower Die
Determine the forging pressure required to reduce the height of the block by 25%. The bar
has a rectangular cross section of 32 mm height and 40 mm length.
Material properties Based on Experiments
Tool Steel for Die
• E = 210 GPa, ν = 0.27, σy = 250 MPa, Tangent modulus = 1450 MPa
Annealed Copper
• E = 110 GPa, ν = 0.34, σy = 33 MPa, Tangent modulus = 167 MPa.
Aluminium Alloy
• E = 70 GPa, ν = 0.33, σy = 276 MPa, Tangent modulus = 562 MPa.
Magnesium Alloy
• E = 45 GPa, ν = 0.35, σy = 138 MPa, Tangent modulus = 633 MPa.
Steel
• E = 193 GPa, ν = 0.35, σy = 207 MPa, Tangent modulus = 692 MPa.
STEPS
• Step 1: Create a working directory @ cloud desktop
• Step 2: Open the Ansys workbench software
• Step 3: Open Analysis System: Static Structure
• Step 4: Create/Import Geometry
• Step 5: Set material property
• Step 6: Generate Mesh
• Step 7: Add constraints( Boundary & Load conditions)
• Step 8: Solve
• Step 9: Result interpretation
• Step 10: Validation
LEARNING OUTCOME
• How to model the geometry and assigning the material
• How to Assign constraints
• How to Assign real loading conditions
• How to interpret the simulation results
• Validating numerical results with analytical solution
Validation
Pressure required for the deformation of 25% for Annealed Copper
P = Y1 Property
Y0 (MPa)
Value
33
Where, Y1 = Resultant Yield Stress = Y0 + Etan ε (mm) 32
(mm) 24
Y0 = Yield Stress, Etan = Tangent Modulus, ε = Strain ε 0.287
Etan (MPa) 167
Strain (ε) = ln
Y1 80.93
µ 0 0.05
B (mm) 40 40
P(MPa) 80.93 87.96