Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming

The localised deformation is central to incremental sheet forming (ISF). A detailed understanding of the interfacial contact behaviour between the forming tool and the blank sheet in ISF is significant to a number of important areas of current ISF research including ISF thermomechanical behaviour, d...

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Main Authors: Hui Zhu, Hengan Ou
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
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description The localised deformation is central to incremental sheet forming (ISF). A detailed understanding of the interfacial contact behaviour between the forming tool and the blank sheet in ISF is significant to a number of important areas of current ISF research including ISF thermomechanical behaviour, deformation and failure, ISF workpiece surface finish and ISF tooling. This study develops analytical models for the contact behaviour including the contact area, the maximum contact pressure and the pressure distribution by considering the localised tool-sheet contact condition and the contact mechanics of elastic-plastic materials. The nonuniform distribution of contact pressure in both circumferential and meridional directions are investigated and modelled. The analytical models are implemented and validated by ISF of Titanium Grade 1 (TA1) and heat-assisted friction stir ISF (HAFS-ISF) of polyether ether ketone (PEEK). A good agreement is obtained between the analytical prediction and finite element (FE) simulation, the validity of which is confirmed by comparing with the experimental results. The developed analytical models can give comparable but faster prediction of the localised contact pressure although there is still a scope for improvement.
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spelling doaj-art-e0fc881f5dd540f7b2db0fb511670e4d2025-08-20T03:52:19ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-05-01366741675710.1016/j.jmrt.2025.04.257Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet formingHui Zhu0Hengan Ou1Corresponding author.; Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UKCorresponding author.; Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UKThe localised deformation is central to incremental sheet forming (ISF). A detailed understanding of the interfacial contact behaviour between the forming tool and the blank sheet in ISF is significant to a number of important areas of current ISF research including ISF thermomechanical behaviour, deformation and failure, ISF workpiece surface finish and ISF tooling. This study develops analytical models for the contact behaviour including the contact area, the maximum contact pressure and the pressure distribution by considering the localised tool-sheet contact condition and the contact mechanics of elastic-plastic materials. The nonuniform distribution of contact pressure in both circumferential and meridional directions are investigated and modelled. The analytical models are implemented and validated by ISF of Titanium Grade 1 (TA1) and heat-assisted friction stir ISF (HAFS-ISF) of polyether ether ketone (PEEK). A good agreement is obtained between the analytical prediction and finite element (FE) simulation, the validity of which is confirmed by comparing with the experimental results. The developed analytical models can give comparable but faster prediction of the localised contact pressure although there is still a scope for improvement.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425010786Incremental sheet formingLocalised deformationContact pressure nonuniformityContact areaAnalytical modelling
spellingShingle Hui Zhu
Hengan Ou
Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Incremental sheet forming
Localised deformation
Contact pressure nonuniformity
Contact area
Analytical modelling
title Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
title_full Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
title_fullStr Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
title_full_unstemmed Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
title_short Analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
title_sort analytical modelling of local contact behaviour in incremental sheet forming
topic Incremental sheet forming
Localised deformation
Contact pressure nonuniformity
Contact area
Analytical modelling
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