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Experimental and Numerical Determination of Hot Forming Limit Curve of Advanced High-Strength Steel

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This paper studied the hot formability of the advanced high-strength steel B1500HS. The hot Nakazima tests were conducted to obtain the forming limit curve (FLC), and the sheet temperatures were recorded to analyze temperature distributions during deformation. Meanwhile, the numerical simulations of hot Nakazima tests were performed to compare with the experimental ones. By utilizing the commercial software, Abaqus, the punch force–displacement curve, sheet temperature distribution at the time of the maximum punch load and temperature path of the necked element were investigated from both of experiments and numerical simulations. The FLCs from experiment and numerical simulation showed a good agreement. The temperature path of the necked element on each FLC specimen was different due to the numerical stretching time and stress state. This study demonstrated the predictive capability of finite element simulation on hot stamping.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to give thanks for the supports from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51275026), the State Key Laboratory of Development and Application Technology of Automotive Steels (Baosteel Group) and the Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA for PhD student.

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This study was funded by The National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51275026), The State Key Laboratory of Development and Application Technology of Automotive Steels (No. Null) and The Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA for Ph.D. Student (No. Null).

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of China

    B. L. Ma, M. Wan, X. J. Li & X. D. Wu

  2. Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore, 138632, Singapore

    Z. G. Liu

  3. State Key Laboratory of Development and Application Technology of Automotive Steels (Baosteel Group), Shanghai Baoshan, 201900, People’s Republic of China

    K. S. Diao

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Author M. Wan has received research Grants from The National Nature Science Foundation of China. The State Key Laboratory of Development and Application Technology of Automotive Steels has funded author X.D. Wu. Author B.L. Ma has gotten the financial support from The Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA. Author D.K. Shan is placed in charge of The State Key Laboratory of Development and Application Technology of Automotive Steels. Author X.J. Li is the supervisor of author B.L. Ma. Author Z.G. Liu improves the English writing with us.

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Ma, B.L., Wan, M., Liu, Z.G. et al. Experimental and Numerical Determination of Hot Forming Limit Curve of Advanced High-Strength Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 3299–3306 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2751-2

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