A 3D numerical modeling of hemispherical contact against an elastic-plastic flat surface

This paper presents a method of determining the anisotropic friction model for sheet metal forming processes based on experimental data obtained from the pin-on-disk tribometer test. The frictional investigations presented in this work were conducted for deep drawing quality cold-rolled steel sheet. The anisotropic friction model corresponded to experimental results was implemented into a finite element (FE) model built using the ABAQUS software. In the numerical investigations the hemispherical contact against an elastic-plastic flat was analysed. Both material
and friction anisotropy influenced the non-uniformity of the stress distribution around the hemisphere axis, which is clearly visible for higher values of hemispherical solid indentations. It was found that the change of isotropic friction to anisotropic conditions for both material models slightly influences – the value and change of equivalent plastic strain distribution in contact zone.

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