Springback Control With Variable Binder Force — Experiments And FEA Simulation.

Side-wall-curl is a springback phenomena in typical automotive structural components, such as channel like rails and cross members. Minimizing or eliminating the side-wall-curl is one of the major challenges in stamping production. This challenge is exasperated when the component is formed from advanced high strength steels (AHSS). In this study a standard three-piece draw die is used, in a series of experimental tests, to form a stamping with a hat-shaped section from dual phase 590 (DP590). During the forming stroke, the binder force is varied to evaluate its influence on side-wall-curl. FEA springback simulations for two types of experiments with varied binder forces are also performed. The binder force profiles for several sheet materials are discussed and the correlation between the simulation results and the actual part measurements are illustrated. © 2004 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]