Abstract:The concept of Zener-Hollomon (Z) based Forming Limit Surface (Z-FLS)-which has minor strain, major strain, and ln(Z) as its three axes-was initially proposed in a previous study. In the Z-FLS diagram, strain rate and temperature effects on the major limit strain are reflected by ln(Z). In the current study, the concept of Z-FLS is revisited to provide a practical approach to construct Z-FLS. A Z-FLS then is constructed for magnesium alloy AZ31B sheet material using available experimental forming limit curves. The constructed Z-FLS is used to identify fracture in a non-isothermal warm cup forming process, which was modeled as a coupled thermo-mechanical process. Based on the Z-FLS, the determined limiting draw ratio (LDR) matches well with the published experimental results.