Influence of elongation factor on distributions of effective strain and flow stress for pushing through a conical die process of round bars made from S355 steel

Abstract

The paper presents computer modelling results of researches on pushing through a conical die process of round bars. Calculations were carried out using the commercial code QFORM-2D, based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). Investigations involved the use of circular sectioned S355 (1.0577) steel segments of rods with diameter of 9 mm and conical dies with different diameter of sizing portion of a die (d = 7.1 mm; 7.6 mm and 8.0 mm). The aim of the paper is to compare distributions of effective strain and flow stress in longitudinal sections of round bars at different elongation factors (λ1 = 1.24, λ2 = 1.37 and λ3 = 1.57).