A Study on Changes in Thickness of STS304 Material in the Progressive Drawing Process

• Main Authors: Lee C.K., Kim Y.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-06-01
• Series: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Subjects: Body thickness; Drawing; Flange thickness; Corner roundness; Material thickness
• Online Access: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/amm.2017.62.issue-2/amm-2017-0201/amm-2017-0201.xml?format=INT

In the drawing process, the roundness of corners in the punch and the die are very important factors in determining the thicknesses of the product. The results clearly revealed that the thickness of a flange was increased and the thickness of body parts reduced when the roundness of the die entrance was small. The material thickness of the top part was decreased when the corner roundness of the punch was large. The smooth inflow of materials was found to have a significant effect on the thickness during the post-process. The compressive strength of STS 304 material exhibited a higher value compared with other processing methods. Moreover, we clearly observed the corner roundness of the punch and the die to be a very important factor for STS 304 materials.