Springback law of high-strength 21-6-9 stainless steel tube in numerical control bending under different process parameters

• Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part B, Journal of engineering manufacture Journal of engineering manufacture, 2017-08, Vol.231 (10), p.1783-1792
• Main Authors: Fang, Jun, Lu, Shiqiang, Wang, Kelu, Yao, Zhengjun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bend strength; Computer simulation; Cross-sections; Deformation effects; Dimensional analysis; Finite element method; Friction; Machine tools; Metal forming; Numerical controls; Order parameters; Parameter sensitivity; Process parameters; Sensitivity analysis; Springback; Stainless steel; Stainless steels; Steel tubes; Wall thickness
• ISSN: 0954-4054; 2041-2975
• DOI: 10.1177/0954405415607781

In order to achieve the precision bending deformation, the effects of process parameters on springback behaviors should be clarified preliminarily. Taking the 21-6-9 high-strength stainless steel tube of 15.88 mm × 0.84 mm (outer diameter × wall thickness) as the objective, the multi-parameter sensitivity analysis and three-dimensional finite element numerical simulation are conducted to address the effects of process parameters on the springback behaviors in 21-6-9 high-strength stainless steel tube numerical control bending. The results show that (1) springback increases with the increasing of the clearance between tube and mandrel Cm, the friction coefficient between tube and mandrel fm, the friction coefficient between tube and bending die fb, or with the decreasing of the mandrel extension length e, while the springback first increases and then remains unchanged with the increasing of the clearance between tube and bending die Cb. (2) The sensitivity of springback radius to process parameters is larger than that of springback angle. And the sensitivity of springback to process parameters from high to low are e, Cb, Cm, fb and fm. (3) The variation rules of the cross section deformation after springback with different Cm, Cb, fm, fb and e are similar to that before springback. But under same process parameters, the relative difference of the most measurement section is more than 20% and some even more than 70% before and after springback, and a platform deforming characteristics of the cross section deformation is shown after springback.