Numerical Damage Prediction and Experiments in Deep Drawing of Irregular Square Cup

Deep drawing is an important sheet metal forming process in the industry. The deep drawing of irregular square cup was investigated in this paper. To predict the damage of irregular square cup, different blank hold forces and blank shapes were studied in the numerical model. The experiment was carried out with the optimized blank force holder and blank shapes, the crack and thickness distribution were investigated. The results of the experiment accorded with those of the numerical simulations, which show the validity of the simulation to predict where the damaged zones will appear in the part during the deformation.