Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Forging Process for Automotive Starter Motor Ring Gear

DEFORM-3D software is a powerful simulation tool that uses the Finite Element Method to analyze the three dimensional complex forging process, It provides a virtual testing environment in which engineers can study the influence of geometric parameters, process parameters and other factors on forging process performance. This paper aims at the forging process of automotive starter motor ring gear, and suitable technology parameters have been determined, which is combined with the numerical simulation by FEM method. The variation of metal flow, stress and strain were obtained. And an experiment was employed to prove that he simulation result and the experimental result tallies well. This research plays a guiding role on the optimal design of the forging processes and dies structure for similar parts.