FEM Simulation Analysis of Ring Compression Test Using Stationary and Rotating Die under Constant Shear Friction

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to investigate the effect of friction on the behaviour of the metal flow and ring geometry, using comparisons from a stationary and rotating bottom die. This was carried out using friction calibration curves, compressive force analysis, stress and strain relationships and the reduction ratio of the ring specimen. The ring compression test (RCT) is considered one of the most reliable ways to obtain the friction factor existing in a plastic deformation process. This technique utilizes the dimensional changes of a test specimen to determine the magnitude of the friction factor. The variation of the calibration curve for the stationary die, with a range of m=0.0 to 0.9, and for the rotating die a range of m=0.1, 0.5 and 0.9. The frictional factor is calculated using FEM analysis, friction calibration and reduction ratio curves were generated from the compressive force using the DEFORM software package. The results indicated that the change in the inner diameter is related to the friction conditions and angular velocities at the die-workpiece interface.