Abstract
The paper presents results of the investigations on numerical computations and experimental verification concerning the influence of selected parameters of the cutting process on the stress state in bundles of cold-rolled steel sheets being cut using a guillotine. The physical model and, corresponding to it, the mathematical model of the analysed steel sheet being cut were elaborated. In this work, the relationship between the cutting depth and the values of reduced Huber–Mises stresses as well as the mechanism of sheet separation were presented. The numerical simulations were conducted by means of the finite element method and the computer system LS-DYNA. The results of numerical computations are juxtaposed as graphs, tables, and contour maps of sheet deformation as well as reduced Huber–Mises strains and stresses for selected time instants. The microscopic tests revealed two distinct zones in the fracture areas. The ductile and brittle zones are separated at the depth of ca. 1/3 thickness of the cut steel sheet.
Highlights
Guillotines are conveniently used for cutting of metal sheets because one can cut single sheets, and bundles
This paper presents physical models and, corresponding to them, mathematical models in the case of cutting a single sheet on a guillotine intended for bundle cutting, the mechanism of which is different from the guillotine shear cutting
The cutting process has been designed in such a way that it reflects the real conditions of thin steel sheet cutting on the production line in the best possible manner
Summary
Guillotines are conveniently used for cutting of metal sheets because one can cut single sheets, and bundles. Cutting of bundles is more efficient compared to cutting individual sheets, because it allows many sheets to be cut at a single cutting tool passage. The bundle cutting is used to separate many sheets in order to reach high-quality cut surfaces. To improve the cutting process, the numerical investigations have been carried out concerning mainly the application of finite element method for numerical simulation of cut sheet separation and experimental research aimed at verifying the obtained results. There are many interesting items in the literature regarding mainly machining [1,2,3,4,5,6,7], but much less papers cover the mechanical cutting on guillotines [8]. Machine deformation can affect significantly the cutting process [12,13]
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