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Computer Simulation in the Design of Tools and the Stamping Process of Non-Typical Shaped Drawpieces - A Case Study Cover

Computer Simulation in the Design of Tools and the Stamping Process of Non-Typical Shaped Drawpieces - A Case Study

By: Piotr Danielczyk and  Ireneusz WRÓBEL  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Hot stamping process

Fig. 2.

Passenger car beam

Fig. 3.

Stamping directions

Fig. 4.

Tools working surfaces

Fig. 5.

Stages of drawpieces forming

Fig. 7.

Distribution of cooling channels a) in the upper part of the tool b) in the lower part of the tool

Fig. 7.

Scaling factor of the pressure

Fig. 8.

Distribution of cooling channels a) in the upper part of the tool b) in the lower part of the tool

Fig. 9.

Temperature distribution in the drawpiece

Fig. 10.

Temperature distribution in tools

Fig. 11.

Share of martensite in the drawpiece

Fig. 12.

Parts of the tool a) lower part of the tool, b) upper part of the tool

Fig. 13.

Movable punch

Fig. 14.

Cooling water supply system for stamps

Fig. 15.

3D model of the coolant domain

Fig. 16.

FEM mesh of the punch model

Fig. 17.

Analysis boundary conditions

Fig. 18.

Temperature distribution in moving punches

Fig. 19.

The force of the drawpiece on the die

Fig. 20.

Drawpiece deformation after hardening (in relation to nominal shape)

Fig. 21.

FEM model for calculating the expansion of a) the lower part of the tools b) the upper part of the tools

Fig. 22.

Boundary conditions for the analysis of (a) the lower part of the tool (b) the upper part of the tool

Fig. 23.

Deformation in the lower part of the tool

Fig. 24.

Deformation in the upper part of the tool

Fig. 25.

Stamping die (lower part)

Fig. 26.

Photo of a sample of a drawpiece

Fig. 27.

Position of the measurement points on the drawpiece

Fig. 28.

Photo of a sample

Fig. 29.

The results of the tensile tests

Fig. 30.

Locations where samples were taken for testing

Fig. 31.

Locations where samples were taken for testing

Fig. 32.

Microstructure photograph of the sample

Fig. 33.

Example measurement report

Fig. 33.

The image from the thermal camera

Results of HV hardness measurements

Measurement numberImprint/value
1579.1
2538.7
3533.4
4561.9
5573.3
6583.6

Results of strength limit measurements Rm, MPa

Measurement point number
12345678910
Drawpiece numberW11747171217001762179518001732177617451766
W21712170317571784177917461708174317231785
W31719173117011745178117081719176117381777
W41770173917791711176717471779177317101764
W51757177117201709171117011739178017321799
W61792173417581778174617281703175117001717
W71742175117401786175717021709174417591729
W81789177417991717177117091700179917431729
W91735172417051713179517581775173017501745
W101764175517731755176417871720172017591773
W111715177017311720179017581715177117421755
W121728177917451703178417371704170417291781
W131721175317761740171717141782174017551726
W141742173217181704176117341730176917971743
W151755174717571800176517241783179217951742
W161777175017331717175617871771178917741756
W171726179017601769171717411707178517091771
W181741178917891700170817311767175817421765
W191707179718001800177217351717179317161731
W201775172717111795170017581738174217871764

Results of four-point bending test

SampleDuring studyAfter completion of the study
1
2
3
4

Tensile test results

Sample numberYield strength Rp02, MPaTensile strength Rm, MPa
113551851
213161873
312621830
412841838
513361804
612791858
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2025-0056 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5319 | Journal ISSN: 1898-4088
Language: English
Page range: 485 - 495
Submitted on: Feb 8, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 7, 2025
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Published on: Sep 30, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Piotr Danielczyk, Ireneusz WRÓBEL, published by Bialystok University of Technology
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