RESEARCH ON THE SELECTION OF FRICTION MODELS IN THE FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF WARM EXTRUSION

During the process of finite element simulation of precision warm forging, the selec-tion of friction models has a direct effect on the precision accuracy of finite elementsimulation results. Among all the factors which influence the selection of frictionmodels, the distribution rule of normal stress at the tool-workpiece interface is a keyone. To find out the distribution rule of normal stress at the tool-workpiece inter-face, this paper has made a systematic research on three typical plastic deformationprocesses: forward extrusion, backward extrusion, and lateral extrusion by a methodof finite element simulation. Then on the base of synthesizing and correcting tradi-tional friction models, a new general friction model which is fit for warm extrusion isdeveloped at last.