Numerical implementation of a constitutive model for simulation of hot stamping

Abstract

In order to increase the accuracy of numerical simulations of the hot stamping process, an accurate and robust constitutive model is crucial. During the process, a hot blank is inserted into a tool where it is continuously formed and cooled. For the steel grades often used for this purpose, the initially austenitized blank will decompose into different product phases depending on the cooling and mechanical history. As a consequence, the phase proportions change will affect both the thermal and mechanical properties of the continuously formed and cooled blank. A thermo-elastic–plastic constitutive model based on the von Mises yield criterion with associated plastic flow is implemented into the LS-Dyna finite element code. Models accounting for the austenite decomposition and transformation induced plasticity are included in the constitutive model.