Die performance and its service life is a non-trivial issue in metal forming industry as many factors in die life cycle from design, fabrication, to downstream service, all affect it. In this report, a simulation-based approach for die life estimation and improvement is developed by employing the FEM technology and metal fatigue theory. Using industrial part as case study, the validity, robustn...

In the present research, the relationship between the strain increment and Lode parameter was obtained by using Lode parameter and Levy-Mises equation. The quantitative relation between different strain increments was presented and the relationship between plastic deformation types and Lode parameter was demonstrated. The relations between plastic deformation types and stress states were reveal...