Virtual Lab on Metal Forming Simulations using AFDEX
About Course
Virtual Lab – hands on experience of Forging Simulations using AFDEX – Bulk Metal Forming Software
AFDEX is a general-purpose metal forming simulator, which meets the following requirements for intelligent bulk-metal- forming (BMF) simulation (BMFS):
- Solutions should be accurate, and volume loss or change due to the numerical schemes and procedures should be minimized and acceptable.
- Intelligent meshing or remeshing capabilities should minimize solution inaccuracies during remeshing and smoothing state variables.
- Optimized or adaptive meshing density capabilities should be adopted to obtain a solution within a reasonable computational time and without solution inaccuracy. Also, one should be able to successfully mesh complex geometries.
- Characteristic boundaries (or edges) and workpiece-die interface boundaries should be accurately traced during simulation and remeshing to minimize changes in the boundary value problem due to remeshing.
- Multi-stage BMF processes (especially multi-stage forging processes) should be simulated automatically to reduce the total simulation time (including both computational time and user processing time between the stages).
- The simulator should be convenient and user friendly.
Course Content
Fundamentals Of Finite Element Analysis
Fundamentals Of Forging Process Simulations
Introduction To AFDEX – Bulk Metal Forming Simulation So
Experiment 01 : Double-Stage Cold Forging Process
Experiment 02 : Automatic Multi-Stage Cold Forging Process
Experiment 03 : Hot Forging Process
Experiment 04 : Trimming Process
Experiment 05 : Piercing Process
Experiment 06 : Non-Isothermal Analysis, Hot Forging Process
Experiment 07 : Drawing With Elastoplastic Process
Experiment 08 : Extrusion With Considering Workpiece Hardening
Experiment 09 : Plate Forging Process
Experiment 09 : Plate Forging Process
Experiment 10 : Process Using The Method Of Fracture Prediction
Experiment 11: Fine Blanking Process
Experiment 12 : L-Bending Process Considering Unloading
Experiment 13 : U-Bending Process Considering Workpiece Hardening
Experiment 14 : Material Identification Using Tensile Test
Experiment 15 : Material Identification Using Compression Test
Experiment 16 : Porous Process
Experiment 17 : Cold Forging Process
Experiment 18 : Cold Forging Process Considering Die Elastic Deformation
Experiment 19 : Cold Forging Process Considering Shrinkage Fitting
Experiment 20 : Multibody Process
