The dynamic contact stress especially the peak of contact stress is the main reason for the regional wear of high strength steel forming die. The most important factor that influences the peak of contact stress is the relative bending radius. By the stress analysis of wide sheet bending forming, the relation of relative bending radius and the principal stress at the direction of plate thickness was obtained. Qualitative analysis of the negative correlation between relative bending radius and contact stress of die fillet was carried out. With the finite element model of U-shaped bending, a series of relative bending radii corresponding to the peak contact stress curves were obtained and the peak curve characteristics and trend were analyzed. Through the fitting analysis, the second order polynomial relations of the maximum contact stress peak value and the relative bending radius were fitted. The equation can help engineers to predict the peaks of contact stress and to choose mold material.
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