Probing Formability Improvement of Ultra-thin Ferritic Stainless Steel Bipolar Plate of PEMFC in Non-conventional Forming Process
- Authors
- Bong, Hyuk Jong; Barlat, Frederic; Lee, Myoung-Gyu
- Issue Date
- 8월-2016
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Citation
- METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, v.47A, no.8, pp.4160 - 4174
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
- Volume
- 47A
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 4160
- End Page
- 4174
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/87935
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11661-016-3561-0
- ISSN
- 1073-5623
- Abstract
- Formability increase in non-conventional forming profiles programmed in the servo-press was investigated using finite element analysis. As an application, forming experiment on a 0.15-mm-thick ferritic stainless steel sheet for a bipolar plate, a primary component of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, was conducted. Four different forming profiles were considered to investigate the effects of forming profiles on formability and shape accuracy. The four motions included conventional V motion, holding motion, W motion, and oscillating motion. Among the four motions, the holding motion, in which the slide was held for a certain period at the bottom dead point, led to the best formability. Finite element simulations were conducted to validate the experimental results and to probe the formability improvement in the non-conventional forming profiles. A creep model to address stress relaxation effect along with tool elastic recovery was implemented using a user-material subroutine, CREEP in ABAQUS finite element software. The stress relaxation and variable contact conditions during the holding and oscillating profiles were found to be the main mechanism of formability improvement.
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