Modified shaving die for shaving thick sheet metal

Journal article

Authors/Editors

SUTASN THIPPRAKMAS

Strategic Research Themes

Innovative Materials, Manufacturing and Construction (Strategic Research Themes)
Materials synthesis and Characterization (Innovative Materials, Manufacturing and Construction)

Publication Details

Author list: Sontamino, Arkarapon; Thipprakmas, Sutasn

Publisher: Springer

Publication year: 2023

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (0268-3768)

Volume number: 128

Issue number: 5-6

Start page: 2469

End page: 2481

ISSN: 0268-3768

eISSN: 1433-3015

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85167348796&doi=10.1007%2fs00170-023-12075-9&partnerID=40&md5=5a88fe96804c8458a837baeeedde1175

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

The shaving process has been regarded as one of the major solutions for preparing edges with precise dimensions in the sheet metal cutting industry. However, currently, the limitation of this process is the number of shaving operations, especially for thick metal sheets. When thicker sheet metal is shaved, more cutting operations are required, and the cost of production is higher. In the present research, a modified die with two steps of taper shape, press and cut tapers, was proposed and designed to achieve a good shaved edge on thick sheet metal by using one shaving stroke. The finite element method (FEM) was used to clarify the cutting mechanism and identify the effects of the shape, geometry, and other parameters of the shaving die on the characteristics of the shaved edge based on analyses of material flows and stress distributions. The press taper caused an increase in the compressive stress on the shaving allowance during the shaping phase, and the cut taper caused an increase in the compressive stress on the shearing zone during the shearing phase. By using one shaving stroke with this cutting mechanism, crack formation could be delayed, and a smooth surface though the material thickness could be obtained. Laboratory experiments were conducted to validate the FEM simulations. The FEM results showed good agreement with the experimental results for the characteristics of the cut surface and the cutting forces. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

Thick sheet metal