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estimating work hardening

Thread starter frankyg
Start date Sep 18, 2007

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Sep 18, 2007

frankyg

Mechanical

I have been doing FEA for several years now, but have yet to determine an accurate way to calculate the actual material properties on formed bends. Does anyone have any methods of calculating the change the yield strength of steel goes through after a bending or stamping process?

Thanks