Anisotropic plasticity deformation during micro-deep drawing of 304 foils: An experimental and numerical investigation

The purpose of this work is to study the effect of anisotropic plasticity on the micro-deep drawing of the 304 stainless steel foils through a combination of experimental testing and numerical modeling. A phenomenological anisotropic model, with the Yld2004-18p yield function, is used to model the anisotropic plasticity deformation of the material. Based on the miniature tensile experimental data and Voce's hardening law, the coefficients in the Yld2004-18p function were calibrated. The FE modelling was implemented using ABAQUS to simulate the micro-deep drawing experiments. The wall thickness and height of the cylindrical cup obtained by the simulation have shown to be reasonably close to the experimental values, and the distribution of ears is the same as the experimental results. It has shown that the Yld2004-18p anisotropic yield function can accurately describe the anisotropic behavior of 304 stainless steel foils during the micro-deep drawing process.