Metal Forming Practise: Processes - Machines - Tools

Terms, Symbols and Units

Term

Symbol

Unit (selection)

Work, mechanical

W

Nm

Force (force of pressure)

F

N

Drawing force

F dr

N

Blank holder force

F BH

N

Velocity

?

m/s, m/min

Strain rate

s 1

Pressure

p

Pa, bar

Shear stress

?

N/mm 2

Tensile stress

R, ?

N/mm 2

Tensile strength

R m

N/mm 2

Yield strength

R e

N/mm 2

Elastic limit

N/mm 2

Elongation

?

m/m, %

Flow stress

k str

N/mm 2

Flow stress before forming (cold forming)

N/mm 2

Flow stress after forming (cold forming)

N/mm 2

Resistance to flow

p fl

N/mm 2

Deformation resistance

k r

N/mm 2

Modulus of elasticity

E

N/mm 2

Density

?

t/m 3, kg/dm 3, g/cm 3

Blank length before forming

h 0, l 0

m, mm

Blank length after forming

h 1, l 1

m, mm

Area

A

m 2, mm 2

Area before forming

A 0

m 2, mm 2

Area after forming

A 1

m 2, mm 2

Volume

V

m 3, mm 3

Forming temperature

T

K, C

Coefficient of friction

?

Efficiency

?

Deformation efficiency

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