Sheet orientation and forming limits under diffuse necking (Q1816762)

The author examines the influence of orientation between the principal stress axes and the material axes when modelling the forming limits for a rolled sheet. The analysis is simplified by assuming that: (i) the deformation occurs under a constant ratio of principal stresses, and (ii) a diffuse necking criterion provides the limit strains. The adopted approach is illustrated by a computational procedure developed by using the classical theory. The method allows for changing stress ratios and for alternative limiting strain criteria.