The plastic flow and finite element simulation of plastic fine blanking

An idea of fine blanking is put forward where negative clearance affects plastic shearing and the plastic state of material in the shearing zone is examined under the condition of negative clearance. By analyzing of blanking force and stress, the paper brings forward a method of setting up the three-directions pressed stress. The method determines if the material of deformation field enters the plasticity regime. Some parameters that control when the material of blanked zone enters into the plastic state are given. The analysis indicates that the material stays in the plastic regime, when the specific energy of elastic deformation for common carbon steel Q235 reaches 8.34 MPa. The status of plastic flowing in the shearing zone is simulated.