Experimental and numerical investigation of anisotropic yield criteria for warm deep drawing of Ti–6Al–4V alloy

•Calibration of different anisotropic yield criteria.•Finite element analysis.•Experimental warm circular deep drawing.•Thickness distribution comparison.•Earing profile comparison.

Accuracy of the finite element simulation of sheet metal forming is significantly dependent on the correctness of input properties and appropriate selection of material models. In this work, anisotropic yield criteria namely, Hill 1948, Barlat 1989, Barlat 1996, Barlat 2000 and Cazacu Barlat have been implemented for Ti–6Al–4V alloy at 400 °C. Material constants required for the yield criteria have been determined and deformation behavior in deep drawing process has been analyzed in finite element software. Also, deep drawing experiments on Ti–6Al–4V alloy have been performed at 400 °C to validate finite element simulation results. Further, comparison of yield criteria based on thickness distribution, earing profile, complexity in material parameter identification and computational time has shown Cazacu-Barlat to be well suited for deep drawing of Ti–6Al–4V alloy.