Prediction of limiting drawing ratio considering the effective parameters of die arc region

In this paper an improved analytical method for estimating the limiting drawing ratio (LDR) for the first drawing stage is presented. In this method, the effects of parameters such as the geometry and the material properties of die arc region are taken into account for a more accurate determination of LDR. The results are compared to experiments and some other analytical methods reported in the literature. It is shown that the presented method is in good agreement with the experimental results and more accurate compared with other analytical methods. Using the presented method, the effect of some process parameters such as, coefficient of friction, strain hardening exponent, normal plastic anisotropy ratio, ratio of die arc radius to blank thickness and ratio of blank thickness to diameter on LDR is investigated.