An Asymptotic Analysis of Three-Dimensional Extrusion

Abstract

A new method of analysis of three-dimensional metal extrusion using asymptotic perturbation methods is presented in this paper. The plasticity model used depends on the first and second invariants of the stress tensor and covers a wide range of constitutive models commonly used for the analysis of metal-forming operations. It is shown that the three-dimensional extrusion problem can be approximated, to leading order, by a problem of generalized plane-strain. The results of the asymptotic analysis together with the finite element method are used to obtain approximate solutions for extrusions of elliptic or square cross-sections from round billets.