Springback Behaviour of a Part Made from Tailor Welded Blanks for Different Welding Line Placement

ABSTRACT This paper refers to some numerical simulation and experimental tests related to forming and springback of a part manufactured from tailor welded blanks. Final shape of the formed part is seriously affected by springback effect. This paper work is trying to prove out the important role of welding line placement has on the springback phenomenon. The influence of the welding line placement on the tailor welded blanks springback is examined using the simulation by finite element method (ABAQUS). Also, experimental tests have been carried out using different placements of the welding line and maintaining constant all other parameters. A comparison between simulation and experiment results is presented in the final section of this paper.