Simulation of earing during deep drawing of an Al-3% Mg alloy (AA 5754) using a texture component crystal plasticity FEM

A texture component crystal plasticity finite element method (TCCP-FEM) is used for the simulation of the deep drawing process of sheet aluminium of the alloy AA 5754 (AIMg(3), 3.3535). The method incorporates the texture of the starting material and predicts the earing behaviour during cup drawing considering the 12 {111} (110) slip systems. The results are compared to experimental data and to yield surface simulations. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.