Numerical and Experimental Study of Frictional Behavior in Bending Under Tension Test

This paper presents the results of frictional resistance research for three different types of sheet metals, namely from steel, brass and aluminum alloy. The research on friction behavior of these alloys was carried out by using bending under tension test. The influence of the amount of plastic deformation on friction coefficient value was investigated in dry and lubrication conditions. The material data of the sheet metals were determined from the tensile tests. Numerical simulations using the finite element method in MSC.Marc 2007r1 computer program are conducted by taking into account the strain hardening phenomenon of the sheet metals. The results show that there are minor differences between the experimental and numerical results. These may be due to the simplification where isotropic material properties are assumed and influences of structural defects are not accounted for in the numerical model.