BAOSTEEL Australia


Project ID: BA17001

Project Title: Surface Scratching Induced by the Contact Sliding between Die and Sheet Metal Surface (IH140100035)

Investigators: 
  • Professor Liangchi Zhang, The University of New South Wales
  • Dr Weidong Liu, The University of New South Wales
  • Mrs Xinping Chen, Baosteel Research Institute
  • Mr Zhenxiang Cui, Baosteel Research Institute
  • Mr Chao Liu, Baosteel Research Institute

The die-workpiece contact stresses often cause surface scratching in deep drawing. The critical barrier for a scratching prediction is the lack of understanding of the interaction mechanisms among random asperities. This research aims to establish a new approach to enabling the predictive assessment of such scratching by taking into account the crucial effects of random asperities and lubrication which will be capable of capturing random surface asperities, revealing the effects of contact stresses and heat transfer from micro-scale to macro-scale, integrating the asperity-lubricant interaction with the micro wear process by asperities, and thereby exploring the mechanisms of surface scratching.