Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this manuscript is to investigate the influence of the satisfying of plane strain conditions on the prediction of the localized necking and to evaluate this effect by the different hardening models.Design/methodology/approachHigh-order anisotropic Drucker yield function, two types of hardening models, namely Hollomon power and Voce saturated, and the modified maximum force criterion (MMFC) are employed to predict the forming limit strains of AA3104-H19 alloy. Two identification methods, namely conventional and plane strain constrained, are applied and forming limit diagrams of the material are predicted by the incorporation of the anisotropic Drucker criterion and the hardening models into the MMFC for both calibration methods.FindingsThe enhancement in the prediction accuracy of the forming limits provided by the implementation of the plane strain constrained method is strongly dependent upon the selected hardening model type in the MMFC. About 18% improvement in the prediction of the biaxial limit strains is provided via Hollomon power law hardening, whereas the opposite result is occurred in case that the Voce saturated hardening law is used, and the predictions match with the experimental data only in the plane strain point and its surroundings.Originality/valueThe plane strain constrained identification method precisely predicts the location of the plane strain point on the yield locus and also any yield stress or anisotropy coefficient in the plane strain state is not required during the calibration, therefore the method can reduce the number of the required experiments for the constitutive characterization, and it will be attractive for both academy and industry. Additionally, the improvement in the prediction of the biaxial forming limits can be provided by applying of this method along with the appropriate hardening law.