Successful numerical simulations of forming operations require robust and a
ccurate tool-workpiece interface friction models. In this paper we extend t
he rate-independent, isotropic, isothermal interface friction model propose
d by Anand (Anand, L., 1993. A constitutive model for interface friction. C
omputational Mechanics 12, 197-213) to a rate-dependent formulation. Materi
al parameters in the friction model are determined for lubricated interface
s between A16111-T4 sheet and D2 tool steel. The lubricants used are MP404
and boric acid; the MP404 lubricant is currently used in industry, whereas
boric acid has recently been proposed as a solid-film lubricant for sheet f
orming by Erdemir (Erdemir, A., 1991. Tribological properties of boric acid
and boric acid-forming surfaces. Part i: crystal chemistry and mechanisms
of self-lubrication of boric acid. Lubrication Engineering 47, 168-173). Th
e interface friction model is implemented in the finite element code ABAQUS
/Explicit (ABAQUS Reference Manual., 1999. Providence, RI), and the finite
element program is used to simulate two sheet forming operations: axisymmet
ric cup-drawing and square pan-drawing. The predictions from the finite ele
ment simulation are shown to be in very good agreement with experimental re
sults. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.