Effect of the Friction and Reduction Angle on the Accuracy of Cold Drawing Steel Tubes STL Model Based on FEM Analysis

Abstract The object of the study was to create a computer model that resembles the process of cold drawing seamless steel tubes, and evaluate the influence of selected process parameters on selected final dimensions and tolerances of STL models of the tubes obtained from DEFORM simulation software. The STL models of tubes generated from the simulations were evaluated, and the effects of the reduction angle and the friction coefficient on the inner/outer diameter, inner/outer roundness and concentricity were subsequently found. It was proven that the inner and outer diameters are not influenced by different values of the friction coefficient at the same reduction angle. On the other hand, increasing value of the reduction angle affects decrease of the outer and inner diamaters after drawing. Furthermore, this experimental investigation vindicates that friction coefficient and reduction angle have the minimal impact on the inner/outer roundness and outer concentricity.