TITLE
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF WIRE DRAWING PROCESS USING DEFORM-3D SOFTWARE
AUTHOR(S)
Önder AYER
ABSTRACT
This study presents a finite element analysis of the wire drawing process using the DEFORM-3D software. The objective is to model and evaluate the influence of drawing speed on stress and temperature distributions during cold forming. In the simulations, the first drawing pass—reducing the wire diameter from Ø5.50 mm to Ø4.74 mm—was modeled. The material was defined as AISI 1008 steel, and the die was assumed rigid under room temperature conditions (20 °C). Three different drawing speeds (5 m/s, 7 m/s, and 10 m/s) were applied to analyze their effect on the process. The results indicate that both effective stress and drawing force increase with higher drawing speeds, reaching up to approximately 530 MPa. Likewise, temperature rises due to friction and plastic deformation, attaining about 140 °C near the die exit zone. The study demonstrates that FEM-based numerical simulation is an effective tool for predicting process behavior, optimizing die design, and improving product quality in wire drawing operations,
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Önder AYER, FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF WIRE DRAWING PROCESS USING DEFORM-3D SOFTWARE, UNITECH – SELECTED PAPERS - 2025