A Study on the Cold Forging Die Design for the Adapter of Automobile Engine Mount considering Tool Service Life

Process and die design of cold forging for the asymmetric part, engine mount adapter has been studied. Forging of the asymmetric part frequently causes die failure because of the high forging load and local stress concentration of the die. Thus, performing process design of cold forging to minimize forging load is required. Preform for the engine mount adapter was chosen based on the forging load and filling rate of forgings by the finite element analysis. In the die design, number of stress rings, interface radius, and relative interference were investigated in several cases with maximum principle stress by the finite element method. The shape of the die was determined by comparing the load changing the radius of the flange area. Also, the life of the designed die was calculated using the Goodman theory by cyclic fatigue loading. As a result, it was confirmed that the calculation life and results of the test were identical. In this study, it is verified that stress concentration and fatigue life should be considered simultaneously in the design of cold forging die for the asymmetric part.