The present study had as main purpose to analyze the formation of shear bands in metallic sheets of low-carbon steel (SAE 1006) submitted to uniaxial tension test. This verification has been made through numerical analysis using the software Deform2D, and the performance of physical tests with the tension's test specimen being notched with varied geometries. The flow curve and the anisotropy of the material used for the realization of numerical simulation have been designed. After this simulation, band formation analysis was performed using varios steps for each sample, and compared with the test specimen of the same formation with different geometrical notches. Finally, it was verified that both the shear band formation and the fracture characteristics of the studied material are directly related with the geometrical shape of the notch.
Heterogeneous plastic-flow; shear bands; finite element method
