Provided is a method for producing a molded material by molding processes including at least one drawing-out process and at least one drawing process performed after the drawing-out process, in which a width of a punch 31 used in the drawing-out process on a rear end side is wider than a width of the punch on a distal end side, and an ironing process is performed on a region corresponding to a flange of a base metal sheet 2 by pushing the base metal sheet together with the punch 31 into a pushing hole 30a, and the drawing process is carried out using a die and a drawing sleeve, and processing is performed on a region subjected to the ironing process in the drawing-out process, while maintaining a constant mold gap between the die and the drawing sleeve.

Provided is a method for producing a molded material by molding processes including at least one drawing-out process and at least one drawing process performed after the drawing-out process, in which a width of a punch 31 used in the drawing-out process on a rear end side is wider than a width of the punch on a distal end side, and an ironing process is performed on a region corresponding to a flange of a base metal sheet 2 by pushing the base metal sheet together with the punch 31 into a pushing hole 30a, and the drawing process is carried out using a die and a drawing sleeve, and processing is performed on a region subjected to the ironing process in the drawing-out process, while maintaining a constant mold gap between the die and the drawing sleeve.

A press forming method for forming a press-formed product having no flange portion from a blank by performing a crash forming process while using a die and a punch, the press-formed product including at least a top portion and a side wall portion continued from the top portion via a connecting portion and being structured so that either all or a part of the side wall portion curves toward an outside of the press-formed product to form a convex shape in a planar view, the press forming method including forming the side wall portion while keeping a tip end portion of the blank in continuous contact with a side wall forming portion of the die and causing the die to impose no restraint on any part other than the tip end portion of the blank.

A press forming method for forming a press-formed product having no flange portion from a blank by performing a crash forming process while using a die and a punch, the press-formed product including at least a top portion and a side wall portion continued from the top portion via a connecting portion and being structured so that either all or a part of the side wall portion curves toward an outside of the press-formed product to form a convex shape in a planar view, the press forming method including forming the side wall portion while keeping a tip end portion of the blank in continuous contact with a side wall forming portion of the die and causing the die to impose no restraint on any part other than the tip end portion of the blank.

A method of manufacturing a press-molded article includes: projecting an inner pad, provided at an apex portion of a punch, from the punch toward a side of a die, and disposing a metal sheet blank on the inner pad; and projecting a die pad, provided at the die, from the die toward a side of the punch to dispose the die pad at a position separated from the inner pad by a predetermined distance that is greater than a plate thickness of the metal sheet blank; forming a side walls by moving the die toward the punch side relative to the die pad, the inner pad, and the punch, and integrating the die pad with the die; and forming a top plate by moving the die and the die pad, which have been integrated, and the inner pad, toward the punch side relative to the punch.

A method of manufacturing a press-molded article includes: projecting an inner pad, provided at an apex portion of a punch, from the punch toward a side of a die, and disposing a metal sheet blank on the inner pad; and projecting a die pad, provided at the die, from the die toward a side of the punch to dispose the die pad at a position separated from the inner pad by a predetermined distance that is greater than a plate thickness of the metal sheet blank; forming a side walls by moving the die toward the punch side relative to the die pad, the inner pad, and the punch, and integrating the die pad with the die; and forming a top plate by moving the die and the die pad, which have been integrated, and the inner pad, toward the punch side relative to the punch.

A damage evaluation device for a press-forming die includes: evaluation dies installed in a pressing device configured to press-form a metal material; and an observation device configured to observe damage behavior of a die steel material and surface coating constituting the evaluation dies. The evaluation dies include: a perforating unit configured to form a hole in the metal material; a first shearing unit configured to shear the metal material in which the hole is formed into a predetermined metal component shape; and a second shearing unit configured to separate a metal component from the metal material, and dies of the perforating unit, the first shearing unit and the second shearing unit are formed of the die steel material and have a structure that enables replacement with another die made of predetermined material and applied with predetermined surface coating treatment.

A method for manufacturing a pressed component including an elongated top plate, a wall having one end connected to a short direction end portion of the top plate, that curves with a convex shape bowing toward an opposite side to the top plate as viewed from an upper side of the top plate, and that includes a sharp curve portion, and a flange that is connected to another end of the wall, and that extends in a plate thickness direction of the wall toward the opposite side to the top plate side. The manufacturing method includes pressing to form an intermediate formed component including a preliminary flange and pressing to deform the preliminary flange to form the preliminary flange into the flange.

A method for manufacturing a pressed component including an elongated top plate, a wall having one end connected to a short direction end portion of the top plate, that curves with a convex shape bowing toward an opposite side to the top plate as viewed from an upper side of the top plate, and that includes a sharp curve portion, and a flange that is connected to another end of the wall, and that extends in a plate thickness direction of the wall toward the opposite side to the top plate side. The manufacturing method includes pressing to form an intermediate formed component including a preliminary flange and pressing to deform the preliminary flange to form the preliminary flange into the flange.

Provided are: a method for producing a molded material comprising tubular body and a flange formed at an end portion of the body; and a molded material produced thereby, which can prevent the flange of the molded material becoming unnecessarily thick, avoid the generation of wrinkles and buckling, and allow weight reduction of the molded material and size reduction of a base metal sheet. When producing the molded material by molding processes including at least one drawing-out process and at least one drawing process performed after the drawing-out process, a first drawing process is carried out on a region corresponding to the body while opening a die and a drawing sleeve, and an ironing process is carried out on a region corresponding to the flange while keeping a constant interval of a mold gap between the die and the drawing sleeve.