Ductile fracture of AISI 304L stainless steel sheet in stretching

•The prediction of the onset of rupture of austenitic stainless steel during a forming process has been carried out.•The fracture behavior of AISI 304L stainless steel, tensile and Erichsen tests were performed.•A 3D numerical simulation via Abaqus/Standard was used.•Four ductile fracture criteria are used to predict rupture during the Erichsen test.