... 31 08 2011 27 12 2011 27 12 2011 forming processes raw materials sheet materials sheet metal processing micromanufacturing microsheet-forming forming machine feeding feeder Developing the microsheet-forming machine system [( 1 2 3 4 )] requires a design...

... forming processes mechanical contact metalworking machines sheet materials sheet metal processing double sided incremental forming geometric accuracy squeezing toolpath forming force In single point incremental forming (SPIF), a peripherally clamped sheet metal has a desired shape...

... desktop surface texturing system is proposed for efficiently and economically fabricating microchannels on the surface of thin sheet material for microfluid and friction/wear reduction applications. Both the experimental and numerical studies were employed to analyze the problems of the flatness...

...Soumya Subramonian; Nimet Kardes; Yurdaer Demiralp; Milan Jurich; Taylan Altan Lubrication is one of the process variables that affect the quality of stamping sheet materials. Using a good lubricant can significantly reduce scrap rate and/or improve the quality of stamping. In this study, different...

... is especially imperative at this time. forming processes porosity porous materials sheet materials sheet metal processing 28 10 2010 21 10 2011 01 12 2011 01 12 2011 Manufacturability and porosity also contributed to a change in specimen size. One concern prior...

... materials testing sheet materials superplasticity pneumatic stretching test hot formability AA5083 AZ31B orientation effects composite FLD The ever growing demand for more fuel efficient vehicles is sustaining the interest in lightweight materials, since mass reduction is one...

... distribution 28 10 2010 16 07 2011 12 10 2011 12 10 2011 deformation finite element analysis forming processes sheet materials tensile strength tensile testing aluminum AA5754 lightweight warm hydroforming formability Implementation of mass reduction...

... 20 12 2010 20 12 2010 deep drawing finite element analysis genetic algorithms learning (artificial intelligence) neural nets plastic deformation production engineering computing sheet materials deep drawing multilayer sheets optimal blank GONNS FEM In recent...

... will be lowered, particularly for high production rate components. 13 05 2009 18 03 2010 21 04 2010 21 04 2010 dies (machine tools) genetic algorithms metal stamping pressing product design sheet materials strips genetic optimization progressive die strip layout moment...

...Eric M. Taleff; Louis G. Hector, Jr.; John R. Bradley; Ravi Verma; Paul E. Krajewski Splitting at regions of local thinning below die entry radii is a critically important mechanism of failure in hot gas-pressure forming of sheet materials. Local thinning is controlled by sheet-die friction and die...

.... 24 07 2009 23 10 2009 03 12 2009 03 12 2009 belts biofuel conveyors corrosion resistance fuel processing industries sheet materials steel The goal set by the U.S. government is to replace 20% of fossil-based transportation fuels with biofuels by the year 2030 ( 1...

.... 24 11 2008 04 09 2009 26 10 2009 blanking design engineering finite element analysis friction metal stamping metalworking Monte Carlo methods process design response surface methodology rolling sheet materials sheet metal processing statistical distributions steel...

... provide the basis for the design of aluminum hems under formality constraints, and it is expected that the fundamental theory and established methodology are applicable to bendability/hemmability evaluations for general sheet materials. The materials selected for hemmability study are AA6111-T4...

... of welding temperature on thickness reduction and bond strength 04 03 2008 27 01 2009 07 07 2009 copper nickel plates (structures) sheet materials stainless steel tensile strength tensile testing welding pressure welding cold welding solid state welding...

... and, thus, to evaluate and understand better the tensile flow stress of sheet metal in microforming. 31 03 2008 01 10 2008 11 12 2008 deformation dislocations forming processes grain size sheet materials sheet metal processing stress effects stress-strain relations size...

... resistance. formability analysis magnesium alloy thermomechanical property forming processes laser materials processing magnesium alloys sheet materials sheet metal processing test equipment thermomechanical treatment 19 09 2007 02 07 2008 09 10 2008 2008...

... industry lightweight structures magnesium alloys plastic deformation presses pressing sheet materials sheet metal processing weight control 15 02 2007 21 06 2008 09 10 2008 Bolt , P. J. , Lamboo , N. A. P. M. , and Rozier , P. J. C. M. , 2001...

... (mechanical) finite element analysis flanges forming processes necking sheet materials stress analysis stress-strain relations The onset of necking during the deformation of sheet metal under plane stress loading is commonly predicted by using the strain-based forming limit curve ( ϵ FLC...

... forming processes sheet materials elasticity plasticity numerical analysis As sheet forming processes are widely used in automotive and tool manufacturing industries, its numerical simulation becomes more and more indispensable. Two kinds of approaches are often used that complement each other...

... micromachining sheet materials plasticity micromechanical devices microforming miniaturization scaling effect size effect A general trend towards highly integrated, compact products, and increasing applications in the area of microsystems demand further miniaturization of the required...