Preform die shape design in metal forming using an optimization method

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1213-1230

  Zhao, Guoqun ^a   Wright, Ed ^a   Grandhi, Ramana V ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Forging; Metal forming; Optimization; Preform design; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PREFORMING; PRODUCT DESIGN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PREFORM DIE SHAPE DESIGN;

FORGING;

EID: 0031121662     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19970415)40:7<1213::AID-NME110>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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