Rigid viscoplastic finite element analysis of the gas-pressure constrained bulging of superplastic circular sheets into cone disk shape dies

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 487-496

  Hu, P ^a   Liu, Y Q ^a   Li, Y X ^a   Lian, J ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Friction functional; Gas pressure constrained bulging; Rigid viscoplastic FEM; Strain hardening and strain rate sensitivity; Superplastic circular sheet

Indexed keywords

DIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEET METAL; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE;

CONE DISK SHAPE DIES; FRICTION FUNCTIONAL; GAS PRESSURE CONSTRAINED BULGING; RIGID VISCOPLASTIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SUPERPLASTIC CIRCULAR SHEETS;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 0031126652     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7403(96)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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