A posteriori optimisation of the forming pressure in superplastic forming processes by the finite element method

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1083-1093

  Carrino, L ^a   Giuliano, G ^a   Napolitano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experiment; Finite element; Optimum pressure time profile; Superplastic forming

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SUPERPLASTICITY;

SUPERPLASTIC FORMING;

FORMING;

EID: 0043246628     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(02)00158-0     Document Type: Article

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