Optimization of die profile for improving die life in the hot extrusion process

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 659-664

  Lin, Zou ^a   Juchen, Xia ^a   Xinyun, Wang ^a   Guoan, Hu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Die profile; Hot extrusion; Optimum design; Rigid viscoplastic FEM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; EXTRUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METAL FORMING; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; SPLINES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VISCOPLASTICITY;

HOT EXTRUSION;

DIES;

EID: 0141924627     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00686-1     Document Type: Article

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