Formability enhancement for Tailor-welded blanks using blank holding force control

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED

Volumn 12, Issue , 2001, Pages 245-253

  He, Sijun ^a   Wu, Xin ^b   Hu, S Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE CONTROL; FORMABILITY; SHEET METAL; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDING;

WELD LINE MOVEMENT;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0242526010     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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