Reliability analysis of the tube hydroforming process based on forming limit diagram

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 458, Issue , 2003, Pages 301-308

  Li, Bing ^a   Metzger, Don R ^a   Nye, T J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBE HYDROFORMING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMING; PRODUCT DESIGN; RELIABILITY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0242720422     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2003-1916     Document Type: Conference Paper

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