Analysis and design of hydroforming process for automobile rear axle housing by FEM

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1691-1708

  Lei, Li Ping ^a   Kim, Jeong ^a   Kang, Beom Soo ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINE DESIGN;

HYDROFORMING; REAR AXLE HOUSING;

AXLES;

EID: 0343878778     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(00)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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