A study on flash- and flashless-precision forging by the upper-bound elemental technique

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-379

  Lee, Jong Heon ^a   Kim, Young Ho ^b   Bae, Won Byong ^b  

^a Kyung Nam Junior College   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flash and flashless forging; Material savings; Maximum forging load; Rib web cross sectional shape

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLOW PATTERNS; FORGINGS; STRAIN;

FLASH FORGING; FLASHLESS FORGING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE UBET;

FORGING;

EID: 0346045970     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00197-0     Document Type: Article

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