Lubrication in tube hydroforming (THF): Part II. Performance evaluation of lubricants using LDH test and pear-shaped tube expansion test

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-123

  Ngaile, Gracious ^a   Jaeger, Stefan ^a   Altan, Taylan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Limiting dome height; Pear shaped tube expansion test; Tube hydroforming process

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; LUBRICANTS; PLASTIC FLOW; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TENSILE TESTING; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

LIMITING DOME HEIGHT; PEAR-SHAPED TUBE EXPANSION TEST; TRANSITION ZONES; TUBE HYDROFORMING PROCESS;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 0942266791     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00851-3     Document Type: Article

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