Virtual process development in tube hydroforming

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 130-136

  Strano, Matteo ^a   Jirathearanat, Suwat ^b   Shr, Shiuan Guang ^b   Altan, Taylan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design of process parameters; FEA simulation; Loading paths; Tube hydraulic forming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DEFECTS; DIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC FLOW; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRAIN;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA) SIMULATION; LOADING PATHS; PROCESS PARAMETER DESIGN; TUBE HYDRAULIC FORMING (THF);

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0942288490     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00853-7     Document Type: Article

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