Determination of flow stress for sheet metal forming using the viscous pressure bulge (VPB) test

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Gutscher, Gerhard ^a   Wu, Hsien Chih ^a   Ngaile, Gracious ^a   Altan, Taylan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FEM; Flow stress; Formability; Sheet metal forming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMABILITY; FORMING; HARDENING; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PLASTIC FLOW; TENSILE TESTING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

BIAXIAL DEFORMATION CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; SHEET METAL FORMING;

SHEET METAL;

EID: 0942299357     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00838-0     Document Type: Article

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