Tribological issues during quick plastic forming

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 700-709

  Krajewski, Paul E ^a   Morales, Arianna T ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum forming; Aluminum hot forming; Blow forming; Friction; Hot forming; Lubricants; Lubrication; Quick plastic forming; Superplastic forming; Surface quality; Tool wear; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM FORMING; ALUMINIUM HOT FORMING; BLOW FORMING; HOT FORMING; QUICK PLASTIC FORMING; SUPERPLASTIC FORMING; SURFACE QUALITY; TOOL WEAR;

ALUMINUM; DURABILITY; LUBRICANTS; SUPERPLASTICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRIBOLOGY;

PLASTICS FORMING;

EID: 11244258369     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/10599490421330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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