Finite element modeling of the tubular hydroforming process Part 1. Strain rate-independent material model assumption

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-130

  Smith, L M ^a   Ganeshmurthy, N ^a   Murty, P ^b   Chen, C C ^c   Lim, T ^d  

^a Oakland University   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Technology Associates Inc   (United States)

^d DOFASCO INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burst pressure; Convergence analysis; Finite elements; Sensitivity analysis; Simulation; Strain rate; Tubular hydroforming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE;

BURST PRESSURE; CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENTS; TUBULAR HYDROFORMING;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 1842639265     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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