Superplastic forming of bellows expansion joints made of titanium alloys

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 24-28

  Wang, G ^a   Zhang, K F ^a   Wu, D Z ^a   Wang, J Z ^a   Yu, Y D ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bellows expansion joint; SPF; Titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

BENDING TOOLS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; PLASMA WELDING; PLASTICS FORMING; STAINLESS STEEL; SUPERPLASTICITY; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

BELLOWS EXPANSION JOINT; MULTI-LAYER DIE BLOCKS; SPF; TWO-CONVOLUTION BELLOWS;

BELLOWS;

EID: 33746675594     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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