Numerical simulation of an aluminum alloy tube hydroforming

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 67-73

  Abrantes, Jorge Paiva ^a   de Lima, Carlos Eduardo Célia ^a   Batalha, Gilmar Ferreira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aluminum; FEM; Hydroforming; Plasticity; Tube; Wrinkling

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICITY; RIGIDITY;

ALUMINUM ALLOY TUBE; HYDROFORMING; TUBE WALLS; WRINKLING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33747884610     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.03.069     Document Type: Article

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