Numerical simulation of hydroforming process involving a tubular blank with dissimilar thickness

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 286-291

  Jorge, R M Natal ^a   Valente, R A F ^b   Roque, A P ^a   Parente, M P L ^a   Fernandes, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Automotive industry; Butt welded joint; Closed section structures; Finite element analysis; Lightweight structures; Non linear analysis; Numerical simulation; Tailor welded blank; Thickness variation; Tubular blank; Tubular hydroforming

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BUTT WELDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SPECIFICATIONS; WELDS;

BUTT WELDED JOINTS; HYDROFORMING; LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES; NON LINEAR ANALYSIS; TAILOR WELDED BLANK;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 33847231311     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910601134195     Document Type: Article

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