Experimental and numerical study of machined aluminum tailor-made blanks

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 288-299

  Zadpoor, Amir Abbas ^a,b   Sinke, Jos ^b   Benedictus, Rinze ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR METALS RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Failure; FEM modeling; Machining; Stress concentration; Tailor made blanks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINING; NUMERICAL METHODS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

TAILOR-MADE BLANKS; THICKNESS RATIOS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 39849096282     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.09.049     Document Type: Article

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