The design of a formability test in warm conditions for an AZ31 magnesium alloy avoiding friction and strain rate effects

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1535-1545

  Palumbo, G ^a   Sorgente, D ^a   Tricarico, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

AZ31 magnesium alloy; Constant strain rate; Finite element analysis; Forming limit curve

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMING; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MAPS; PLASTIC SHEETS; RATE CONSTANTS; TESTING;

AZ31 MAGNESIUM ALLOY; AZ31 MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; AZ31 MG ALLOYS; CONSTANT STRAIN RATE; CONSTANT TEMPERATURES; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION; EFFECTS OF STRAIN; EQUIVALENT STRAINS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FORMING LIMIT CURVE; FORMING PROCESSES; MATERIAL FAILURES; MG ALLOY SHEETS; NUMERICA L RESULTS; STRAIN MAPS; STRAIN-RATE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE LEVELS; TEST PROCEDURES; WARM CONDITIONS;

STRAIN RATE;

ALLOY; DATA PROCESSING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORMING; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; PLATES; PRINTING; TESTING;

EID: 49949101473     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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