Experimental and numerical assessment of Tailor-Welded Blanks formability

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 387-395

  Gaied, Sadok ^a,b   Roelandt, Jean Marc ^b   Pinard, Fabrice ^c   Schmit, Francis ^a   Balabane, Mikhael ^d  

^a ARCELORMITTAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^c Noble International ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Finite elements method; Gaussian convolution; Major strain rate; Prediction forming limit curves; Tailor Welded Blanks

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; FORMING; FUNCTIONS; LASER BEAM WELDING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; TRELLIS CODES; WELDING;

FINITE ELEMENTS METHOD; GAUSSIAN CONVOLUTION; MAJOR STRAIN RATE; PREDICTION FORMING LIMIT CURVES; TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 54049145524     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.02.031     Document Type: Article

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