Characteristics of thickness distribution of tailor-welded tube hydroforming

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1813-1818

  Chu, Guan Nan ^a   Liu, Gang ^a   Yuan, Shi Jian ^a   Liu, Wen Jian ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

hydroforming; tailor welded tube; thickness distribution; weight reduction

Indexed keywords

EXPANSION RATIO; HYDROFORMING; LENGTH RATIO; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; NON-UNIFORM THICKNESS; STRAIN STATE; TAILOR-WELDED TUBES; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS; THINNING RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

THICKNESS CONTROL; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WELDING; WELDS;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 84855396583     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-011-0907-z     Document Type: Article

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