Bending and hydroforming of aluminum and magnesium alloy tubes

Hydroforming for Advanced Manufacturing

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 238-266

  Luo, A A ^a   Sachdev, A K ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84877530392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845694418     Document Type: Chapter

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