Failure predictions for aluminum tube hydroforming processes

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chu, E ^a   Xu, Yu ^a   Davies, R W ^b   Grant, G J ^b  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BUCKLING; EXPANDABLE TUBES; EXPANSION;

ANALYTICAL TOOL; DESIGN ENGINEERS; EXPANSION TUBES; FAILURE CONDITIONS; FAILURE PREDICTION; FORMING LIMIT CURVE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; TUBE HYDROFORMING;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 85072411901     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0543     Document Type: Conference Paper

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