Finite element analysis of an advanced superplastic forming process utilizing a mechanical pre-form

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Luo, Yingbing ^a   Peng, Yinghong ^a   Luckey, George ^b   Friedman, Peter ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ford Research and Innovation Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAMPING; SUPERPLASTICITY;

EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOW-VOLUME PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PREDICTIVE ACCURACY; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; SUPERPLASTIC FORMING; SUPERPLASTIC FORMING PROCESS; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 85072420416     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-1676     Document Type: Conference Paper

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