Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1697987 | Manufacturing Letters | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This work focuses on using electromagnetic forming (EMF) for creating a conformal interference fit between an aluminum outer tube and a coaxially aligned inner part using a novel tool known as an openable actuator, or simply O-actuator. The utility of the O-actuator is in applications where it is impractical or impossible to remove a crimped assembly from a traditional helical actuating coil. In this work, a fully conformal joint between aluminum alloy type 6061 tube of circular starting geometry and AISI 1018 steel hexagonal rod was created with an input electrical energy of 8 kJ.
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Authors
Geoffrey A. Taber, Anupam Vivek, John Coffey, Glenn S. Daehn,