Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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794561 | Journal of Materials Processing Technology | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Many industrial components, such as axle casings, metal bellows, stepped hollow shafts, etc., are manufactured by axisymmetrically bulging metal tubes. Experimental studies have revealed a limited understanding of the process especially in terms of the stress and strain distribution in the formed product. The LS-DYNA finite element analysis code has been used to provide a simulation of axisymmetric bulging of copper tubes using a urethane rod as a bulging medium. Good correlation was achieved between the predicted and experimentally measured data for bulge height and thickness distribution in the formed component.
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Authors
A.C. Girard, Y.J. Grenier, B.J. Mac Donald,