Die closing force in low pressure tube hydroforming

C. Nikhare, M. Weiss, P. D. Hodgson

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Abstract

Recently, low pressure tube hydroforming has emerged as a technology to reduce the weight of automotive body structures by allowing the implementation of advanced high strength steels and minimizing the number of process steps. In this study, a simplified analytical model based on a rigid, perfectly plastic material model was developed to determine the die closing force needed to form a simple geometry using the low pressure hydroforming process. The analytical solution developed was compared with experimental and numerical results; this demonstrated a reasonable accuracy of the model which will assist in the understanding of the basic principles governing the low pressure hydroforming process.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2238-2244
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Processing Technology
Volume210
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 19 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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