TY - GEN
T1 - Formability enhancement in titanium tube flaring by controlling the deformation path
AU - Nikhare, Chetan P.
AU - Kinsey, Brad L.
AU - Korkolis, Yannis P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by ASME.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The tube flaring process has been traditionally used to expand one end of the tube without changing its main cross-sectional area. This simple process typically forms the product with a single punch along a unique deformation path. To delay failure and enhance formability, a two-step flaring process can be used. For example, if a significant elliptical flared shape is attempted in a one step process, a tearing failure would occur on the major elliptical axis. However if a two-step process with a mildly elliptical punch, followed by the final elliptical punch was used, the desired elliptical shape can be achieved. In this paper the effects of the punch geometry and forming depth of the first step on the deformation paths were numerically analyzed. By changing the deformation path, failure can be delayed so that higher formability is achieved. The numerical simulations were validated by comparison with experimental results.
AB - The tube flaring process has been traditionally used to expand one end of the tube without changing its main cross-sectional area. This simple process typically forms the product with a single punch along a unique deformation path. To delay failure and enhance formability, a two-step flaring process can be used. For example, if a significant elliptical flared shape is attempted in a one step process, a tearing failure would occur on the major elliptical axis. However if a two-step process with a mildly elliptical punch, followed by the final elliptical punch was used, the desired elliptical shape can be achieved. In this paper the effects of the punch geometry and forming depth of the first step on the deformation paths were numerically analyzed. By changing the deformation path, failure can be delayed so that higher formability is achieved. The numerical simulations were validated by comparison with experimental results.
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U2 - 10.1115/MSEC2014-4133
DO - 10.1115/MSEC2014-4133
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84908433308
T3 - ASME 2014 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2014 Collocated with the JSME 2014 International Conference on Materials and Processing and the 42nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference
BT - ASME 2014 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2014 Collocated with the JSME 2014 International Conference on Materials and Processing and the 42nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference
PB - Web Portal ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
T2 - ASME 2014 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2014 Collocated with the JSME 2014 International Conference on Materials and Processing and the 42nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference
Y2 - 9 June 2014 through 13 June 2014
ER -