Tube forming using a reuleaux triangle

Hayden Seibert; Laurentiu Petrut; Chetan P. Nikhare

doi:10.3390/jmmp1020016

Tube forming using a reuleaux triangle

Hayden Seibert, Laurentiu Petrut, Chetan P. Nikhare

School of Engineering (Behrend)

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Tube forming is a manufacturing process in which a circular tube is deformed into various shapes. This paper details a novel process in which tubular steel was formed into a square tube using a Reuleaux triangle tool. This triangular section tool translates on its section and rotates on its longitudinal axis to prepare a square geometry. It is hypothesized that the sliding action increases the formability of the part. After comparison with the square tool tube flaring, which only longitudinally translates to form a square tube, it is found that only 11% of the force is required to achieve the shape.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	jmmp1020016
Journal	Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp1020016
State	Published - Dec 2017

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Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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