C. Nikhare1, K. Narasimhan2
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 129-138, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2008.007.129
Abstract The tube hydroforming process is a relatively complex manufacturing process; the performance of this process depends on various factors and requires proper combination of part design, material selection and boundary conditions. In manufacturing of automotive parts, such as engine cradles, frames rails, sub-frames, cross members, and other parts from circular tubes, pre-bending and per-forming operations are often required prior to the subsequent tubular hydroforming process to fit the tubular blank in the complex die shape. Due to these pre-- hydroforming operations, some of the strains are already developed before going to the actual hydroforming process.… More >
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