In this paper, an electromagnetic shell part was studied with the design of die, simulation and the flow control forming (FCF) method. The important technology of FCF was the design of cavity die to control metal flow. The simulation results indicate that pyramidal faces of cavity die exerted a significant influence on qualities of parts. The simulation results also revealed that the effective stresses of the sheet were inhomogeneous and the distributions of the equivalent stress were lamellar with obvious gradients. Experimental results show that steel sheet (08Al) could be formed in one step into intricate shapes at room temperature. This confirmed that FCF is a safe, clean and practical method for the near net forming of parts.
Toward better metal flow control in electrohydraulic sheet forming by combining with electromagnetic approach
