Experimental Study on Controlled Impact Effect in Plastic Deformation Processes
Controlled impact may be done if the source of additional force is placed on one of the impact bodies and this force is acting during the impact time. The use of Industrial Rocket Engine (IRE), produced in Bulgaria, enables the controlled impact technology. A laboratory set up was created in order to explore the controlled impact. Experiments on plastic deformation of lead specimens were conducted on this devise using controlled impact. An increase of the specimen deformation was obtained compared to the common free-fall impact deformation as well as a decrease of the rebound to zero (we called that a sticking impact). The results obtained make clear that the use of IRE propelled production machines for plastic deformation technologies improve those processes and decrease the production drain.