Optimum Design of Forming Sequence of One-Piece Automobile Steel Wheels without Welding Using Finite Element Simulation

2007 ◽  
Vol 340-341 ◽  
pp. 773-778
Author(s):  
Y. Abe ◽  
J. Watanabe ◽  
Kenichiro Mori
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Optimum Design ◽  
Deep Drawing ◽  
Outer Side ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Automobile Steel ◽  
The One

A forming sequence of one-piece automobile steel wheels without welding was designed. In this forming process, the one-piece wheel was formed from a circular blank only by multi-stage stamping operations, and a deeply drawn cup was formed into the wheel. Two humps of the rim flange for fixing the tire were formed in the flaring and flanging stages. The humps of the rim in the opening and outer side were formed by buckling the inner flange of the rim, and by swelling the outer flange with an upper die having a short land, respectively. In addition, the number of stages was considerably reduced from 16 stages to only 9 stages by combining the deep drawing and ironing stages and by adding a holding die in the flaring stages. The forming sequence of the one-piece wheels was evaluated by both finite element simulation and miniature experiment.

Stamping of One-Piece Automobile Steel Wheels from Tube

2007 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Abe ◽  
J. Watanabe ◽  
Kenichiro Mori
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Central Hole ◽  
Stamping Process ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Automobile Steel ◽  
The One

A multi-stage stamping process of one-piece automobile steel wheels from tubes was developed to decrease the loss of material for the blanking. In this process, the tube is nosed into a cup with a central hole, and then the taper bottom and side wall of the cup are formed into disk and rim portions of the wheel, respectively. The tube is produced by bending a rectangular sheet into a tube and by welding both edges of the bent sheet to prevent the loss of material for the blanking. The stamping sequence of the one-piece wheels was designed by finite element simulation. The central hole of the cup was decreased to a desired diameter of the hub hole without buckling and wrinkling by a 5-stages nosing operation. The taper bottom of the cup was reversely drawn, and then was flared without folding by 2 stages. The wall thickness of the formed wheel was thick and thin in the disk and rim portions, receptively, and thus the requirement of strength of wheels is satisfied. A one-piece wheel having a hub hole was successfully formed by the designed sequence in a miniature experiment.

Finite Element Simulation of Vacuum Hot Bulge Forming of Titanium Alloy Cylindrical Workpiece

2011 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 921-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Wei Wang ◽  
Chun Yan Wang ◽  
Li Wen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Cylindrical Workpiece

Vacuum hot bulge forming (VHBF) is becoming an increasingly important manufacturing process for titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece in the aerospace industries. Finite element simulation is an essential tool for the specification of process parameters. In this paper, a two-dimensional nonlinear thermo-mechanical couple FE model was established. Numerical simulation of vacuum hot bulge forming of titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece was carried out using FE analysis software MSC.Marc. The effects of process parameter on vacuum hot bulge forming of BT20 titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece was analyzed by numerical simulation. The proposed an optimized vacuum hot bulge forming process parameters and die size. And the corresponding experiments were carried out. The simulated results agreed well with the experimental results.

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