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.

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.

3-D Finite Element Simulation of Pulsating T-Shape Hydroforming of Tubes

2007 ◽  
Vol 340-341 ◽  
pp. 353-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Loh-Mousavi ◽  
Kenichiro Mori ◽  
K. Hayashi ◽  
Seijiro Maki ◽  
M. Bakhshi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Filling Ratio ◽  
Shape Accuracy ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Hydroforming Process ◽  
Good Agreement

The effect of oscillation of internal pressure on the formability and shape accuracy of the products in a pulsating hydroforming process of T-shaped parts was examined by finite element simulation. The local thinning was prevented by oscillating the internal pressure. The filling ratio of the die cavity and the symmetrical degree of the filling was increased by the oscillation of pressure. The calculated deforming shape and the wall thickness are in good agreement with the experimental ones. It was found that pulsating hydroforming is useful in improving the formability and shape accuracy in the T-shape hydroforming operation.

scholarly journals Finite-element simulation of the cold stamping process of spherical vessels

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan M. Berezin ◽  
Alexandre A. Petunin ◽  
Dimtrij I. Kryuchkov ◽  
George L. Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Stamping Process ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Cold Stamping

Finite Element Simulation and Experimental Study of the Effect of Cone Parameter on Thickness Distribution in Hydroforming of Conical-Cylindrical Cups

2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 2634-2637
Author(s):  
Abdol Hamid Gorji ◽  
M. Bakhshi ◽  
S. Nourouzi ◽  
S.J. Hosseinipour ◽  
G. Mohammad-Alinejad
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Metal Forming ◽  
Thickness Distribution ◽  
Blank Holder ◽  
Sheet Surface ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Tip Radius ◽  
Explosive Forming

Forming conical parts is one of the complex and difficult fields in sheet metal forming processes; because of the low contact area of the sheet with the punch in the initial stages of forming, too much tension is applied to the sheet causing burst occurrence. Furthermore, since the major part of the sheet surface between the blank holder and punch tip is free, wrinkles appear on the wall of the drawn parts. Therefore, these parts are normally formed in the industry by spinning, explosive forming or multi-stage deep drawing processes. In this paper, the parameters in the process of hydroforming conical parts along with using finite element simulation and experimental procedures have been studied. The punch radiuses parameters (the punch tip radius and the radius between the conical and cylinder section and their effects on the bursting and thickness distribution were investigated.

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