High-Speed Single Point Incremental Forming of an Automotive Aluminium Alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 622-623 ◽  
pp. 433-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Vanhove ◽  
Amirahmad Mohammadi ◽  
Yan Song Guo ◽  
Joost R. Duflou

Incremental Sheet Forming processes have been characterized by their limited forming speed and accompanying lengthy production time. ISF has therefore been considered a process category suitable for small batch sizes or discrete part production only. The potential for greatly increasing the forming speed of incremental forming processes is studied here by means of axisymmetric incremental forming on a lathe. As an aluminium alloy commonly used in automotive applications, AA5182-O, is of interest for incremental forming at increased speed. In this paper the influence of an increasing feed rate on forming forces, temperature and formability is analyzed.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (8A) ◽  
pp. 1137-1142
Author(s):  
Baqer A. Ahmed ◽  
Saad K. Shather ◽  
Wisam K. Hamdan

In this paper the Magnetic Abrasive Finishing (MAF) was utilized after Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) process as a combined finishing process. Firstly, the Single Point Incremental forming was form the truncated cone made from low carbon steel (1008-AISI) based on Z-level tool path then the magnetic abrasive finishing process was applied on the surface of the formed product. Box-Behnken design of experiment in Minitab 17 software was used in this study. The influences of different parameters (feed rate, machining step size, coil current and spindle speed) on change in Micro-Vickers hardness were studied. The maximum and minimum change in Micro-Vickers hardness that achieved from all the experiments were (40.4 and 1.1) respectively. The contribution percent of (feed rate, machining step size, coil current and spindle speed) were (7.1, 18.068, 17.376 and 37.894) % respectively. After MAF process all the micro surface cracks that generated on the workpiece surface was completely removed from the surface.


Author(s):  
Abdulmajeed Dabwan ◽  
Adham E Ragab ◽  
Mohamed A Saleh ◽  
Atef M Ghaleb ◽  
Mohamed Z Ramadan ◽  
...  

Incremental sheet forming is a specific group of sheet forming methods that enable the manufacture of complex parts utilizing computer numerical control instead of specialized tools. It is an incredibly adaptable operation that involves minimal usage of sophisticated tools, dies, and forming presses. Besides its main application in the field of rapid prototyping, incremental sheet forming processes can be used for the manufacture of unique parts in small batches. The goal of this study is to broaden the knowledge of the deformation process in single-point incremental forming. This work studies the deformation behavior in single-point incremental forming by experimentally investigating the principal stresses, principal strains, and thinning of single-point incremental forming products. Conical-shaped components are fabricated using AA1050-H14 aluminum alloy at various combinations of fundamental variables. The factorial design is employed to plan the experimental study and analysis of variance is conducted to analyze the results. The grey relational analysis approach coupled with entropy weights is also implemented to identify optimum process variables for single-point incremental forming. The results show that the tool diameter has the greatest effect on the thinning of the SPIF product, followed by the sheet thickness, step size, and feed rate.


CIRP Annals ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ambrogio ◽  
F. Gagliardi ◽  
S. Bruschi ◽  
L. Filice

Author(s):  
Shamik Basak ◽  
K Sajun Prasad ◽  
Amarjeet Mehto ◽  
Joy Bagchi ◽  
Y Shiva Ganesh ◽  
...  

Prototyping through incremental sheet forming is emerging as a latest trend in the manufacturing industries for fabricating personalized components according to customer requirement. In this study, a laboratory scale single-point incremental forming test setup was designed and fabricated to deform AA6061 sheet metal plastically. In addition, response surface methodology with Box–Behnken design technique was used to establish different regression models correlating input process parameters with mechanical responses such as angle of failure, part depth per unit time and surface roughness. Correspondingly, the regression models were implemented to optimize the input process parameters, and the predicted responses were successfully validated at the optimal conditions. It was observed that the predicted absolute error for angle of failure, part depth per unit time and surface roughness responses was approximately 0.9%, 4.4% and 6.3%, respectively, for the optimum parametric combination. Furthermore, the post-deformation responses from an optimized single point incremental forming truncated cone were correlated with microstructural evolution. It was observed that the peak hardness and highest areal surface roughness of 158 ± 9 HV and 1.943 μm, respectively, were found near to the pole of single-point incremental forming truncated cone, and the highest major plastic strain at this region was 0.80. During incremental forming, a significant increase in microhardness occurred due to grain refinement, whereas a substantial increase in the Brass and S texture component was responsible for the increase in the surface roughness.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (209) ◽  
pp. 1-51
Author(s):  
Cleiton Ferreira

This study aims to evaluate the behavior of ASTM A653 CS-A G90 steel in the process of Incremental Sheet Forming – ISF, based on the following parameters: diameter of the tool (Dt in mm) and the vertical step size between consecutive contours (∆z in mm). The experiments were based on a variation of the ISF process, called Single Point Incremental Forming - SPIF. In this study, seventeen tests were conducted using a punching tool with diameters (Dt ) of 5, 6 and 8 mm and vertical steps (∆z) of 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 mm, intending to evaluate the true strain to the ISF process and the surface finishing measured by roughness parameter (Rz). Whereas, for the execution of practical testing, the resources used were a CNCmachining center with three axes, tools for incremental forming and a sheet-press device. As a result, greater depths were achieved using an incremental step of 0.4 mm. In additional tests, it came to attention that the diameter of the tool was also an important parameter when it is desired to increase the formability and greater depths are obtained when using small diameters. It can be observed yet, there is a tendency to increase the roughness parameter Rz when using greater vertical steps ∆z


2005 ◽  
Vol 6-8 ◽  
pp. 449-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jeswiet ◽  
Joost R. Duflou ◽  
Alexander Szekeres

Forces have been measured in Two Point Incremental Forming and Single Point Incremental Forming of Sheet Metal. It is necessary to know the magnitude of these forces when trying to determine if the equipment available is capable of Forming Sheet Metal by either one of the two foregoing processes. The magnitude of forces is also needed when developing appropriate models for the Incremental Sheet Forming. The forces measured in forming cones and truncated pyramids from AA 3003-0 are described.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Sisodia ◽  
Shailendra Kumar

The present paper describes the experimental investigation on influence of process parameters on maximum forming force in Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) process using dummy sheet. Process parameters namely dummy sheet thickness, tool size, step size, wall angle and feed rate are selected. Taguchi L18 orthogonal array is used to design the experiments. From the analysis of variance (ANOVA) dummy sheet thickness, tool size, step size and wall angle are significant process parameters while feed rate is insignificant. It is found that as dummy sheet thickness, tool size, step size and wall angle increase magnitude of peak forming force increases while there is marginal decrease in forming force as feed rate increases. Predictive model is also developed for forming force. Validation tests are performed in order to check the accuracy of developed model. Optimum set of process parameters is also determined to minimize forming force. Experimental results are in good agreement with results predicted by the developed mathematical model.


2015 ◽  
Vol 656-657 ◽  
pp. 479-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khanh Dien Le ◽  
Tan Hung Nguyen ◽  
Thien Binh Nguyen ◽  
Thanh Son Le ◽  
Huy Bich Nguyen ◽  
...  

Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) has become a popular technology of forming sheet materials in the recent decades. However, the springback phenomenon, an inborn property of almost all elasto-plastic materials, reduces the precision of dimensions of the products by the finished forming session. This paper attempts to find out a measure to minimize this unwanted obstacle by using both empirical and simulating methods in order to define the relations of springback values among the forming parameters such as diameter of the forming tool, its revolution per minute, its velocity and its feed rate. Analyzing these equations to extract the appropriate parameters of forming for enhancing the precision of SPIF products is the final aim of this paper.


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