Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool

One of the major challenges in conventional incremental sheet forming (ISF) is the extreme sheet thinning resulted in an uneven thickness distribution of formed part. This is also the case for incrementally formed parts with hole-flanging features. To overcome this problem, a new ISF based hole-flan...

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Main Authors: Cao, Tingting, Lu, Bin, Ou, Hengan, Long, Hui, Chen, Jun
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42859/
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author Cao, Tingting
Lu, Bin
Ou, Hengan
Long, Hui
Chen, Jun
author_facet Cao, Tingting
Lu, Bin
Ou, Hengan
Long, Hui
Chen, Jun
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description One of the major challenges in conventional incremental sheet forming (ISF) is the extreme sheet thinning resulted in an uneven thickness distribution of formed part. This is also the case for incrementally formed parts with hole-flanging features. To overcome this problem, a new ISF based hole-flanging processing method is proposed by developing a new ISF flanging tool. Comparative studies are conducted by performing hole-flanging tests using both ISF conventional ball-nose tool and the new flanging tool to evaluate the sheet deformation behavior and the quality of the final part. Stress distribution and strain variation are investigated by analytical approach and numerical simulation. Experiments have been conducted to validate the analytical model and simulation results, and to further study the fracture behavior. Results show that the new flanging tool generates greater meridional bending than stretching deformation in conventional ISF. The combination of bending-dominated deformation mode with localized deformation of ISF ensures more uniform thickness distribution on hole-flanging part with better resistance to fracture.
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spelling nottingham-428592020-05-04T18:19:15Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42859/ Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool Cao, Tingting Lu, Bin Ou, Hengan Long, Hui Chen, Jun One of the major challenges in conventional incremental sheet forming (ISF) is the extreme sheet thinning resulted in an uneven thickness distribution of formed part. This is also the case for incrementally formed parts with hole-flanging features. To overcome this problem, a new ISF based hole-flanging processing method is proposed by developing a new ISF flanging tool. Comparative studies are conducted by performing hole-flanging tests using both ISF conventional ball-nose tool and the new flanging tool to evaluate the sheet deformation behavior and the quality of the final part. Stress distribution and strain variation are investigated by analytical approach and numerical simulation. Experiments have been conducted to validate the analytical model and simulation results, and to further study the fracture behavior. Results show that the new flanging tool generates greater meridional bending than stretching deformation in conventional ISF. The combination of bending-dominated deformation mode with localized deformation of ISF ensures more uniform thickness distribution on hole-flanging part with better resistance to fracture. Elsevier 2016-11-30 Article PeerReviewed Cao, Tingting, Lu, Bin, Ou, Hengan, Long, Hui and Chen, Jun (2016) Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool. International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, 110 . pp. 1-17. ISSN 0890-6955 Incremental sheet forming Hole-flanging Tool path Flanging tool https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2016.08.003 doi:10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2016.08.003 doi:10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2016.08.003
spellingShingle Incremental sheet forming
Hole-flanging
Tool path
Flanging tool
Cao, Tingting
Lu, Bin
Ou, Hengan
Long, Hui
Chen, Jun
Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
title Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
title_full Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
title_fullStr Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
title_full_unstemmed Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
title_short Investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
title_sort investigation on a new hole-flanging approach by incremental sheet forming through a featured tool
topic Incremental sheet forming
Hole-flanging
Tool path
Flanging tool
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