Tube hydroforming

Guidelines for the determination of tube forming limits based on tensile, bulge and elliptical tests

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Guidelines for the determination of tube forming limits based on tensile, bulge and elliptical tests Lander Galdos, Eneko Sáenz De Argandoña, Carlos García Mechanical and Manufacturing Department, Mondragon University, Spain. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2011.1.0328 Abstract: Tube hydroforming is a well-known technology able to manufacture complicated geometrical parts with high mechanical properties. Furthermore, the developments of new and … Read more

Optimisation strategies to determine process parameters in tube hydroforming

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Optimisation strategies to determine process parameters in tube hydroforming Rosa Di Lorenzo, Giuseppe Ingarao, Fabrizio Micari Università di Palermo, Dipartimento di Tecnologia Meccanica, Produzione e Ingegneria Gestionale, Palermo. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2007.3.0174 Abstract: In tube hydroforming the concurrent actions of pressurized fluid and mechanical feeding allows to obtain tube shapes characterized by complex geometries such as different … Read more

Numerical simulations of hydroforming of a Y-shape branch

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Numerical simulations of hydroforming of a Y-shape branch Rafał Stadnik, Jan Kazanecki AGH University of Science and Technology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2006.1.0107 Abstract: The hydroforming process offers several advantages as compared with conventional manufacturing via stamping and welding, such as part consolidation, weight reduction, improved structural strength and stiffness, lower tooling costs, fewer secondary operations, tight dimensional … Read more