Dual-pressure tube hydroforming (THF) is a tube-forming process that involves applying fluid pressure to tube’s inner and outer surfaces achieve deformation. This study investigates the effect of dual-pressure loading paths on material formability tribological conditions. Specifically, pear-shaped triangular cross-sectional parts were formed using modes where inside tubular blank was alternated...

Tube Hydroforming (THF) is getting an increasing amount of attention in industry. THF has advantages such as weight reduction, high dimensional accuracy, and high rigidity. However, this forming process requires precise control of internal pressure and axial feeding. Additionally, in most cases prebending processes must be performed on the tubes before the hydroforming process can be carried ou...

During oil-well production, there are often cracks, breaks, and perforation corrosion on the screen pipe that can significantly deteriorate sand control strength. To repair damaged pipes, we developed a technique originating from tube hydroforming, feasibility of was systematically investigated. First, elastoplastic mechanics patch tubes during hydroforming process analyzed to investigate formi...

The internal hydroforming of large stainless-steel eggshells from a stepped preform is investigated in this paper. nominal major and minor axes the eggshell were 1537 1070 mm, respectively. was fabricated thin-walled (1.9 mm thick) sheets comprised twelve conical segments inscribed inside target eggshell. then hydroformed, its wall thickness shape measured. yield load distribution material hard...

In ultrasonic tube hydroforming, the tube is hydro formed while the ultrasonic vibration is applied to the die. Prior studies provide experimental proof that ultrasonic tube hydroforming reduces corner radius, improves lubrication and uniform thickness. Use of ultrasonic vibration can decrease friction at the tube-die interface. Few attempts have been made to analyze the wire drawing while the ...

In this paper, hydroforming process of bent tubes in T-shaped die is studied for pulsating and linear pressure paths by the finite element method. Forming Limit Diagrams (FLDs) and thickness distribution curves are used to investigate the effect of pulsating pressure on hydroforming process. In addition, the obtained numerical results are compared with experimental results of hydroforming of st...

Hydroforming processes of metal tubes and sheets are being widely applied in manufacturing because the increasing demand for lightweight parts sectors such as automobile, aerospace, ship-building industries [...]

determination of the optimum loading path (internal pressure- axial feeding) to restrict the bursting, buckling and wrinkling through tube hydroforming process is necessary to produce an acceptable tube. in this paper, the wrinkling and fracture criteria are implemented to an finite element code devoted to the simulation of tube hydroforming processes. using the ansys parametric design language...