this paper investigates the earing phenomenon in deep drawing of aa3105 aluminum alloy, experimentally and numerically. earing defect is mainly attributed to the plastic anisotropy of sheet metal. in order to control such defect, predicting the evolution of ears in sheet metal forming analyses becomes indispensable. in this regard, the present study implements the advanced yield criterion bbc20...

A percolation theory approach is taken to investigate electron hopping transport and the metal{non-metal transition in n-type-doped semiconductor systems. The activation energy is calculated for inter-layer hopping events in multiple-layer systems. The corresponding critical sheet density for the metal{non-metal transition is calculated, and it is shown that this increases for increasing-layer ...

The effect of forming parameters during the incremental sheet forming process (ISF) was studied for a circular shape sheet part. ISF is known as a rapid prototyping method to produce sheet metal parts in a batch production series. ISF has found to be useful and advantageous which increases its application in industry. A CNC lathe machine was used in this study because it was easily programmed t...

A recent development in sheet metal forming industry is the application of tailored blanks: blanks prepared from separate pieces of sheet material, welded together prior to the forming process. The pieces of sheet material can have different properties, enabling weight reduction of components, corrosion resistance using cathodic protection or the possibility to create local weak spots, resultin...

ZnTiCu (zinc-titan) sheets with approximately 0,1% Cu and 0,1% Ti content are very widely used in the construction industry for roof covering, gutters, drain pipes, facing linings, connections, window shelves, decorative elements on roofs, art products, etc. Data on the production technology of zinc-titan alloy sheet and on its forming properties are very scarce and unreliable. Therefore they m...

Bending is one of the most common metal forming technology and it can be applied not only in sheet metal forming but also in forming of wires, rods, strips, pipes and bars. However, in car production, ship building and home appliance manufacturing sheet metal bending is most widely employed. One of the most significant sheet metal bending operations is V – Die bending. This process consists of ...

in sheet metal forming processes, one-stage production of conical-cylindrical parts with high accuracy is very difficult due to wrinkling and rupturing. hydrodynamic deep drawing assisted by radial pressure is one of the most applicable procedures in sheet hydroforming process on the point of producing conical-cylindrical parts. in this paper, forming pressure path is investigated as one of the...