This work established strain-based forming limit diagrams (FLDs) for DP600 steel sheets by means of experimental investigation and theoretical prediction. The results showed that compared to the curve (FLC), predicted Keeler equation, FLCs Hill’79 yield criterion, or Logan-Hosford were more suitable predicting sheets. Solutions from analytical methods FLD, based on combining uniaxial tensile te...

This paper presents a comparison between a number of different failure prediction methods for superplastic forming processes. Attention is limited here to superplastic forming of Ti-6Al-4V at 927C. The failure prediction methods considered include the flow localisation factor approach, forming limit curves based on void growth models, such as the Rice and Tracey model and the Cocks and Ashby mo...

This paper presents a comparison between a number of different failure prediction methods forsuperplastic forming processes. Attention is limited here to superplastic forming of Ti-6Al-4V at 927C. Thefailure prediction methods considered include the flow localisation factor approach, forming limit curvesbased on void growth models, such as the Rice and Tracey model and the Cocks and...

Flavodoxin (Fld) has been demonstrated to bind to ferredoxin- NADP(+) reductase A (FprA) in Pseudomonas putida. Two residues (Phe(256), Lys(259)) of FprA are likely to be important for interacting with Fld based on homology modeling. Sitedirected mutagenesis and pH-dependent enzyme kinetics were performed to further examine the role of these residues. The catalytic efficiencies of FprA-Ala(259)...

Abstract One of the commonly used metal forming processes is deep drawing, in which circular blanks are converted into a cup or shell with good surface finish. In this paper, the forming characteristics of Deep Draw Steel (DDS), a low-carbon steel with many engineering and automotive applications, is investigated by deep drawing. The forming limit diagram is a useful concept in favor of charact...

OBJECTIVE In familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency (FLD), deposition of abnormal lipoproteins in the renal stroma ultimately leads to renal failure. However, fish-eye disease (FED) does not lead to renal damage although the causative mutations for both FLD and FED lie within the same LCAT gene. This study was performed to identify the lipoproteins important for the dev...