Tailor Welded Blanks for Advanced Manufacturing

Tailor Welded Blanks for Advanced Manufacturing
Author: B Kinsey
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2011-07-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0857093851

Tailor welded blanks are metallic sheets made from different strengths, materials, and/or thicknesses pre-welded together before forming into the final component geometry. By combining various sheets into a welded blank, engineers are able to ‘tailor’ the blank so that the properties are located precisely where they are needed and cost-effective, low weight components are produced. Tailor welded blanks for advanced manufacturing examines the manufacturing of tailor welded blanks and explores their current and potential future applications. Part one investigates processing and modelling issues in tailor welded blank manufacturing. Chapters discuss weld integrity, deformation during forming and the analytical and numerical simulation modelling of tailor welded blanks for advanced manufacturing. Part two looks at the current and potential future applications of tailor welded blanks. Chapters review tailor welded blanks of lightweight metals and of advanced high-strength steel and finally discuss the uses of tailor-welded blanks in the automotive and aerospace industries. With its distinguished editors and international team of expert contributors, Tailor welded blanks for advanced manufacturing proves an invaluable resource for metal fabricators, product designers, welders, welding companies, suppliers of welding machinery and anyone working in industries that use advanced materials such as in automotive and aerospace engineering. Engineers and academics involved in manufacturing and metallurgy may also find this book a useful reference. Examines the manufacturing of tailor welded blanks and explores their current and potential future applications Investigates processing and quality issues in tailor welded blank manufacturing including weld integrity and deformation Reviews both current and potential future applications of tailor welded blanks as well as specific applications in the automotive and aerospace industries

Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Metal Processing

Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Metal Processing
Author: Christof Sommitsch
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2021-08-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 303651080X

This book deals with metal processing and its numerical modelling and simulation. In total, 21 papers from different distinguished authors have been compiled in this area. Various processes are addressed, including solidification, TIG welding, additive manufacturing, hot and cold rolling, deep drawing, pipe deformation, and galvanizing. Material models are developed at different length scales from atomistic simulation to finite element analysis in order to describe the evolution and behavior of materials during thermal and thermomechanical treatment. Materials under consideration are carbon, Q&T, DP, and stainless steels; ductile iron; and aluminum, nickel-based, and titanium alloys. The developed models and simulations shall help to predict structure evolution, damage, and service behavior of advanced materials.

Sustainable Material Forming and Joining

Sustainable Material Forming and Joining
Author: R.Ganesh Narayanan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2019-02-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 135167031X

The main objective of the book is to expose readers to the basics of sustainable material forming and joining technologies, and to discuss the relationship between conventional and sustainable processes. It also provides case studies for sustainable issues in material forming and joining processes, workouts for converting conventional processes to green processes, and highlights the importance of awareness on sustainable and green manufacturing through education. The book will include green and sustainability concepts in material forming like bulk forming and sheet forming emphasizing hot forming, materials development, lubrication, and minimizing defects. Key Features Conceptualizes green and sustainability issues towards efficient material forming and joining Addresses important aspects of sustainable manufacturing by forming operations Presents comparison between traditional and sustainable manufacturing processes Includes practical case studies from industry experts Discusses green and sustainability concepts in material forming like bulk forming and sheet forming emphasizing hot forming, materials development, lubrication, and minimizing defects

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Part Thicknesses Effects in Tailor Welded Blank Process

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Part Thicknesses Effects in Tailor Welded Blank Process
Author: Anas Basri Musthafa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2013
Genre: Strength of materials
ISBN:

Tailor welded blank (TWB) is increasingly popular in producing sheet metal components especially for automotive industry. TWBs is employed by using dissimilar material welding which is mainly affected blank thickness and type of material used. This study is focused on the part thickness effects using experimental and numerical method. Thickness of tailor welded sheets plays an important role in sheet metal forming since fracture, wrinkling and weak spots are strongly influenced by material behaviour. In this study, simple heat transfer testing equipment is fabricated to conduct heat transfer experiment. A numerical and experimental study was carried out to investigate the heat transfer characteristic for different thickness of common used type of TWB material. The investigated thicknesses of aluminum 1100 are 1, 2 and 3 mm. Low heat capacity laser is used to measure the temperature distribution in experiment and used to validate FE model. A finite element model (2D) of aluminum 1100 is applied to simulate static heat distribution inside the material for different part thicknesses, heating position and amount of heat. The results shown that the heating region for thicker plate for combination 3 mm with 1 mm is 60 % wider compare to thinner plate with 40 %. Different combination of material thickness requires different heating positions and increasing the thickness of the material is increases the use of heat flux.

Microforming Technology

Microforming Technology
Author: Zhengyi Jiang
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2017-03-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128112131

Microforming Technology: Theory, Simulation and Practice addresses all aspects of micromanufacturing technology, presenting detailed technical information and the latest research developments. The book covers fundamentals, theory, simulation models, equipment and tools design, practical micromanufacturing procedures, and micromanufacturing-related supporting systems, such as laser heating system, hydraulic system and quality evaluation systems. Newly developed technology, including micro wedge rolling, micro flexible rolling and micro hydromechanical deep drawing, as well as traditional methods, such as micro deep drawing, micro bending and micro ultrathin strip rolling, are discussed. This will be a highly valuable resource for those involved in the use, study and design of micro products and micromanufacturing technologies, including engineers, scientists, academics and graduate students. Provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental theories of microforming, size effects, and scaling laws Includes explanations of the procedures, equipment, and tools for all common microforming technologies Explains the numerical modeling procedures for 7 different types of microforming