Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating
Hot metal gas forming (HMGF) is a desirable way for the automotive industry to produce complex metallic parts with poor formability, such as aluminum alloys. A simple hot gas forming method was developed to form aluminum alloy tubes using flame heating. An aluminum alloy tube was heated by a flame t...
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| author | Ali Talebi-Anaraki Mehdi Chougan Mohsen Loh-Mousavi Tomoyoshi Maeno |
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| description | Hot metal gas forming (HMGF) is a desirable way for the automotive industry to produce complex metallic parts with poor formability, such as aluminum alloys. A simple hot gas forming method was developed to form aluminum alloy tubes using flame heating. An aluminum alloy tube was heated by a flame torch while the tube was rotated and compressed using a lathe machine and simultaneously pressurized with a constant air pressure. The effects of the internal pressure and axial feeding on expansion and wall thickness distribution were examined. The results showed that the proposed gas forming method was effective for forming aluminum alloy tubes. It was also indicated that axial feeding is a vital parameter to prevent reductions in wall thickness by supplying the material flow during the forming process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3cf682b822c474e8a6043ab07f3d8cb2023-11-20T03:56:20ZengMDPI AGJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing2504-44942020-06-01425610.3390/jmmp4020056Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame HeatingAli Talebi-Anaraki0Mehdi Chougan1Mohsen Loh-Mousavi2Tomoyoshi Maeno3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, and Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-8501, JapanCollege of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UKDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Isfahan 81857-93768, IranDivision of Systems Research, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-8501, JapanHot metal gas forming (HMGF) is a desirable way for the automotive industry to produce complex metallic parts with poor formability, such as aluminum alloys. A simple hot gas forming method was developed to form aluminum alloy tubes using flame heating. An aluminum alloy tube was heated by a flame torch while the tube was rotated and compressed using a lathe machine and simultaneously pressurized with a constant air pressure. The effects of the internal pressure and axial feeding on expansion and wall thickness distribution were examined. The results showed that the proposed gas forming method was effective for forming aluminum alloy tubes. It was also indicated that axial feeding is a vital parameter to prevent reductions in wall thickness by supplying the material flow during the forming process.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/4/2/56gas forminghot formingtube formingbulgingflame heating |
| spellingShingle | Ali Talebi-Anaraki Mehdi Chougan Mohsen Loh-Mousavi Tomoyoshi Maeno Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing gas forming hot forming tube forming bulging flame heating |
| title | Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating |
| title_full | Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating |
| title_fullStr | Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating |
| title_short | Hot Gas Forming of Aluminum Alloy Tubes Using Flame Heating |
| title_sort | hot gas forming of aluminum alloy tubes using flame heating |
| topic | gas forming hot forming tube forming bulging flame heating |
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