Finite-element modeling of thermal forming of Ti-TWBs with experimental verification

C. P. Lai, Luen Chow Chan

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Abstract

The titanium tailor-welded blanks (Ti-TWBs) are being developed in different industries such as automobile and aerospace, combining the advantages of both tailor-welded blanks technology and titanium alloys. In recent decades, computer simulation of sheet metal forming processes has been employed increasingly over conventional production test and adjustment methodology to achieve the optimum and cost-effective operation procedures. Recently, certain amounts of theoretical analysis for the sheet metal forming process have been developed. However, these analyses could not be applied directly to the material under multi-stage forming process. Thus, some researchers have developed a damage-based model to predict the instability and failure of sheet metals, particularly for the above Ti-TWBs, with consideration of material damage under discontinuous or proportional loading strain paths. So far this model has been used and proved to be successful to predict formability of selected sheets of steel and aluminium alloy. However, the application of the damage-coupled model has yet to be extended to the Ti-TWBs under thermal multi-stage forming operation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Engineering Plasticity XII
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages518-523
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783038352266
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015
Event12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Engineering Plasticity and Its Application, AEPA 2014 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Duration: 1 Sept 20145 Sept 2014

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume626
ISSN (Print)1013-9826

Conference

Conference12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Engineering Plasticity and Its Application, AEPA 2014
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityKaohsiung
Period1/09/145/09/14

Keywords

  • Experimental Verification
  • Thermal Forming
  • Ti-Twbs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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