Finite element model simulation of hot forging of seamless elbow fittings

Autor:	E Salas-Zamarripa, Rafael Colás, M. P. Guerrero-Mata, J. Martínez
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Engineering Commercial software business.industry Mechanical Engineering Work (physics) Process (computing) Structural engineering Finite element method Forging Mandrel Consistency (statistics) General Materials Science business Quality assurance
Zdroj:	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications. 219:85-90
ISSN:	2041-3076 1464-4207
Popis:	This work presents the implementation of the hot-forging process of seamless elbow fittings into a finite element model (FEM) developed with the aid of a commercial software code. The strain gradients predicted by the FEM were compared with the strain distributions computed by a visioplastic analysis. Measurements made on forged elbows are used to validate the predictions of the FEM. Once the validation was successful, the FEM is used to evaluate the effect that the tooling design exerts on the final dimensions and characteristics of formed elbows; this was done by changing the design of the tooling (mandrel). Two critical characteristics are required in forged elbows; these are consistency in wall thickness and length of the external arc, as wall consistency is directly associated with product quality, whereas control on the length contributes to savings in raw material. Results found by the FEM allows the conclusion that these characteristics are related to each other.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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