Abstract
Tube hydroforming is a relatively new technology in comparison with conventional stamping process. Thus, there is no large knowledge base to assist the product and process designers, especially from the view of friction. This paper covers the topic of friction and lubrication in tube hydroforming. It reveals that frictional characteristic of the tube hydroforming process have an significant effect on the formability of specific components. The present paper describes how to determine the friction coefficient of tube under hydroforming process and the following results. Also the effects of lubricants on friction characteristics and tube hydro- formability are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 677-682 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
| Volume | 340-341 I |
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| State | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Friction test
- Lubricant
- Tube hydro-formability
- Tube hydroforming