Experimental Investigation on Shape Evolution in Metal Forming Hybrid Process

Abstract:

The feasibility of combining spinning, shear forming and flow forming processes has been demonstrated through manufacturing of a representative of a hub component using industrial scale hybrid-forming machine available at the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC). The manufacturing cycle consisted of single to multiple passes of shear forming, spinning and flow forming. The research has proven that the spinning, shear forming and flow forming can be combined using a single machine with a single set of tooling and single process cycle. Circumferential and axial cracking was observed in initial set of trials which were eliminated using a series of experiments. The methodology that was used in these series of trials to remove the cracks/defects that may occur during forming of such component is presented here.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 716)
• Pages: 420-427
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.716.420
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Farrukh Makhdum*, Alastair Conway, Paul Blackwell
• Keywords: Crack Elimination, Flow Forming, Metal Forming, Mild Steel, Process Hybridization, Shape Evolution, Shear Forming, Spinning

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