Formability and Surface Quality of Incrementally Formed Grade 1 Titanium Thin Sheets

Abstract:

The incremental forming of titanium alloy sheets combines the advantages of this advanced flexible manufacturing process, that allows to produce complex components without using dedicated tools, with the interesting properties of the material under consideration. In this study, thin sheets of grade 1 titanium were incrementally formed to evaluate their formability and surface quality by varying the tool-sheet contact conditions. Experimental tests and surface analyses highlight dependence on the contact conditions of the surface quality rather than of the formability. Moreover, they emphasize that the tool-sheet contact conditions mainly affect the repeatability of the process due to the occurrence of galling.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 716)
• Pages: 99-106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.716.99
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Antonio Formisano*, Luca Boccarusso, Luigi Carrino, Massimo Durante, Antonio Langella, Fabrizio Memola Capece Minutolo, Antonino Squillace
• Keywords: Formability, Incremental Forming, Surface Quality, Titanium Alloy

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