Application of Incremental Metal Forming for Production of Aircraft Integral Panels

Abstract:

The principle and the potential of an incremental bulk metal forming method is presented in the paper. It can be used for manufacturing of the specific aircraft integral panels in a form of ribbed parts with high surface/thickness ratio. A unique laboratory device has been developed to investigate the effect of process parameters on the material flow and the press load. It utilizes tooling consisting of working rolls, a die and a punch that is divided into a number of segments. The results of preliminary numerical simulations proved that the presented forming method offers significant advantages in comparison with conventional forging.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 212)
• Pages: 243-246
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.212.243
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Marek Tkocz, Franciszek Grosman
• Keywords: Forging, Incremental Forming, Integral Panels, Press Load, Strain Distribution, Unconventional Metal Forming

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