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Formability Investigation of Aluminum Extrusions under Hydroforming Conditions
Technical Paper
2000-01-2675
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The transportation industry is finding an ever-increasing number of applications for products manufactured using the tubular hydroforming process. Most of the current hydroforming applications use steel tubes. However, with the mounting regulatory pressure to reduce vehicle emissions, aluminum alloys appear attractive as an alternative material to reduce vehicle weight. The introduction of aluminum alloys to tubular hydroforming requires knowledge of their forming limits. The current work investigates the forming limits of AA6061 in both the T4 and T6 tempers under laboratory conditions. These experimental results are compared to theoretical forming limit diagrams calculated via the M-K method. Free hydroforming results and forming limit diagrams are also compared to components produced under commercial hydroforming conditions.
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Davies, R., Grant, G., Herling, D., Smith, M. et al., "Formability Investigation of Aluminum Extrusions under Hydroforming Conditions," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-2675, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-2675.Also In
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