FACULTY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

SEM I 2020/2021

4BMFG-1

BMFS 4513 METAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES

TUTORIAL 2

LECTURER’S NAME: PROFESOR MADYA IR. TS. DR. MOHD SHUKOR BIN SALLEH

STUDENT NAME: NUR ATIRAH ASNA BINTI MOHAMAD RAUS

MATRICS NUMBER: B051710149

SECTION: 4BMFG-1/1
ANSWER

1. What is springback? Why is it a concern during bending?

 Springback is the tendency of the metal to unbend somewhat after bending. This is
a natural consequence of the outside tension and inside compression of the material
and the material seeking to relax these stresses. To form a desired angle, a material
must be overbent to compensate for springback

2. What is stretch forming? How is stretch forming different from spinning?

 Stretch forming is a metal forming process in which a piece of sheet metal is

stretched and bent simultaneously over a die in order to form large contoured parts.

 Spinning, sometimes called spin forming, is a metal forming process used to form
cylindrical parts by rotating a piece of sheet metal while forces are applied to one
side. A sheet metal disc is rotated at high speeds while rollers press the sheet
against a tool, called a mandrel, to form the shape of the desired part. Spun metal
parts have a rotationally symmetric, hollow shape, such as a cylinder, cone, or
hemisphere. Examples include cookware, hubcaps, satellite dishes, rocket nose
cones, and musical instruments.

3. What is superplastic forming? What is the major limitation of the superplastic forming of
sheet metal?

 Superplastic forming is an industrial process used for creating precise and complex
components out of superplastic materials.

 The largest disadvantage of the process is its slow forming rate. Cycle times vary
from two minutes to two hours, therefore it is usually used in low volume
production applications

4. Explain the metal processing process that involve in manufacturing a two-piece aluminium
beverage can.

 Cup Blanking and Drawing Press punches out hundreds of cups per minute from huge
coils of aluminum or steel.

 Ironing and Doming Cup is forced through a series of rings to iron out cans to full
length and form bottom dome.
 Trimming Cans are spun as cutting tool trims to length

 Cleaning Washer cycles hundreds of cans per minute through multiple cleaning
stations.

 Printing and Varnishing At printing station, cans are rolled against cylinder to print up
to four colors simultaneously.

 Bottom Varnishing Cans are conveyed past applicator that varnishes bottom.

 Baking Cans wind through conveying system in oven to dry and set lithography.

 Inside Spraying A protective specially compounded coating is applied to inside of

cans.

 Baking Trip through funnel oven bakes and cures inside coating.

 Necking In Can necks are reduced at top to fit the designated end size.

 Flanging and Testing Can rims are flanged for future double seaming of ends. Then,
each can is mechanically tested for leakage. Finally, cans are automatically stacked in
cartons or on pallets for shipment.