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FUNDAMENTALS OF METAL
FORMING
1. Overview of Metal Forming
2. Material Behavior in Metal
Forming
3. Temperature in Metal Forming
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Metal Forming
Large group of manufacturing processes
in which plastic deformation is used to
change the shape of metal workpieces
Other factors:
Strain rate and friction
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Basic Types of Deformation Processes
1. Bulk deformation
Rolling
Forging
Extrusion
Wire and bar drawing
2. Sheet metalworking
Bending
Deep drawing
Cutting
Miscellaneous processes
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Bulk Deformation
Bulk Deformation Processes
Characterized by significant deformations
and massive shape changes
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Rolling
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Forging
Forging is the process of forming the metal by impacting
and/or squeezing a preheated part between two halves of
a die. A succession of dies may be needed to achieve the
final shape.
Aluminum
part
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Wire and Bar Drawing
Drawing is an operation in which
the cross-section of solid rod, wire
or tubing is reduced or changed in
shape by pulling it through a die.
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Sheet Metal
Working
Sheet Metalworking
Forming and related operations performed
on metal sheets, strips, and coils
High surface area-to-volume ratio of starting
metal, which distinguishes these from bulk
deformation
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Sheet Metal Bending
Straining of a metal sheet or
plate to take an angle.
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Deep Drawing
Forming of a flat metal sheet into
a hollow or concave shape, by
stretching the metal.
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Shearing of Sheet Metal
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Temperature in Metal Forming
Any deformation operation can be accomplished with
lower forces and power at elevated temperature
Three temperature ranges in metal forming:
Cold working
Warm working
Hot working
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Temperature in Metal Forming
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Temperature in Metal Forming
Increasing temperature
Melting temperature
Recrystallization
Warm Working
Cold working
Hot working
Casting
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Cold Working
Performed at room temperature or
slightly above
Cold Forming is the primary
manufacturing operation of the
fastener industry.
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Advantages of Cold Forming
Better accuracy, closer tolerances
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Disadvantages of Cold Forming
Higher forces and power required in the
deformation operation
Surfaces of starting workpiece must be free
of scale and dirt (Scale=a usually black scaly coating of oxide
forming on the surface of a metal (as iron) when it is heated for processing)
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Warm Working
Performed at temperatures above room
temperature but below recrystallization
temperature
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Advantages of Warm Working
Lower forces and power than in cold
working
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Hot Working
Deformation at temperatures above the
recrystallization temperature
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Why Hot Working?
Capability for substantial plastic deformation
of the metal - far more than possible with
cold working or warm working
Why?
Strength coefficient (K) is substantially
less than at room temperature
Strain hardening exponent (n) is zero
(theoretically)
Ductility is significantly increased
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Advantages of Hot Working
Workpart shape can be significantly
altered
Lower forces and power required
Metals that usually fracture in cold
working can be hot formed
Strength properties of product are
generally isotropic
No strengthening of part occurs from
work hardening
Advantageous in cases when part
is to be subsequently processed by
cold forming
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Disadvantages of Hot Working
Lower dimensional accuracy
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