Performance evaluation of high-speed incremental sheet forming technology for AA5754 H22 aluminum and DC04 steel sheets

Incremental sheet forming (ISF) has received tremendous attraction in industrial, academia and research segments due to its inherent advantages. To deploy ISF technology in the manufacturing sector, various aspects have to be addressed such as geometrical accuracy, non-homogenous thickness distribut...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 2018-09, Vol.18 (4), p.1275-1287
Main Authors: Mulay, Amrut, Ben, B. Satish, Ismail, Syed, Kocanda, Andrzej, Jasiński, Cezary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum alloys
Aluminum base alloys
Civil Engineering
Commercialization
Engineering
Feed rate
Forming techniques
Geometric accuracy
Low carbon steels
Mechanical Engineering
Metal sheets
Microhardness
Original Research Article
Performance evaluation
Process parameters
Structural Materials
Surface roughness
Thickness
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Incremental sheet forming (ISF) has received tremendous attraction in industrial, academia and research segments due to its inherent advantages. To deploy ISF technology in the manufacturing sector, various aspects have to be addressed such as geometrical accuracy, non-homogenous thickness distribution, and process slowness. In this study, extensive experimental work was performed to satisfy the industrial requirements. The influence of forming parameters (step depth, forming wall angle and feed rate) was investigated to access the ISF feasibility at higher speeds when forming the AA5754-H22 aluminum alloy and DC04 steel. The surface roughness, thickness distribution, and microhardness tests were carried out for the samples, which were successfully formed at the higher levels of process parameters. These experimental results were obtained at different locations on the sheet after forming. The analysis has revealed that the possible reduction in the execution time is up to 84% faster for AA5754 H22 aluminum alloy and 74% in case of DC04 steel. In this way, the current study not only provides the necessary framework for the future development of ISF but also commercialization of this technology.
ISSN:1644-9665
2083-3318
DOI:10.1016/j.acme.2018.03.004