Proof of concept for incremental sheet metal forming by means of electromagnetic and electrohydraulic high-speed forming
Maik Holzmüller, Maik Linnemann, Werner Homberg, Verena Psyk, Verena Kräusel, Janika Kroos
download PDFAbstract. The combination of incremental sheet metal forming and high-speed forming offers new possibilities for flexible forming processes in the production of large sheet metal components of increased complexity with relatively low forming energies. In this paper, the general feasibility and process differences between the pulse-driven high-speed forming technologies of electrohydraulic and electromagnetic forming were investigated. An example component made of EN AW 6016 aluminum sheet metal was thus formed incrementally by both processes and the forming result evaluated by an optical 3D measurement system. For this purpose, a forming strategy for electromagnetic incremental forming (EMIF) was developed, tested and adapted to the electrohydraulic incremental forming process (EHIF). The discharge energy, the tool displacement and the pressure field of the forming zone were determined as relevant parameters for the definition of an adequate tool path strategy. It was found that the EHIF process is less affected by larger distances between the tool and the blank, while this is a critical variable for force application to the component during EMIF. On the other hand, the more uniform pressure distribution of the EMIF process is advantageous for forming large steady component areas.
Keywords
Incremental Sheet Forming, Aluminium, High-Speed Forming
Published online 3/17/2023, 8 pages
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Citation: Maik Holzmüller, Maik Linnemann, Werner Homberg, Verena Psyk, Verena Kräusel, Janika Kroos, Proof of concept for incremental sheet metal forming by means of electromagnetic and electrohydraulic high-speed forming, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 25, pp 11-18, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902417-2
The article was published as article 2 of the book Sheet Metal 2023
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