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The Effect of the Heating Conditions on the Warm Hydro-Formability of the Alumium Alloys  

Kim, Bong-Joon (Dept. of Mechanical & Precision Eng., Pusan National University)
Park, Kwang-Su (Dept. of Mechanical & Precision Eng., Pusan National University)
Ryu, Jong-Soo (Dept. of Mechanical & Precision Eng., Pusan National University)
Son, Sung-Man (Dept. of Mechanical & Precision Eng., Pusan National University)
Moon, Young-Hoon (Dept. of Mechanical & Precision Eng., Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment / v.18, no.3, 2005 , pp. 172-176 More about this Journal
Abstract
Modern automobiles are built with a steadily increasing variety of materials and semifinished products. The traditional composition of steel sheet and cast iron is being replaced with other materials such as aluminum and magnesium. But low formability of these materials has prevented the application of the automotive components. The formability can be enhanced by conducting the warm hydroforming using induction heating device which can raise the temperature of the specimen very quickly. The specimen applied to the test is A6061, A7075 extruded tubes which belong to the age-hardenable aluminum alloys. But in the case of A6061 age hardening occurs at room temperature or at elevated temperatures before and after the forming process. In this study the effects of the heating condition such as heating time, preset temperature, holding time during die closing and forming time on the hydroformability are analyzed to evaluate the phenomena such as dynamic strain hardening and ageing hardening at high temperatures after the hydroforming process.
Keywords
Warm hydroforming; Aluminum alloy; Induction heating system;
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