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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2017.8.12.275

A Study on Development of One-Piece Manufacturing Process for Automotive Cowl Cross Bar  

Kim, Hong-Seok (School of Mechanical Engineering, Daegu University)
Youn, Jae-Woong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Daegu University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.8, no.12, 2017 , pp. 275-281 More about this Journal
Abstract
The automobile cowl cross bar which is a backbone frame part inside the cockpit module has been designed with more complex geometries recently due to demands of its enhanced functions and reduced weight of car. The traditional manufacturing process using welding between tubes with different diameters shows several problems such as poor mechanical characteristics and appearance, etc. Therefore, in this study, manufacturing processes which can eliminate the welding process were developed by applying one-piece metal forming processes such as tube drawing and radial swaging. As results, it was found that the one-piece manufacturing processes give better bending strength than the traditional welding process and the swaging process shows the lowest manufacturing cost.
Keywords
Cowl cross bar; One-piece manufacturing technique; Welding; Combined drawing; Swaging; Bending strength; Manufacturing cost;
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