• Title/Summary/Keyword: 3D Shapes of Roll-formed Profile

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Investigation of Shape Parameters for a Profile with Variable-cross Sections Produced by Flexible Roll Forming (가변롤성형 공정을 이용한 단면이 가변하는 프로파일의 형상변수 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Park, J.C.;Cha, M.W.;Kim, D.G.;Nam, J.B.;Yang, D.Y.
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.369-375
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    • 2014
  • Flexible roll forming allows profiles to have variable cross-sections. However, the profile may have some shape errors, such as, warping which is a major defect. The shape error is induced by geometrical deviations in both the concave zone and the convex zone. In the current study, flexible roll forming was modeled with FE simulations to analyze the shape error and the longitudinal strain distribution along the flange section over the profile. A distribution of analytically calculated longitudinal strains was used to develop relationships between the shape error and the longitudinal strain distribution as a function of the defined shape parameters for the profile. The FE simulations showed that the shape error is primarily affected by the deviations between the distribution of analytically calculated longitudinal strain and the longitudinal strain distribution of the profile. The results show that the shape error can be controlled by designing the shape parameters to control the geometrical deviations at the flange section in the transition zones.