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Deformation Behavior in Tubular Channel Angular Pressing (TCAP) Using Triangular and Semicircular Channels
Ghader FarajiMahmoud Mosavi MashhadiHyoung Seop Kim
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2012 Volume 53 Issue 1 Pages 8-12

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In this paper, two different (triangular and semicircular) channel types were investigated in tubular channel angular pressing (TCAP) suitable for deforming cylindrical tubes to large strains without changing the tube dimensions. To examine the effects of the channel geometry on the strain distribution and deformation behavior during the TCAP process, finite element method (FEM) simulations and an analytical model were employed. The FEM results demonstrate that equivalent plastic strains of 2.15–2.9 and 2.35–2.6 were developed after applying one pass TCAP in the triangular and semicircular channels, respectively. The mean values of the equivalent plastic strains were almost identical for both cases, but the strain through the thickness with semicircular channel was more homogeneous than that in the triangular channel. Tube thinning in the early stages of the process was observed as a result of tensile circumferential strains, but this can be compensated by the back pressure effect resulting from the next shear zones and also compressive circumferential strain resulting from the decreasing tube diameter. While the strain values for both channel types were similar, the required load for the semicircular channel was lower than that of the triangular channel.

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