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Electromagnetic forming (EMF) is a high strain rate forming technology which can effectively deform and shape high electrically conductive materials at room temperature. In this study, the electromagnetic and mechanical parts of the process simulated using Maxwell and ABAQUS software, respectively. To provide a link between the software, two approaches include ‘loose’ and ‘sequential’ coupling were applied. This paper is aimed to investigate how sequential coupling would affect radial displacement accuracy, as an indicator of tube final shape, at various discharge voltages. The results indicated a good agreement for the both approaches at lower discharge voltages with more accurate results for sequential coupling, but at high discharge voltages, there was a non-negligible overestimation of about 43% for the loose coupling reduced to only 8.2% difference by applying sequential coupling in the case studied. Therefore, in order to reach more accurate predictions, applying sequential coupling especially at higher discharge voltages is strongly recommended.
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Rasoul Chaharmiri received his B.Sc. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Malek Ashtar University of Technology in 2009. He then took his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran in 2014. His research interests include the microstructure and mechanical behavior of materials in metallurgical and manufacturing processes.
Alireza Fallahi Arezoodar received his B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran in 1976. He then took his M.Sc. degree in Metalic and Ceramic Materials form UMIST, UK in 1986 and Ph.D. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Sheffield University, UK in 1990. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic). His research interests include metal forming, metallurgical and manufacturing processes, creep, fatigue and fracture, and physical metallurgy.
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Chaharmiri, R., Arezoodar, A.F. The effect of sequential coupling on radial displacement accuracy in electromagnetic inside-bead forming: simulation and experimental analysis using Maxwell and ABAQUS software. J Mech Sci Technol 30, 2005–2010 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-016-0406-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-016-0406-0