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Finite Element Simulations of Laser Bending of Small Sized Sheets

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Recently, laser bending has received the attention for a wide variety of applications in industries due to its excellent bend quality with high productivity and flexibility. In this work, finite element simulations of bending of small sized sheets are carried out using ABAQUS package. The temperature and strain-rate dependent material properties of D36 shipbuilding steel sheet are considered. Simulation results throw light on the bending behavior of small sized sheet components.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India

    Besufekad N. Fetene & Uday S. Dixit

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  1. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India

    Shrikrishna N. Joshi

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

    Uday Shanker Dixit

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Fetene, B.N., Dixit, U.S. (2015). Finite Element Simulations of Laser Bending of Small Sized Sheets. In: Joshi, S., Dixit, U. (eds) Lasers Based Manufacturing. Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2352-8_3

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