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Study on formability of vertical parts formed by multi-stage incremental forming

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Multi-stage incremental sheet metal forming (MS-ISF) is a good solution to overcome the maximum forming angle of single-stage incremental sheet metal forming. In order to test the formability of MS-ISF, a novel method to get forming limit diagram (FLD) of MS-ISF was proposed based on changing forming strategies. Aluminum alloy AA1060-O sheet was employed to prove the feasibility of the method. Test results show that the method can provide FLD of MS-ISF which is affected by loading path.

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  1. College of Material Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211167, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaofan Shi, Guangcheng Zha, Mengling Wu & Fanxin Kong

  2. College of Mechanical and Electrical engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaofan Shi

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC, Via Mersin 10, Sakarya, Turkey

    G. Hussain

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Shi, X., Hussain, G., Zha, G. et al. Study on formability of vertical parts formed by multi-stage incremental forming. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 75, 1049–1053 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6192-x

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