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A static friction model for tube bulge forming using a solid bulging medium

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In a metal working process, the friction between the material and the tools influences the process by modifying the strain distribution of the workpiece. From a numerical point of view, a constant coefficient of friction (Coulomb’s friction) is commonly used in finite element simulations to model the frictional behaviour of contacting solids. However, friction coefficient varies in time and space with many parameters. We presented here a theoretical model of static friction in rubber/metal contact which allows the determination of the static coefficient of friction as a function of local contact conditions. Simulations using finite element software ABAQUS/Explicit were carried out for an axisymmetric tube bulging operation using the defined friction model. We compared the computed tube thickness related to the constant coefficient of static friction with the defined friction model. The results clearly showed that the new friction model provides better agreement between experiments (Girard, Grenier, Mac Donald, J Mater Process Technol 172:346–355, 2006) and results of numerical simulations.

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    Maziar Ramezani, Zaidi Mohd Ripin & Roslan Ahmad

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Ramezani, M., Ripin, Z.M. & Ahmad, R. A static friction model for tube bulge forming using a solid bulging medium. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 43, 238–247 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-008-1708-x

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