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Process and die design for rod extrusion of γ iron

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This study is related to materials modeling and die and process design of rod extrusion of γ iron. Strain dependent rate power law is used for materials modeling whose coefficients are arrived at through genetic algorithm (GA). Die profile of the rod extrusion process is optimized to produce products of desirable microstructure at maximum production speed and minimum left out material in the die. The design problem is formulated as a nonlinear programming problem which is solved using GA. Selection of the processing parameters is carried out using dynamic materials modeling (DMM). Using this approach rod extrusion process of γ iron is successfully designed. FE simulation on the optimum profile is also attempted to study deformation behaviour and load requirement.

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Permission of ASM International to reproduce processing map and flow data of γ iron is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (CSIR), Bhopal, MP, 462026, India

    K. K. Pathak

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, RGTU, Bhopal, (MP), 462036, India

    Vikas S. Pagey

  3. University Institute of Technology, RGTU, Bhopal, (MP), 462036, India

    V. K. Sethi

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Pathak, K.K., Pagey, V.S. & Sethi, V.K. Process and die design for rod extrusion of γ iron. Int J Mater Form 2, 191–196 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-009-0403-2

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