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The paper discusses the problems of forming parts such as stepped shafts by cross wedge rolling (CWR). In industrial practice, this rolling process is performed at stages, i.e., in several passes, when large cross-sectional reductions are involved. The same can also be done using a different design of this forming process, namely, multi-wedge cross rolling (MWCR), in which the workpiece is simultaneously formed by several pairs of tools (wedges). This paper compares the above two methods with respect to forming a drive shaft. Wedge tools used in both forming processes are described, and the numerical results of the simulations performed to verify the adopted solutions are reported. The results demonstrate that the MWCR method offers more advantages than the classical CWR technique. Consequently, MWCR is then verified in experimental tests. The experimental results confirm that parts such as stepped shafts can be formed by the MWCR method.
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Pater, Z., Tomczak, J. & Bulzak, T. Analysis of a cross wedge rolling process for producing drive shafts. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 94, 3075–3083 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-9662-5
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