Single point incremental forming of tailored blanks produced by friction stir welding

M.B. Silva, Martin Skjødt, P. Vilaca, Niels Bay, P.A.F. Martins

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    Abstract

    This paper is focused on the single point incremental forming (SPIF) of tailored welded blanks produced by friction stirwelding (FSW). Special emphasis is placed on the know-how for producing the tailored blanks and on the utilization of innovative forming strategies to protect thewelding joint fromthe rotating single point-forming tool. Formability of the tailor welded blanks (TWB) is evaluated by means of benchmark tests carried out on truncated conical and pyramidal shapes and results are compared with similar tests performed on conventional reference blanks of the same material. Results show that the combination of SPIF with tailored welded blanks produced by FSW seems promising in the manufacture of complex sheet metal parts with high depths.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Materials Processing Technology
    Volume209
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)811-820
    ISSN0924-0136
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • Tailored blanks
    • Single point incremental forming
    • Formability

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