To meet the growing demand for rapid, low-cost die fabrication technology in the sheet metal forming industry, easy-to-machine, polyurethane-based, composite board stock is widely used as a rapid tooling material. However, the failure mechanisms of the rapid prototyped tools are not clearly understood, thus making the prediction of tool life difficult. As a fundamental step for effective tool life estimation, the microstructure and the mechanical properties of the polymer composite tooling material were characterized. A finite element model of 90° V-die bending process was developed, and the effects of process parameters on stress distribution in punch and die were investigated through simulation. The simulation results were verified through experiments using instrumented, laboratory-scale punch and die sets.
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July 2003
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Sheet Metal Forming Using Polymer Composite Rapid Prototype Tooling
Y. Park, Graduate Research Assistant,
Y. Park, Graduate Research Assistant
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
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J. S. Colton, Professor, Fellow ASME
J. S. Colton, Professor, Fellow ASME
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
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Y. Park, Graduate Research Assistant
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
J. S. Colton, Professor, Fellow ASME
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
Contributed by the Materials Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received by the Materials Division October 15, 2001; revision received July 2, 2002. Associate Editor: L. Catherine Brinson.
J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Jul 2003, 125(3): 247-255 (9 pages)
Published Online: July 10, 2003
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Received:
October 15, 2001
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July 2, 2002
Online:
July 10, 2003
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Park, Y., and Colton, J. S. (July 10, 2003). "Sheet Metal Forming Using Polymer Composite Rapid Prototype Tooling ." ASME. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. July 2003; 125(3): 247–255. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1543971
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