The advancement of micro tube hydroforming (THF) technology has been hindered by, among others, the lack of robust microdie systems that could facilitate hydroforming of complex parts that require both expansion and feeding. This paper proposes a new micro-THF die assembly that is based on floating a microdie-assembly in a pressurized chamber. The fluid pressure inside the chamber which surrounds the dies and punches is the same as the pressure required to hydroform the tube. The fluid pressure intensity in the chamber varies in accordance with the predetermined pressure loading path required to successfully hydroform the part. The system was built, and hydroforming experiments were carried out for various micro- and meso-scale shapes, including bulge-shapes, Y-shapes, and T-shapes.
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December 2014
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New Micro Tube Hydroforming System Based on Floating Die Assembly Concept
Gracious Ngaile
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Gracious Ngaile
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: gngaile@ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University
,Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
911 Oval Drive, EB3
,Raleigh, NC 27695
e-mail: gngaile@ncsu.edu
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James Lowrie
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: jblowrie@ncsu.edu
James Lowrie
North Carolina State University
,Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
911 Oval Drive, EB3
,Raleigh, NC 27695
e-mail: jblowrie@ncsu.edu
Search for other works by this author on:
Gracious Ngaile
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: gngaile@ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University
,Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
911 Oval Drive, EB3
,Raleigh, NC 27695
e-mail: gngaile@ncsu.edu
James Lowrie
North Carolina State University
,Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
911 Oval Drive, EB3
,Raleigh, NC 27695
e-mail: jblowrie@ncsu.edu
Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MICRO- AND NANO-MANUFACTURING. Manuscript received May 12, 2014; final manuscript received August 14, 2014; published online September 19, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Ulf Engel.
J. Micro Nano-Manuf. Dec 2014, 2(4): 041004 (9 pages)
Published Online: September 19, 2014
Article history
Received:
May 12, 2014
Revision Received:
August 14, 2014
Citation
Ngaile, G., and Lowrie, J. (September 19, 2014). "New Micro Tube Hydroforming System Based on Floating Die Assembly Concept." ASME. J. Micro Nano-Manuf. December 2014; 2(4): 041004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028320
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