Tube hydroforming is an attractive manufacturing process in the automotive industry because it has several advantages over alternative methods. In order to determine the reliability of the process, a new method to assess the probability of failure is proposed in this paper. The method is based on the reliability theory and the forming limit diagram, which has been extensively used in metal forming as the criteria of formability. From the forming limit band in the forming limit diagram, the reliability of the forming process can be evaluated. A tube hydroforming process of free bulging is then introduced as an example to illustrate the approach. The results show this technique to be an innovative approach to avoid failure during tube hydroforming.
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Reliability Analysis of the Tube Hydroforming Process Based on Forming Limit Diagram
Bing Li,
Bing Li
Operations Engineering Directorate,
e-mail: bing.li@nuclearsafetysolutions.com
Nuclear Safety Solutions Limited
, 700 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X6, Canada
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Don R. Metzger,
Don R. Metzger
Reactor Engineering Services Department,
e-mail: metzgerd@mcmaster.ca
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
, 2251 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5K 1B2, Canada
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Tim J. Nye
Tim J. Nye
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: nyet@mcmaster.ca
McMaster University
, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L7, Canada
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Bing Li
Operations Engineering Directorate,
Nuclear Safety Solutions Limited
, 700 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X6, Canadae-mail: bing.li@nuclearsafetysolutions.com
Don R. Metzger
Reactor Engineering Services Department,
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
, 2251 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5K 1B2, Canadae-mail: metzgerd@mcmaster.ca
Tim J. Nye
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
McMaster University
, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L7, Canadae-mail: nyet@mcmaster.ca
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Aug 2006, 128(3): 402-407 (6 pages)
Published Online: June 28, 2005
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Received:
March 17, 2003
Revised:
June 28, 2005
Citation
Li, B., Metzger, D. R., and Nye, T. J. (June 28, 2005). "Reliability Analysis of the Tube Hydroforming Process Based on Forming Limit Diagram." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. August 2006; 128(3): 402–407. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2218344
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