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Investigation of Simulation Parameters for Flash‐Reduced Forging of Two‐Cylinder Crankshafts
Author(s) -
Behrens BerndArno,
Stonis Malte,
Blohm Thoms,
Rüther Tilmann,
Güzey Gürbüz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
steel research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 1611-3683
DOI - 10.1002/srin.201500279
Subject(s) - forging , flash (photography) , crankshaft , finite element method , process (computing) , cylinder , engineering , mechanical engineering , manufacturing engineering , automotive engineering , structural engineering , computer science , art , visual arts , operating system
Flash‐reduced forging is a promising alternative for forging complicated high‐duty parts. With a new process chain, the ability to reduce the existing flash quota of complex high‐duty parts can make the difference in the competition and reduce the costs compared to flashless forging. The European Union is funding a research project which deals with the improvement of the forging sequence of a two‐cylinder crankshaft by using flash‐reduced forging. To increase the forecast quality of simulations using Finite‐Element‐Analysis for a future process chain design, the conventional existing process chain is simulated with FORGE3 and compared with industrial forging trials. Furthermore, a variation of simulation parameters has been used to get the significant influence parameters, fitting the results of these forging trials.