Research on the influence of the clamping devices on the size of the perforated holes in long round pipes

When perforation by cold plastic deformation processes of long round pipes, the technological problems appear primarily at the deformation of the part section, in the perforation area by losing the stability of the part, in the case of holes made at a distance from the pipe ends. The purpose of the research was to determine the influence of the constructive shape of the pipe clamping devices in the perforation area, in order to determine the device that offers the best stability of the section, to allow obtaining possible holes as large in diameter. The research was based on the application of materials strength methods and the Castigliano method of solving the indeterminacy, related to the process of cold plastic deformation. The research materialized by determining some calculation relations and specific diagrams regarding the diameter’s variation of the perforated holes in the air environment, depending on the dimensions of the part and the mechanical characteristics of the part material, for different forms of clamping devices. The calculations were performed considering that the perforation is performed in air, with a punch applied from the outside of the considered piece. The calculation relations and the obtained diagrams allow the determination of the maximum orifices, for certain dimensions of the pipes and for different mechanical characteristics of the part material. At the conclusions, a comparison was made of the results obtained for the variants of clamping considered devices and the optimal shape of the device was established, which allows the making of the largest perforated holes in the part.