Open AccessFinite Element Study on Forming Metal Sheets with an English Wheel
Author(s) -
Kuang-Jau Fann
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1222/1/012006
Subject(s) - zigzag , curvature , sheet metal , finite element method , radius of curvature , homogeneous , engineering , materials science , process (computing) , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , geometry , computer science , physics , mathematics , sectional curvature , scalar curvature , thermodynamics , operating system
Because of the application trends of Industry 4.0, small-volume large-variety production becomes the daily life in the manufacturing industry. Techniques to flexibly shape sheet metal parts are therefore more and more inquired. This paper is thus aimed to have a preliminary glimpse at the shaping process made by the English wheel, which is broadly used by craftsmen, via Finite Element Analysis. As a result, the parts shaped by an English wheel with a zigzag path show a curved surface having a homogeneous curvature. The more the impression from the bottom roll onto the sheet metal, the smaller the radius of the bottom roll, and the thinner as well as the more compliant the sheet metal, the larger the curvature of the shaped metal part.