Experimental study on bendability of thin-walled 6061-T4 tube under different bending velocities

Heng Li, He Yang, Yuli Tian, Kaipeng Shi

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Abstract

The larger bending velocity is needed in practice to improve efficiency of tube bending, however, whether it has undesired effects on bending behavior has not been identified and clarified. In this study, taking thin-walled 6061-T4 Al-alloy tube of Φ50.8×0.889×101.6mm (out diameter D×wall thickness t×bending radius R) as the objective, the physical experiments are carried out to explore the influence rules of the bending velocity on tube bending in terms of major defects such as wall thinning, wrinkling and springback. The results show that: 1) both higher and lower bending velocities result in excessive wall thinning and wrinkling. 2) springback angle increases with increasing of bending velocity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrontiers of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering
Pages196-200
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 International Conference on Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering, MEME 2012 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 27 Jul 201229 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume184-185
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering, MEME 2012
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period27/07/1229/07/12

Keywords

  • 6061-T4 Al-alloy tube
  • Bendability
  • Bending velocity
  • Defects
  • Experiments

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