Comparing force and cup thickness variations in deep drawing of thick sheets in flat, conical and tractrix dies

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Deep drawing is one of the most important processes in manufacturing of CNG pressure vessel liner.
Due to the high thickness of initial blank, liner manufactures can use different types of dies such as
conical, tractrix and flat dies. In this paper, a sample of "type 3" aluminum liner has been selected and the
deep drawing process has been simulated by using finite-element method. Three types of dies behavior
have been compared for parameters such as the required drawing force and cup wall thickness variations.
Available experimental data was used to verify the numerical results. The results have shown that in a
tractrix die, the required drawing force will decrease, and minimum wall thickness variations can be
obtained.

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Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume 41, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
September 2010
Pages 59-65

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