Title: The Manufacture of thin walled cans analyzed using classical plasticity methods and FEM
Speaker: Prof. Joachim Danckert
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark
Time: 10:00am-11:30am, (Tue.) 29 May, 2012
Venue: Room 403, R&D Center, IMR CAS
Welcome to attend!
Abstract:
FEM has become the most important tool to analyze metal forming processes. This development is due to an immense increase in computer power, an immense decrease in price and the development of advanced commercial software. It is today possible to analyze even very complicated forming processes using FEM.
The lecture will describe how FEM has been employed in the analysis of the manufacturing of thin wall cans (e.g. beverage cans or aerosol cans). Hitherto the tool design has been based on many years practical experience. From FEM simulations it is possible to obtain detailed knowledge regarding the basic process mechanisms and based on this knowledge make minor changes to the classical tool design; changes which may have a significant influence on process robustness and on the accuracy of the produces parts.