Construction of next-generation superplastic forming using additive manufacturing and numerical techniques
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 13830681
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1177/0954405417716493
- Title of journal
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
- Article number
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- First page
- 154
- Volume
- 233
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 0954-4054
- Open access status
- Not compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work developed a novel combined CFD-FEA-experimental methodology for superplastic forming-based manufacturing. Our findings provided new insights that showed that the distribution of the material thinning can be altered by selective heating and cooling of materials in complex-shaped components for lightweight, high-performance applications, thus, reducing energy consumption and costs. The results were fully verified using experiments that were capable of blow-forming sheet metals at 925°C. The procedure was applied to the design of the manufacturing process for prototype satellite communication fuel tanks in which safety regulations had to be met despite the desired reduction in energy costs [MT-Aerospace:-renato.bellarosa@mt-sat.co.uk].
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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