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FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

Stage 1: Upsetting

The starting billet is compressed until it fills the die into which it has been placed.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

Stage 1: Upsetting

The starting billet is compressed until it fills the die into which it has been placed.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

Stage 2: Indentation

The billet is indented, providing a guide for the punch in the following stage.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

Stage 2: Indentation

The billet is indented, providing a guide for the punch in the following stage.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

The grid distortions produced during the various process stages agree very well with experimentally observed distorted grids.

Stage 3: Backward Extrusion

The indented slug is backward extruded leaving a cup shape.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

The grid distortions produced during the various process stages agree very well with experimentally observed distorted grids.

Stage 3: Backward Extrusion

The indented slug is backward extruded leaving a cup shape.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

The grid distortions produced during the various process stages agree very well with experimentally observed distorted grids.

Stage 3: Backward Extrusion

The indented slug is backward extruded leaving a cup shape.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press

FE simulation of a 4-Stage Forging Process

The production of gudgeon pins (the pins that hold together the two halves of a hinge) can be visualised well with the help of a finite-element mesh.

The grid distortions produced during the various process stages agree very well with experimentally observed distorted grids.

Stage 3: Backward Extrusion

The indented slug is backward extruded leaving a cup shape.

Reproduced with permission - Figs 7.54, 7.55, 7.57 from Rowe, Sturgess, Hartley and Pillinger [2]. Cambridge University Press